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Are you a human Do you have a mind Then this book is for you

The story of the human mind as told by psychologys best storyteller DANIEL GILBERT

Nothing is more familiar and yet less understood than the human mind It defines the experience of being human and yet its workings contain some of the deepest mysteries ever encountered Written by one of the worlds greatest teachers of psychology The Human Mind provides a masterful and riveting guide to all that we have learned since modern science began probing those mysteries

How does a threepound lump of greyish meat give rise to conscious experience
What is the function of emotions such as disgust gratitude and shame
How do our biases affect us and how can we overcome them
How does the mind of a child differ from that of an adult
How does memory work What causes mental illness
Are we rational Are we all a little bit racist
What makes us kind What makes us cruel
What makes us happy

Many of these questions now have answers many others dont yet many widely accepted theories are probably wrong This book takes us to the very limits of what is known It shines new light on all that you take most for granted everything you think and feel everything you say and do everything that makes you you

An extraordinary book that absolutely delivers on its sweeping ambitions like having the minds complexities untangled by a witty eloquent and deeply knowledgeable friend OLIVER BURKEMAN
2023 Paul Bloom P2023 Penguin Audio