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24 alternatives to Blinkist - 1: Is That Even a Thing?

A digest of four books about brains

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Blinkist - 1: Is That Even a Thing? launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Eye and Brain▲61

   The psychology of perception

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Distracted Mind▲72

   Ancient brains in a high-tech world

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   How To Create A Mind▲67

   An explanation of how computers will reach consciousness

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Branded Mind▲57

   What neuroscience really tells us about the brain

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Top Brain, Bottom Brain▲54

   A brilliant yet approachable exploration of the human psyche

   2015 · scribd.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Iconoclast▲60

   A neuroscientist reveals how to think differently

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Who's in Charge?▲62

   Free-will and the science of the brain

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Tell-Tale Brain▲6

   A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Wandering Mind▲71

   What the brain does when you're not looking

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Mind's I: Scientific Speculations about Thinking Machines▲5

    Artificial Intelligence, and the Nature of the Brain

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Eureka Factor: Aha Moments, Creative Insight, and the Brain ▲65

    The science behind creative insights.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking ▲81

    Blink is a book about how we think without thinking

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Pyramid Principle▲68

    Logic in writing and thinking

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    EyeWire▲57

    A crowdsourced game to map the 3D structure of the brain

    2015 · eyewire.org · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Incognito▲70

    The secret lives of the brain

    2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    EyeWire▲59

    A crowdsourced game to map the 3D structure of the brain

    2015 · eyewire.org · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Future of the Mind▲72

    The latest advancements in neuroscience and physics

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Subliminal▲64

    How your unconscious mind rules your behavior

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Organized Mind▲70

    Thinking straight in the age of information overload

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Organized Mind▲66

    Levitin's book on making systems that work for your brain

    2014 · daniellevitin.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Collaborative Intelligence▲65

    Collaboration across different modes of thinking

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Organized Mind▲65

    Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

    2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Flow▲87

    The psychology of optimal experience

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Natural-Born Cyborgs▲57

    Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human Intelligence

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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