A thrilling subsurface exploration of the mind and all its contradictions.
Why does your foot hit the brake pedal before you are conscious of danger ahead?
Why do you hear your name is mentioned in a conversation that you didn’t think you were listening to?
Why is a person whose name begins with J more likely to marry another person whose name begins with J?
Why is it so difficult to keep a secret?
And how is it possible to get angry at yourself: who, exactly, is mad at whom?