Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

cerebroscope,” a mythical device that would display a person’s thoughts on a screen, social scientists have been looking for tools to expose the workings of human nature.

none of these methods provides an unobstructed view into the mind. T

houghts are complex propositions;

Even the most sophisticated neuroimaging methodologies can tell us how a thought is splayed out in 3-D space, but not what the thought consists of.

tradeoff between tractability and richnes

vexed by the Law of Small Numbers—

This book is about a whole new way of studying the mind.

unprecedented peek into people’s psyche

explosive, combinatorial vastness

What triggers hate crimes? D