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24 alternatives to The Shallows
What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Shallows launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Internet porn and emerging science of addiction.
2015 · yourbrainonporn.com · its alternatives →
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How tech boosts our cognitive abilities
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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How scientific illiteracy threatens our future
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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What neuroscience really tells us about the brain
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The latest advancements in neuroscience and physics
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Cognitive Lode▲197Playbook of cognitive biases & psych research
2014 · coglode.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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Thinking straight in the age of information overload
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload
2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →
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Dataclysm▲71What our online lives tell us about our offline selves
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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An assessment & prescription for our garbage internet
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Likers, haters, and manipulators at the bottom of the web
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Extraordinary journeys into the human brain
2016 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →
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The Culturally Articulated Unconscious
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Relationship between online trolling & mainstream culture
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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