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The Idiot Brain: 10th Anniversary Edition

The book that revealed why your own mind confuses, contradicts and betrays you,  now updated for 2026 with a new introduction and epilogue.

Books

The Idiot Brain

The Idiot Brain

Why do we make terrible decisions, forget obvious things and overthink everything?

Emotional Ignorance

Emotional Ignorance: Misadventures in the Science of Emotion

After losing his father to Covid 19, Dean Burnett began asking a simple question: what are emotions actually for?

The Happy Brain

The Happy Brain

What does it actually mean to be happy and where does it come from? And is there any way of making it last?

Psycho-Logical

Psycho-Logical: Why Mental Health Goes Wrong and How to Make Sense of It

Mental health problems affect millions of people, yet they remain widely misunderstood.

Why Your Parents Are Driving You Up The Wall

Why Your Parents Are Driving You Up The Wall (And What To Do About It)

Why do your parents worry about phones, sleep and tidiness so much?

Why Your Parents Are Hung Up On Your Phone (And What To Do About It)

Why Your Parents Are Hung Up On Your Phone (And What To Do About It)

Phones cause arguments. Parents worry. You get frustrated.

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