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The Man Who Tasted Words
by Guy Leschziner • 2022
What a man who hears his own eyeballs move reveals about the illusions of your senses.
4.04
874
The Man Who Tasted Words Summary
The Man Who Tasted Words 90%
What a man who hears his own eyeballs move reveals about the illusions of your senses.
by Guy Leschziner 2022
4.04
874 ratings
Hallucinations
by Oliver Sacks • 2012
Hallucinations are not the brain breaking. They are the brain showing how it builds reality.
3.93
25k+
Hallucinations Summary
Hallucinations 89%
Hallucinations are not the brain breaking. They are the brain showing how it builds reality.
by Oliver Sacks 2012
3.93
25k+ ratings
The Mind's Eye
by Oliver Sacks • 2010
Blindness doesn't silence the visual brain. It retrains it, exposing how perception is built.
3.92
14k+
The Mind's Eye Summary
The Mind's Eye 89%
Blindness doesn't silence the visual brain. It retrains it, exposing how perception is built.
by Oliver Sacks 2010
3.92
14k+ ratings
Sleights of Mind
by Stephen L. Macknik • 2010
Every magic trick exploits a specific neural shortcut. What sleight of hand reveals about the brain.
3.94
3k+
Sleights of Mind Summary
Sleights of Mind 88%
Every magic trick exploits a specific neural shortcut. What sleight of hand reveals about the brain.
by Stephen L. Macknik 2010
3.94
3k+ ratings
The User Illusion
by Tor Nørretranders • 1991
Consciousness is not a window onto reality. It's a dashboard. And it's half a second behind.
4.31
1k+
The User Illusion Summary
The User Illusion 88%
Consciousness is not a window onto reality. It's a dashboard. And it's half a second behind.
by Tor Nørretranders 1991
4.31
1k+ ratings
The Brain
by David Eagleman • 2015
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
4.25
23k+
The Brain Summary
The Brain 87%
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
by David Eagleman 2015
4.25
23k+ ratings
Incognito
by David Eagleman • 2011
Your brain has already decided before you know it. Consciousness is just the press release.
4.09
35k+
Incognito Summary
Incognito 87%
Your brain has already decided before you know it. Consciousness is just the press release.
by David Eagleman 2011
4.09
35k+ ratings
The Mind is Flat
by Nick Chater • 2018
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
3.74
852
The Mind is Flat Summary
The Mind is Flat 87%
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
by Nick Chater 2018
3.74
852 ratings
Deviate
by Beau Lotto • 2017
Your brain evolved for survival, not truth. That bias is the engine of creativity.
3.73
2k+
Deviate Summary
Deviate 87%
Your brain evolved for survival, not truth. That bias is the engine of creativity.
by Beau Lotto 2017
3.73
2k+ ratings
On Looking
by Alexandra Horowitz • 2013
The same city block holds eleven unseen worlds. A walk with those who can see them.
3.51
5k+
On Looking Summary
On Looking 87%
The same city block holds eleven unseen worlds. A walk with those who can see them.
by Alexandra Horowitz 2013
3.51
5k+ ratings
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell
by Aldous Huxley • 1956
Your brain edits reality to survival essentials. Huxley took mescaline and watched the editing stop.
3.90
76k+
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell Summary
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell 87%
Your brain edits reality to survival essentials. Huxley took mescaline and watched the editing stop.
by Aldous Huxley 1956
3.90
76k+ ratings
Understanding Pain
by Fernando Cervero • 2012
Your brain constructs your pain. When the system fails, even a soft touch becomes agony.
3.90
72
Understanding Pain Summary
Understanding Pain 87%
Your brain constructs your pain. When the system fails, even a soft touch becomes agony.
by Fernando Cervero 2012
3.90
72 ratings
Phantoms in the Brain
by V.S. Ramachandran • 1998
A missing arm can still hurt. That paradox unlocks how your brain constructs reality.
4.27
21k+
Phantoms in the Brain Summary
Phantoms in the Brain 87%
A missing arm can still hurt. That paradox unlocks how your brain constructs reality.
by V.S. Ramachandran 1998
4.27
21k+ ratings
The Science of Harry Potter
by Roger Highfield • 2002
Your brain is wired for magic. The science that explains why, from alchemy to Harry Potter.
