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title: "The Idiot Brain"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Idiot_Brain"
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category: "reference"
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tags: "science, encyclopedia"
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date_saved: "2026-05-05T03:32:44.459470+00:00"
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instance: "kb-cron"
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The Idiot Brain is a 2016 science book by comedian and neuroscientist Dean Burnett. The book was published in the United Kingdom by Faber and Faber.
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It was shortlisted for the 2016 Goodreads Best Science & Technology Book Award.
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== Reception ==
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Critical reception for The Idiot Brain has been positive, with The Independent describing it as "a wonderful introduction to neuroscience." and The Wall Street Journal as "Entertaining…[A] grand tour around modern cognitive science and psychology."
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== References == |