- Instant Egghead Guide: The Mind
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- <DIV><DIV><P><B>Everything from neurons to consciousness in the blink of an eye (which takes 300 milliseconds).</B></P><P>Take a fantastic voyage” through the whorls and curves of the human brain, no miniaturization required. Learn everything from how quickly you can possibly think (and that left-handed people think faster) to why being bad feels so good (yes, there’s a biochemical explanation).</P><DIV>Whether you're a fan of <I>Scientific American</I>’s wildly popular "60-Second Science" podcast or just curious about science, you’re going to love the tingly way your synapses feel after enjoying the same bite-sized knowledge in <I>The Instant Egghead Guide to the Mind</I>.</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><DIV><DIV><B>Emily Anthes</B> is a freelance science journalist. Her work has appeared in <I>Seed</I>, <I>Scientific American Mind</I>, <I>Discover</I>, <I>Slate</I>, <I>Good</I>, <I>New York</I>, and <I>The Boston Globe</I>. She has a master's degree in science writing from MIT and a bachelor's degree in the history of science and medicine from Yale, where she also studied creative writing. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.<BR><BR><B>Steve Mirsky</B> has written the Anti-Gravity column for <I>Scientific American</I> since 1995. In 2006 he launched the daily <I>Scientific American</I> podcast, "60-Second Science," with tens of thousands of listeners and millions of downloads to date.</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><DIV><P><I>The Instant Egghead Guide to the Mind</I> thoroughly covers the human brain, explaining everything from neurons to consciousness in the blink of an eye (which takes 300 milliseconds). Based on <I>Scientific American</I>’s wildly popular "60-Second Science" podcast, <I>The Instant Egghead Guide to the Mind </I>takes you though the whorls and curves of the human brain, explaining everything from how quickly you can possibly think (and that left-handed people think faster) to why being bad feels so good (yes, there’s a biochemical explanation).</P></DIV></DIV> <DIV><P><I>The Instant Egghead Guide to the Mind</I> thoroughly covers the human brain, explaining everything from neurons to consciousness in the blink of an eye (which takes 300 milliseconds). Based on <I>Scientific American</I>’s wildly popular "60-Second Science" podcast, <I>The Instant Egghead Guide to the Mind </I>takes you though the whorls and curves of the human brain, explaining everything from how quickly you can possibly think (and that left-handed people think faster) to why being bad feels so good (yes, there’s a biochemical explanation).</P></DIV>