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Jonah Lehrer on the Science of Mystery
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Jonah Lehrer on the Science of Mystery

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Jonah Lehrer, the author of "Mystery: A Seduction, A Strategy, A Solution", to discuss the secrets of mystery’s allure, within the context of recent discoveries in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and anthropology.

Jonah Lehrer is a writer, journalist, and the author of A Book About Love, How We Decide, and Proust Was a Neuroscientist. He graduated from Columbia University and studied at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. He’s written for The New Yorker, Nature, Wired, The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

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