THE BEP PRINCIPLE: HOW THE BRAIN CHOOSES STORY OVER TRUTH (AND WHEN IT DOESN'T) - Softcover

QUIROZ, MD, NICOLAS B.

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798273171619

Verlag: Independently published, 2025

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The BEP Principle: How the Brain Chooses Story Over Truth (and When It Doesn’t)
by Nicolas B. Quiroz, MD

Why do intelligent people believe falsehoods? Why do societies prefer comforting stories over uncomfortable truths? In The BEP Principle, physician and researcher Nicolas B. Quiroz, MD, unveils a revolutionary framework for understanding the architecture of human belief.

At its core lies the BEP model — Belonging, Energy, and Prediction — a synthesis of neuroscience, psychology, and social science that reveals how truth-seeking is not our natural state but a conditional luxury. When our energy is depleted or our sense of belonging threatened, the brain defaults to coherence over accuracy — embracing synchrony, story, and conformity instead of evidence.

Drawing from medicine, education, and technology, Dr. Quiroz explores how modern life manipulates these defaults — from social media outrage to institutional mistrust — and how we can rebuild societies where truth can thrive.

Through vivid examples, case studies, and groundbreaking insights, The BEP Principle offers not just a theory, but a roadmap: how to design classrooms, clinics, platforms, and communities that restore the conditions for epistemic courage — the willingness to face uncertainty and grow.

This book will change how you see belief, bias, and the future of human truth.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independently published
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798273171619
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 182
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