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24 alternatives to Who's in Charge?

Free-will and the science of the brain

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Who's in Charge? launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Branded Mind▲57

   What neuroscience really tells us about the brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Organized Mind▲65

   Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Distracted Mind▲72

   Ancient brains in a high-tech world

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Blinkist - 1: Is That Even a Thing?▲68

   A digest of four books about brains

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Wandering Mind▲71

   What the brain does when you're not looking

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Intelligence Paradox▲70

   Why the intelligent choice isn't always the smart one

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Predictably Irrational▲96

   The hidden forces that shape our decisions

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Mind Club▲67

   Who thinks, what feels and why it matters

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Subliminal▲64

   How your unconscious mind rules your behavior

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Incognito▲70

    The secret lives of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    How the Mind Works▲71

    Tackles the workings of the human mind

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Living Brain▲63

    The deep mysteries of the human brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

    The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Eye and Brain▲61

    The psychology of perception

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Thinking, Fast and Slow▲119

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

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Mozart’s Brain and the Fighter Pilot▲62

    How to go about improving our mental apparatus

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole▲67

    Extraordinary journeys into the human brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Lateral Thinking▲74

    Practical explanation of how creativity works

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Flow▲87

    The psychology of optimal experience

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Iconoclast▲60

    A neuroscientist reveals how to think differently

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Left Brain, Right Stuff▲70

    How leaders make winning decisions

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Mind's I: Scientific Speculations about Thinking Machines▲5

    Artificial Intelligence, and the Nature of the Brain

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Invisible Influence▲69

    The hidden forces that shape behavior

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Tools for Thought▲69

    The history and future of mind-expanding technology

    2016 · its alternatives →

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