Extraordinary minds are built from ordinary brains. Including yours.
The story you've been told about what you're capable of is wrong. That's what The Genius and the Impostor, the book by neurologist Josh Turknett, is about. Here we dig deeper into the ideas from the book, so you can experience the evidence for yourself.
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Ayumu is a chimpanzee in Japan who can watch five numbers flash on a screen for a fifth of a second, then tap where each one was, in order from smallest to largest. Play his game and see how you compare. It takes about two minutes.
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The Map
Discover how your mind actually works
The big ideas from the book are laid out like a subway map, one station for each idea. Tap a station, answer a few questions, and you'll figure out the idea for yourself before it's explained. Each station takes a few minutes.
The whole story lives in the book.
Each game and each station on the Map shows you one piece of the book's argument. The book lays out the whole argument, from how your brain built every skill you have to why we so often misjudge what we're capable of.
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Josh gives keynotes and workshops on the ideas in the book: how the brain builds every skill you have, and how the stories we tell ourselves about what we're capable of can hold us back. Each talk is tailored to its audience, and every keynote includes live music.
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