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Mike Tranter

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Chester, The United Kingdom

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https://www.aNeuroRevolution.com/

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Mike Tranter I am a neuroscientists with lots of fancy degrees including a PhD. Whenever I tell people that, they always gesture that I am very intelligent, and go…moreI am a neuroscientists with lots of fancy degrees including a PhD. Whenever I tell people that, they always gesture that I am very intelligent, and go on to explain that 'they could never understand neuroscience and the brain'.
This, is simply not true. Science is for everyone, and so I wanted to ask people, "what have you always wanted to know?" Questions about the brain were submitted through a social media campaign and I set about answering them in a fun and simple way so that everyone can learn and enjoy, regardless of scientific background.(less)

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Mike Tranter As I grabbed the door handle to leave the room I realised the handle was fake, like paper, and the walls were paper, everywhere I looked, it was all p…moreAs I grabbed the door handle to leave the room I realised the handle was fake, like paper, and the walls were paper, everywhere I looked, it was all pretend. Was this a dream, had it always been this way, where was I?(less)

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Average rating: 4.02 · 104 ratings · 27 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Million Things To Ask A Neuroscientist by Mike Tranter (Goodreads Author), Jodi Barnard 3.96 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Billion Things to Ask a Neuroscientist 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mille Questions À Poser À Un Neuroscientifique : Le Cerveau Rendu Facile (A Million Things To Ask A Neuroscientist: The Brain Made Easy t. 2) (French Edition) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Thank you to everybody who entered the giveaway to win a signed copy of my new book, explaining the brain in a fun and simple way:

A Million Things To Ask A Neuroscientist - the brain made easy.

It is number 1 on Amazon right now for explaining science and has a 5 star rating.

Today I finally received the books from Amazon and have signed them all and have posted them out to all of the lucky winners. Read more of this blog post »

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Published on March 31, 2021 19:08 • Tags: new-release, science, the-brain

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