4.02
3k+
The Science of Harry Potter Summary
The Science of Harry Potter 87%
Your brain is wired for magic. The science that explains why, from alchemy to Harry Potter.
by Roger Highfield 2002
4.02
3k+ ratings
Phenomenology of Perception
by Maurice Merleau-Ponty • 1945
Perception doesn't start in the mind. Your body inhabits the world before thinking ever arrives.
4.18
6k+
Phenomenology of Perception Summary
Phenomenology of Perception 87%
Perception doesn't start in the mind. Your body inhabits the world before thinking ever arrives.
by Maurice Merleau-Ponty 1945
4.18
6k+ ratings
No Self, No Problem
by Chris Niebauer • 2019
Split-brain patients proved the self is a story your left hemisphere tells on the fly.
4.25
4k+
No Self, No Problem Summary
No Self, No Problem 87%
Split-brain patients proved the self is a story your left hemisphere tells on the fly.
by Chris Niebauer 2019
4.25
4k+ ratings
Consciousness
by Susan Blackmore • 2003
Why brain activity feels like something, and the self that feels it is a fiction.
3.87
3k+
Consciousness Summary
Consciousness 87%
Why brain activity feels like something, and the self that feels it is a fiction.
by Susan Blackmore 2003
3.87
3k+ ratings
The Ego Tunnel
by Thomas Metzinger • 2009
There is no self, only a model the brain generates and mistakes for a soul.
4.10
3k+
The Ego Tunnel Summary
The Ego Tunnel 87%
There is no self, only a model the brain generates and mistakes for a soul.
by Thomas Metzinger 2009
4.10
3k+ ratings
The Conscious Mind
by David J. Chalmers • 1996
A zombie physically identical to you feels nothing at all: why consciousness needs its own laws.
4.00
3k+
The Conscious Mind Summary
The Conscious Mind 87%
A zombie physically identical to you feels nothing at all: why consciousness needs its own laws.
by David J. Chalmers 1996
4.00
3k+ ratings
The Tell-Tale Brain
by V.S. Ramachandran • 2010
Mirror neurons, cells that fire whether you act or watch someone else, are what made us human.
4.15
11k+
The Tell-Tale Brain Summary
The Tell-Tale Brain 87%
Mirror neurons, cells that fire whether you act or watch someone else, are what made us human.
by V.S. Ramachandran 2010
4.15
11k+ ratings
Zen and the Art of Consciousness
by Susan Blackmore • 2009
The self is a trick of the brain and free will a mirage. A Zen psychologist's investigation.
3.57
277
Zen and the Art of Consciousness Summary
Zen and the Art of Consciousness 87%
The self is a trick of the brain and free will a mirage. A Zen psychologist's investigation.
by Susan Blackmore 2009
3.57
277 ratings
The Sense of Being Stared at
by Rupert Sheldrake • 2003
The feeling of being watched is real, and it means your mind extends far beyond your brain.
3.79
509
The Sense of Being Stared at Summary
The Sense of Being Stared at 87%
The feeling of being watched is real, and it means your mind extends far beyond your brain.
by Rupert Sheldrake 2003
3.79
509 ratings
Musicophilia
by Oliver Sacks • 2007
When language and memory fail, music still gets through. A neurologist explains why.
3.95
75k+
Musicophilia Summary
Musicophilia 86%
When language and memory fail, music still gets through. A neurologist explains why.
by Oliver Sacks 2007
3.95
75k+ ratings
The New Science of the Mind
by Mark Rowlands • 2010
The mind extends through body and tools because it reveals rather than calculates.
3.69
45
The New Science of the Mind Summary
The New Science of the Mind 86%
The mind extends through body and tools because it reveals rather than calculates.
by Mark Rowlands 2010
3.69
45 ratings
The Mind's Past
by Michael S. Gazzaniga • 1998
Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.
3.77
115
The Mind's Past Summary
The Mind's Past 86%
Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.
by Michael S. Gazzaniga 1998
3.77
115 ratings
Sound
by Bella Bathurst • 2017
For twelve years, her world got quieter. Then a French surgeon offered to reverse the damage.
