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Books like Idiot brain

A hilarious, forgiving tour through the messy, glitchy, and utterly fascinating hardware inside your skull. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Idiot brain.

lighthearted
curious
reassuring
intellectually stimulating

01
The brain
David Eagleman
A mind-expanding journey into the dark, silent fortress of the skull to discover how biological matter constructs our entire reality.
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- accessible
- informative
02
Seven and a Half Lessons about the Brain
Lisa Feldman Barrett
A brisk, mind-expanding tour through the gray blob between your ears that shatters popular myths about human behavior.
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- curious
- accessible
- informative
03
You are now less dumb
David McRaney
A witty, humbling tour through the funhouse mirror of your own mind that proves you aren't nearly as rational as you think.
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- curious
- wry
- informative
- human fallibility
04
Incognito
David Eagleman
A mind-bending tour through the hidden neurological machinery that actually runs your life, proving you are not the captain of your own ship.
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- intellectually stimulating
- accessible
05
You are Not So Smart
David Mcraney
A playful, humbling tour through the many ways your brain tricks you into thinking you're a rational human being.
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- lighthearted
- curious
- wry
- humorous
06
Brain Rules
John Medina · 2008
A witty, science-backed user manual for the human mind that turns complex neurology into actionable daily habits.
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- curious
- humorous
- accessible
07
The Intelligence Trap
David Robson
A humbling and illuminating exploration of why brilliant minds make foolish mistakes, and how to cultivate the intellectual humility needed to avoid them.
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- curious
- intellectually stimulating
- wry
- accessible
08
Consciousness
Susan Blackmore · 2003
A dizzying, rigorous dismantling of everything you thought you knew about your own mind and sense of self.
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- curious
- accessible
09
The elephant in the brain
Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson
A cheerful but ruthless dismantling of every noble motive you thought you had.
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- intellectually stimulating
- wry
10
La vida secreta de la mente
Mariano Sigman
An illuminating, conversational journey into the hidden machinery of your own thoughts, decisions, and dreams.
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- curious
- intellectually stimulating
- accessible
11
Delusions of gender
Cordelia Fine
A witty, razor-sharp dismantling of the junk science that insists men and women are biologically wired to be fundamentally different.
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- wry
12
The River of Consciousness
Oliver Sacks
A warm, expansive journey through the mysteries of the mind, memory, and the natural world, guided by a relentlessly curious intellect.
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- curious

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