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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 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Distracted Mind▲72

   Ancient brains in a high-tech world

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Branded Mind▲57

   What neuroscience really tells us about the brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Iconoclast▲60

   A neuroscientist reveals how to think differently

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Who's in Charge?▲62

   Free-will and the science of the brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Wandering Mind▲71

   What the brain does when you're not looking

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Mind's I: Scientific Speculations about Thinking Machines▲5

   Artificial Intelligence, and the Nature of the Brain

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Incognito▲70

   The secret lives of the brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Subliminal▲64

   How your unconscious mind rules your behavior

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Collaborative Intelligence▲65

    Collaboration across different modes of thinking

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Organized Mind▲65

    Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Flow▲87

    The psychology of optimal experience

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole▲67

    Extraordinary journeys into the human brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Lateral Thinking▲74

    Practical explanation of how creativity works

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Sonnet▲134

    A new library for constructing neural networks from DeepMind

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Thinking, Fast and Slow▲119

    A book on how the mind works and how choices are made

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Smarter Than You Think▲128

    How tech boosts our cognitive abilities

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Living Brain▲63

    The deep mysteries of the human brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Thinking: The New Science of Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Prediction▲66

    Original ideas that expand understanding of human thought

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

    The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21BA
    Braindump, a simple note platform to organize your life▲91

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Pragmatic Programmer▲87

    Solid advice and awesome analogies

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Phantoms in the Brain▲1

    Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Neuromarketing▲61

    Understanding the buy buttons in your customer's brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

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