3.91
288
Sound Summary
Sound 86%
For twelve years, her world got quieter. Then a French surgeon offered to reverse the damage.
by Bella Bathurst 2017
3.91
288 ratings
An Immense World
by Ed Yong • 2022
Your world is one sliver of reality. A tour through the sensory universes other animals inhabit.
4.46
37k+
An Immense World Summary
An Immense World 86%
Your world is one sliver of reality. A tour through the sensory universes other animals inhabit.
by Ed Yong 2022
4.46
37k+ ratings
Born on a Blue Day
by Daniel Tammet • 2006
A mind where numbers glow with color, calendars are landscapes, and prime numbers feel smooth.
3.85
24k+
Born on a Blue Day Summary
Born on a Blue Day 86%
A mind where numbers glow with color, calendars are landscapes, and prime numbers feel smooth.
by Daniel Tammet 2006
3.85
24k+ ratings
The Mind Electric
by Pria Anand • 2025
When the brain breaks, it fills the gaps with stories. A neurologist shows medicine does the same.
3.81
768
The Mind Electric Summary
The Mind Electric 86%
When the brain breaks, it fills the gaps with stories. A neurologist shows medicine does the same.
by Pria Anand 2025
3.81
768 ratings
Penguin Celebrations - The Science of Everyday Life
by Jay Ingram • 1989
What walking, blinking, and bees reveal about physics, evolution, and your own brain.
3.76
230
Penguin Celebrations - The Science of Everyday Life Summary
Penguin Celebrations - The Science of Everyday Life 86%
What walking, blinking, and bees reveal about physics, evolution, and your own brain.
by Jay Ingram 1989
3.76
230 ratings
Brain Bugs
by Dean Buonomano • 2011
Phantom limbs, false memories, irrational fears: the flaws evolution built into your brain.
3.80
3k+
Brain Bugs Summary
Brain Bugs 86%
Phantom limbs, false memories, irrational fears: the flaws evolution built into your brain.
by Dean Buonomano 2011
3.80
3k+ ratings
Tricks of the Mind
by Derren Brown • 2006
A mentalist reveals how cognitive biases, cold reading, and placebos hijack your brain every day.
4.04
7k+
Tricks of the Mind Summary
Tricks of the Mind 86%
A mentalist reveals how cognitive biases, cold reading, and placebos hijack your brain every day.
by Derren Brown 2006
4.04
7k+ ratings
How We Know What Isn't So
by Thomas Gilovich • 1991
The mind finds pattern in noise, then argues for it with absolute conviction.
3.95
3k+
How We Know What Isn't So Summary
How We Know What Isn't So 86%
The mind finds pattern in noise, then argues for it with absolute conviction.
by Thomas Gilovich 1991
3.95
3k+ ratings
The Simulation Hypothesis
by Rizwan Virk • 2019
Video game history, quantum physics, and mysticism converge on one answer: we live in a simulation.
3.74
1k+
The Simulation Hypothesis Summary
The Simulation Hypothesis 86%
Video game history, quantum physics, and mysticism converge on one answer: we live in a simulation.
by Rizwan Virk 2019
3.74
1k+ ratings
I Hope You Die Soon
by Richard Sylvester • 2006
What if the self is a ghost, and your search for enlightenment is the only cage?
4.45
208
I Hope You Die Soon Summary
I Hope You Die Soon 86%
What if the self is a ghost, and your search for enlightenment is the only cage?
by Richard Sylvester 2006
4.45
208 ratings
The Reality Bubble
by Ziya Tong • 2019
You see 0.0035% of the light spectrum. The remaining 99.9965% hides how the world really works.
4.18
1k+
The Reality Bubble Summary
The Reality Bubble 86%
You see 0.0035% of the light spectrum. The remaining 99.9965% hides how the world really works.
by Ziya Tong 2019
4.18
1k+ ratings
The Art of Seeing
by Aldous Huxley • 1942
Your glasses are crutches. How a near-blind writer retrained his eyes and mind to see clearly.
3.64
641
The Art of Seeing Summary
The Art of Seeing 86%
Your glasses are crutches. How a near-blind writer retrained his eyes and mind to see clearly.
by Aldous Huxley 1942
3.64
641 ratings
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons
by Sam Kean • 2014
History's most bizarre brain traumas, and what each one revealed about your mind.
