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24 alternatives to Hidden Brain - Broken Windows

How a theory of crime policing was born & what went wrong

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hidden Brain - Broken Windows launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Hidden Brain - Terrorism▲59

   How terrorist groups attract young followers

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   This American Life - Anatomy of Doubt▲60

   Two crimes: one with shoddy police work, the other, stellar

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Allusionist 23: Criminallusionist ▲65

   Criminal's Phoebe Judge on the language of crime & lying

   2015 · theallusionist.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Another Case Solved▲66

   The police work overtime fighting the big criminals!

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Hidden Brain - 11: Forgery▲71

   From fine art to fine wine

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Criminal - 28: P.D.I.D.▲76

   A story about police and transgendered people

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   Suspicious Minds▲68

   Why we believe conspiracy theories

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Invisible Influence▲69

   The hidden forces that shape behavior

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Hidden Brain - Misbehaving▲54

   Why most economists might as well be studying unicorns

   2016 · its alternatives →

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    Serial - S2E3: Escaping▲88

    Learning the necessary and twisted lessons of survival

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    Criminal - Animal Instinct▲66

    Animals are criminals too.

    2015 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Reply All - Perfect Crime▲68

    Defying the logic of online reviews

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    Open Source Police Accountability▲6

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    Invisible Influence▲66

    The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior

    2016 · amazon.ca · its alternatives →

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    What can data tell us about how ideas flow through networks?

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Hacked - The Problem with Passwords▲65

    Human stories to explain complex security problems

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    Hacking and The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

    2015 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →

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    The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists▲68

    The psychology knowledge for effective communication

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Invisible Gorilla: How Our Intuitions Deceive Us▲63

    Our minds don’t work the way we think they do.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    A Burglar's Guide to the City▲67

    You'll never see the city the same way again.

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Cracking Security Misconceptions▲70

    Untangling common myths about modern information security

    2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

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    Sketchfab Investigation: "A cold death"▲77

    Find the weapon and motive in a crime scene

    2015 · sketchfab.com · its alternatives →

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    Polarized - Christian Terrorism▲52

    The pervasiveness of radical right-wing terrorism

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Future Crimes▲62

    A harrowing deep dive into the dark underbelly of tech

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