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Dr Cordelia Fine is an academic psychologist, freelance writer, and the author of 'A Mind of Its Own: How your brain distorts and deceives'.

Described as “that rare academic who's also an excellent writer” (Library Journal), “clear, engaging, humorous” (Science Books & Films), a “cognitive neuroscientist with a sharp sense of humour” (The Times), and “a science writer to watch” (Metro), Cordelia Fine has received much review praise for showcasing the deceptions of the brain in a way that is clear, accessible and entertaining. (For more reviews , click here)

'A Mind of Its Own' has been published in North America (WW Norton), UK (Icon Books), Australia (Allen & Unwin), Italy (Mondadori), Germany (Elsevier), Denmark (Borgens Forlag) and Japan (Soshisha). 'A Mind of Its Own' will also be published shortly in Israel (Aryeh Nir), Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan (Locus), Brazil and Portugal (Bertrand). 'A Mind of Its Own' has been extracted in The Guardian, Guardian Weekly, The Times and The Australian.  Cordelia Fine's literary agent is Barbara Lowenstein of Lowenstein-Yost Associates Inc., New York.

'A Mind of Its Own' was one of twelve books long-listed for the prestigious UK Royal Society Science prize 2007.

Cordelia Fine is also a freelance writer. She writes the 'Modern Mind' column for The Australian newspaper. See details of her articles here.  Cordelia Fine can be contacted at [email protected]

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Cordelia Fine

Cordelia Fine

Cordelia studied Experimental Psychology at Oxford University, followed by an M.Phil in Criminology at Cambridge University.  She was awarded a Ph.D in Psychology from University College London.  She is currently a Research Associate at the Centre for Applied Philosophy & Public Ethics (CAPPE) at the University of Melbourne, Australia.  Details of Cordelia's academic research can be found at the CAPPE website.

Cordelia writes the 'Modern Mind' column for The Australian newspaper. She can contacted at [email protected]

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