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10 case files. Each one a finding from peer-reviewed research that most people were never taught.

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Infantile Amnesia

Your brain erased your first three years of memory. Not because the memories faded. Because new neurons physically overwrote the hardware.

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The Dog-Human Oxytocin Loop

When you look into your dog's eyes, both brains release the same bonding hormone that connects a mother and her newborn.

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The Original Work Week

Ancient humans worked 15 to 20 hours per week. They built civilisation in their spare time.

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The Predictive Brain

Your brain does not show you reality. It shows you a prediction of reality, and updates the prediction only when it is wrong.

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Memory Reconsolidation

Every time you recall a memory, you alter it. The most-recalled memories are the most-changed memories.

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The Pain of Rejection

Social rejection activates the same neural circuits as physical pain. Loneliness is a biological warning signal.

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Elephant Mourning

Elephants return to the bones of dead family members and stand silently for hours. She is remembering someone.

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The Bias Machine

You make 35,000 decisions per day. The vast majority are made by systems you have no conscious access to.

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The First Music

Before language, before art, humans had rhythm. Music was not a luxury. It was part of what made survival possible.

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The Milgram Threshold

65% of ordinary people administered what they believed were lethal shocks because an authority figure told them to.

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