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24 alternatives to Brain Briefs
Answers to the most pressing questions about your mind
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Brain Briefs launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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What neuroscience really tells us about the brain
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Charts and concepts of the mind and its labyrinths
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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How to rewire your brain for performance, from Hardbound
2016 · its alternatives →
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What is reality? Who are “you”? How do you make decisions?
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The latest advancements in neuroscience and physics
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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What the brain does when you're not looking
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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What neuroscience knows about your productive life.
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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A Google engineer's guide to mindfulness and meditation
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The 9 public-speaking secrets of the world's top minds
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Questions & activities for curious minds
2016 · bookofwhatif.com · its alternatives →
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What If?▲107Serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions
2015 · whatif.xkcd.com · its alternatives →
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How to calm your thoughts, heal your mind
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Read Faster by Reading Ideas Instead of Just Words
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Exploring the connection between music and the human brain
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Mindful thinking is the new competitive edge
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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