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  2. Shankar Vedantam - Wikipedia

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    His first nonfiction book, The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars and Save Our Lives, was published in 2010. [1] His second nonfiction book (co-written with Bill Mesler), Useful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain, was published in 2021.

  3. Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain - Wikipedia

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    The book was reviewed as "appealing and persuasive" by the Wall Street Journal [8] and "a shining example of lucid and easy-to-grasp science writing" by The Independent. [9] A starred review from Kirkus Reviews described it as "a book that will leave you looking at yourself—and the world—differently."

  4. Biological naturalism - Wikipedia

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    The brain is a biological machine, and we might build an artificial machine that was conscious; just as the heart is a machine, and we have built artificial hearts. Because we do not know exactly how the brain does it we are not yet in a position to know how to do it artificially." (Biological Naturalism, 2004)

  5. Book excerpt: "The Hidden Globe: How Wealth Hacks the World ...

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    The hidden globe is a mercenary world order in which the power to make and shape law is bought, sold, hacked, reshaped, deterritorialized, reterritorialized, transplanted, and reimagined.

  6. The Mind and the Brain - Wikipedia

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    In this effort, the book cites past thinkers such as the Buddha and William James, and discusses research in the areas of neuroplasticity, mindfulness meditation and quantum physics, to support the concept of mental force as a force that can be developed and applied to exercise free will at the quantum level in the brain, to use the power of ...

  7. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop ...

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    Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking is a 2012 nonfiction book written by American author and speaker Susan Cain. Cain argues that modern Western culture misunderstands and undervalues the traits and capabilities of introverted people, leading to "a colossal waste of talent, energy, and happiness."

  8. Unconscious mind - Wikipedia

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    In psychoanalysis and other psychological theories, the unconscious mind (or the unconscious) is the part of the psyche that is not available to introspection. [1] Although these processes exist beneath the surface of conscious awareness, they are thought to exert an effect on conscious thought processes and behavior. [2]

  9. The Elephant in the Brain - Wikipedia

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    The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life is a 2018 nonfiction book by Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson. Simler is a writer and software engineer, while Hanson is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University. The book explores self-deception and hidden motives in human behaviour.