{"product_id":"brains-bodies-minds-paul-gibbons-9798990085541","title":"Brains, Bodies, \u0026 Minds: How AI is Transforming Medicine, Therapy, and Wellness","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE BIG QUESTIONS in BRAINS, BODIES, MINDS (tl;dr)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIs AI a \"good\" therapist?\u003c\/b\u003e Can a machine with no causal contact with the physical world truly understand human suffering, or is it merely a statistical simulacrum of empathy?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIs AI a better doctor than yours?\u003c\/b\u003e AI is now \"the third chair\" in clinical settings-how will medicine and healthcare economics respond to automated diagnosis?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhat are \"bodily autonomy\" and \"libertarian biology\"?\u003c\/b\u003e From tech-bro biohackers to \"Crunchy Moms,\" new cultural trends reject orthodox medicine. What are the risks and benefits?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWill GLP-1s edit our psychology and society?\u003c\/b\u003e With 10% of Western adults taking GLP-1s, what are the cascading effects on healthcare, wellness, economics, and self-identity?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhat is the \"wellness-industrial complex\"?\u003c\/b\u003e Huberman is the most trusted health advisor of our time-what does he get right, and where is he selling snake oil?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e---\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe are not facing a single Black Swan in 2026. We are facing a collision of five forces covered in the five volumes of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Collisions Series\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMEDICINE, MARKETS, INTELLIGENCES, ENTERPRISES, AND SCIENCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the last year, Paul Gibbons has been mapping the vectors that will define 2026, the global economy, and human flourishing (the bit often forgotten).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when the \u003cb\u003eIntelligence Explosion\u003c\/b\u003e crashes into \u003cb\u003eHuman Systems\u003c\/b\u003e? The result isn't just \"better tools,\" nor an assured apocalypse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the front line are doctors, biohackers, GLP1s, peptides, wellness influencers, and therapists. Therefore...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am thrilled to unveil the first volume in my new series, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Collisions\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume 1: Brains, Bodies, Minds\u003c\/b\u003e is a strategic playbook for the revolution currently underway in medicine, therapy, and wellness. We are moving from the age of the \"God Doctor\" to the age of the \"Clinical Triumvirate\"-where the patient, the physician, and the algorithm form a new, high-stakes partnership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, he explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe death of the \"Therapeutic Alliance\" (in a chapter called \"Is AI a Better Doctor Than Your Doctor?\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe rise of \"Bodily Autonomy\" (in a chapter called My Molecules, My Body).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEmpathy as a Service: \u003c\/b\u003e Can synthetic compassion scale mental healthcare to billions, or is it the ultimate counterfeit?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGLP1s and Identity Editing: \u003c\/b\u003e Beyond weight loss-how modifying our biology rewrites our sense of self and agency.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Wellness-Industrial Complex, a $5 trillion industry, at the top of which sit folks like Huberman, arguably the most charismatic, and therefore potentially the most dangerous.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout The Great Collisions Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Collisions\u003c\/i\u003e maps the five converging forces shaping our immediate future: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMEDICINE: \u003c\/b\u003e The shift from treating sickness to engineering vitality. \u003ci\u003eIs the \"Natural Human\" obsolete?\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMARKETS: \u003c\/b\u003e The economic shock of zero-marginal-cost intelligence. \u003ci\u003eWhat is the price of human judgment when IQ is free?\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eINTELLIGENCES: \u003c\/b\u003e The arrival of synthetic minds that do not think like us. \u003ci\u003eAre we building a partner or a replacement?\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eENTERPRISES: \u003c\/b\u003e The rewiring of the corporation around cognitive agents. \u003ci\u003eCan legacy giants survive the speed of the swarm?\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSCIENCE: \u003c\/b\u003e The acceleration of discovery through simulation. \u003ci\u003eWhat happens when 50 years of progress happens in 5?\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Gibbons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798990085541\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Phronesis Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Paul Gibbons","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447229788415,"sku":"9798990085541","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef19b649-67aa-4d39-9372-aa392a097d64.jpg?v=1777229718","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/brains-bodies-minds-paul-gibbons-9798990085541","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}