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Dispatches from a bestselling author on the mind and behavior from a historical perspective, currently based between Asia and Europe. My family is multi faith, multi class, and multi racial. I wrote Divergent Mind (2020) and Trust Your Mind (2025).

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About Jenara Nerenberg

Asia & Europe-based bestselling author & lecturer. History-informed chronicler of human nature. New book: Trust Your Mind. Cal/CNN/Harvard/FastCo.

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