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Back in 2016, Dr Dean Burnett published his debut science book, The Idiot Brain. To mark the occasion, he hosted a panel of neuroscientist friends at the Royal Institution, all about the more quirky and baffling aspects of the brain. One decade, millions of sales, and dozens of different language editions later, The 10 year anniversary edition of the Idiot Brain is out now. To celebrate, Dean has grounded up the same friends yet again for another night of fun and lively discussion about our most baffling organ. Come join in, and learn about the more eccentric aspects of our grey matter.

After a decade on the frontline of neuroscience communication and media, Dr Burnett has seen the rise of many brand-new examples of neurological nonsense, that have quickly become widespread, and distorted our understanding of our most complex organ. Is the rise in neurodiversity really a modern phenomenon? Is dopamine really ‘addictive’? Can you really boost your IQ with an app, or supplement? Will we all end up with a chip in our head that gives us superpowers? Can AI really cause ‘brain rot’, or read our minds?

In honour of the publication of the 10-year anniversary edition of The Idiot Brain, Dean will be providing science-based answers to all these and more, and any other you may have, at Pints of Knowledge.

Is the rise in neurodiversity really a modern phenomenon? Is dopamine really 'addictive'? Can you really boost your IQ with an app, or supplement? Will we all end up with a chip in our head that gives us superpowers? Can AI really cause 'brain rot', or read our minds?

In honour of the publication of the 10-year anniversary edition of The Idiot Brain, Dean will be providing science-based answers to all these and much more, in what is guaranteed to be a very entertaining (and informative) evening!