4.25
14k+
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons Summary
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons 86%
History's most bizarre brain traumas, and what each one revealed about your mind.
by Sam Kean 2014
4.25
14k+ ratings
The No Self, No Problem Workbook
by Chris Niebauer • 2023
Your sense of self is a left-brain fiction. Neuroscience and Buddhist practices to see through it.
4.35
151
The No Self, No Problem Workbook Summary
The No Self, No Problem Workbook 86%
Your sense of self is a left-brain fiction. Neuroscience and Buddhist practices to see through it.
by Chris Niebauer 2023
4.35
151 ratings
Surfing Uncertainty
by Andy Clark • 2015
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
4.09
381
Surfing Uncertainty Summary
Surfing Uncertainty 86%
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
by Andy Clark 2015
4.09
381 ratings
How to Think About Weird Things
by Theodore Schick Jr. • 1994
A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.
3.97
633
How to Think About Weird Things Summary
How to Think About Weird Things 86%
A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.
by Theodore Schick Jr. 1994
3.97
633 ratings
Livewired
by David Eagleman • 2014
Half a brain runs a full life because idle neural real estate gets claimed immediately.
4.16
5k+
Livewired Summary
Livewired 86%
Half a brain runs a full life because idle neural real estate gets claimed immediately.
by David Eagleman 2014
4.16
5k+ ratings
Wit's End
by James Geary • 2018
Wit is the mind's way of connecting opposites, seeing past habit, and holding life lightly.
3.35
479
Wit's End Summary
Wit's End 86%
Wit is the mind's way of connecting opposites, seeing past habit, and holding life lightly.
by James Geary 2018
3.35
479 ratings
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
by Wassily Kandinsky • 1912
Abstract painting is not emptiness but a spiritual language more direct than any image.
3.83
93k+
Concerning the Spiritual in Art Summary
Concerning the Spiritual in Art 86%
Abstract painting is not emptiness but a spiritual language more direct than any image.
by Wassily Kandinsky 1912
3.83
93k+ ratings
Great Myths of the Brain
by Christian Jarrett • 2014
10% usage, right-brain creativity, five senses: all myths. The brain behind them is far weirder.
3.83
161
Great Myths of the Brain Summary
Great Myths of the Brain 86%
10% usage, right-brain creativity, five senses: all myths. The brain behind them is far weirder.
by Christian Jarrett 2014
3.83
161 ratings
The Experience Machine
by Andy Clark • 2023
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
3.91
1k+
The Experience Machine Summary
The Experience Machine 86%
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
by Andy Clark 2023
3.91
1k+ ratings
Thinking in Pictures
by Temple Grandin • 1995
A visual mind, shaped by autism, decoded animal fear and transformed the livestock industry.
4.10
17k+
Thinking in Pictures Summary
Thinking in Pictures 86%
A visual mind, shaped by autism, decoded animal fear and transformed the livestock industry.
by Temple Grandin 1995
4.10
17k+ ratings
Idiot Brain
by Dean Burnett • 2016
Motion sickness, overeating, and anxiety: not glitches but survival instincts from the savannah.
3.97
11k+
Idiot Brain Summary
Idiot Brain 86%
Motion sickness, overeating, and anxiety: not glitches but survival instincts from the savannah.
by Dean Burnett 2016
3.97
11k+ ratings
Materialist Phenomenology
by Manuel DeLanda • 2021
Mindless agents and a thinking body construct perception; the self is just a story.
4.05
21
Materialist Phenomenology Summary
Materialist Phenomenology 86%
Mindless agents and a thinking body construct perception; the self is just a story.
by Manuel DeLanda 2021
4.05
21 ratings
Physics For Entertainment
by Yakov Perelman • 1913
A bullet fired in a vacuum would fly forty kilometers; in air, it barely clears four.
4.54
82
Physics For Entertainment Summary
Physics For Entertainment 86%
A bullet fired in a vacuum would fly forty kilometers; in air, it barely clears four.
by Yakov Perelman 1913
4.54
82 ratings
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