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Derren Brown's Boot Camp for the Brain

By: Derren Brown, Brian King
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  • Derren Brown gets into your brain...and reveals how to make it work better.

    Do you ever make mistakes? Do you ever lose your temper and then immediately regret it? Are you impulsive? Do you make great plans which you fail to act on? Do you ever behave irrationally?  

    Don’t worry, it’s not your fault. Your brain is to blame. Extraordinary though it is, your brain is riddled with biases, blind spots and other cognitive weaknesses which can lead you seriously astray. But Derren Brown’s Boot Camp will help you tame your errant brain and fundamentally change the way you think.

    In eight episodes, packed with gripping real life stories and cutting edge science, the series takes you into the deeper recesses of the mind, to reveal what’s going on, identify the bits which tend to go wrong and show you how to repair them. Along the way it discloses the secrets of some of Derren’s spectacular tricks of the mind. 

    A 7digital production for Audible Originals.

    This original podcast is 8 episodes in total, please begin with “Ep 1: The Troublesome Brain”.
    ©2021 Derren Brown and Brian King (P)2021 Audible, Ltd
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Episodes
  • Ep 1: The Troublesome Brain

    Ep 1: The Troublesome Brain
    Feb 23 2021

    The cognitive story behind a simple act of aggression. How our brain is essentially stuck in the Stone Age, struggling to deal with the complexity and pressures of modern life. And how an ongoing battle between our twin cognitive systems - our fast and slow thinking brains - lies behind much that goes wrong in our lives.  
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    29 mins
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  • Ep 2: The Illusion of Free Choice

    Ep 2: The Illusion of Free Choice
    Feb 23 2021

    We enter the Magic Lab, where science and magic meets. We explore how the brain is prey to a whole range of cognitive defaults and errors which impair our ability to make choices which are in our best interests. Derren reveals the mistakes our brains make, but also identifies ways to avoid them – including the cunning Decoy Effect, which causes excessive popcorn consumption.
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    32 mins
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  • Ep 3: What You See Is All There Is

    Ep 3: What You See Is All There Is
    Feb 23 2021

    Our brain is a machine for jumping to conclusions. Derren reveals how the Halo Effect, Anchoring and Confirmation Bias distort our ability to judge one another – when interviewing someone for a job for example. And nothing makes it more difficult for us to read each other than our powerful instinct to lie, and our equally instinctive tendency to believe.  
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    32 mins
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great information and performance

great information and performance I truly loved it the subject is well covered and expanded by experts

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Excellent!

I thoroughly enjoyed every episode and plan to listen again soon. Much appreciate that Derren narrated this series! I could listen to him speak for an endless amount of time. Not only is he able to capture listeners with his lovely, enthusiastic voice, but even more with his brilliant mind and exquisite ability to convey big concepts to just about anyone willing to actually listen. Highly recommend!!

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I'm delighted!

I so enjoy and appreciate this as I have all of Darren's work! Humor, depth, insight, and ample research express Darren's passionate commitment to contribute to the well-being of our most fascinating human species.

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What can I say? Classic Derren Entertainment

Derren never fails to amaze me with his mind tricks and astonishing psychological experiments. Even though he’s his own worst critic, he is in my view one of the most gifted people in entertainment and retaining people’s attention whilst mesmerizing them with his magic & charm. Boot Camp is the perfect blend of wit and fascinating data with a hint of mystery delivered in a tongue-in-cheek manner. Love it!

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与happy的区别

More citations than Happy, closer to the frontier of modern psychology.I have trouble understanding the accents of some experts though.....I'm not a native English speaker

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Funny and informative

Enjoyed and recommend if you want to become more aware and get a laugh or two in.

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Everyone should have a listen

Wise words from some clever people. Listen and learn from them.

4 more words required :-)

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A great listen

Superb delivery just like with the book ‘Happy’.

Thought provoking and eye opening, looking into how we get manipulated. Certainly going to be conscious of making quick decisions going forward.

Only downside was that there was only 8 episodes. Luckily there is another series from Derren to get straight into.👍

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Derren never misses

He is using his gift to help all of us lead better lives. I recommend all of his books and of course this podcast. Been a fan since 2006

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Should be required listening for anyone with a brain

I’ve admired Derren Brown’s observations on the human mind through his various tv programs for years. But this deeper dive into the finer points of human psychology was especially interesting to listen to, as well as greatly entertaining. The combination of Derren’s storytelling and the additions from experts in the pertinent fields made for a very enjoyable listening experience. Gave me quite a lot to ponder afterward.

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