{"id":177421,"date":"2026-01-13T08:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/the-book-that-changed-my-mind-12-experts-share-a-perspective-shifting-read\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T08:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T13:10:08","slug":"the-book-that-changed-my-mind-12-experts-share-a-perspective-shifting-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/the-book-that-changed-my-mind-12-experts-share-a-perspective-shifting-read\/","title":{"rendered":"The book that changed my mind \u2013 12 experts share a perspective-shifting read"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-book-that-changed-my-mind-12-experts-share-a-perspective-shifting-read-271243\">The book that changed my mind \u2013 12 experts share a perspective-shifting read<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-book-that-changed-my-mind-12-experts-share-a-perspective-shifting-read-271243\">https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-book-that-changed-my-mind-12-experts-share-a-perspective-shifting-read-271243<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-01-13 08:04:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"theconversation.com\">theconversation.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Philosophical Insights<\/strong>: &#8220;A Very Short Introduction to the Philosophy of Science&#8221; 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