Thinking
The New Science of Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Prediction
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—Daniel Kahneman on the power (and pitfalls) of human intuition and "unconscious" thinking.
—Daniel Gilbert on desire, prediction, and why getting what we want doesn't always make us happy.
—Nassim Nicholas Taleb on the limitations of statistics in guiding decision-making.
—Vilayanur Ramachandran on the scientific underpinnings of human nature.
—Simon Baron-Cohen on the startling effects of testosterone on the brain.
—Daniel C. Dennett on decoding the architecture of the "normal" human mind.
—Sarah-Jayne Blakemore on mental disorders and the crucial developmental phase of adolescence.
—Jonathan Haidt, Sam Harris, and Roy Baumeister on the science of morality, ethics, and the emerging synthesis of evolutionary and biological thinking.
—Gerd Gigerenzer on rationality and what informs our choices.
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Release date
April 14, 2015 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781494592004
- File size: 391283 KB
- Duration: 13:35:10
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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An assortment of scientific essays from various experts examines human thinking and probability. Narrator Tom Perkins's relaxed authority helps tone down the book's intellectual density by keeping the atmosphere friendly. The lightness of his performance softens the writing when it's polemical or scientific and adds warmth when the content is more conversational. Though the material is decidedly fascinating if you're interested in these matters, it's missing the clarifying introductions and attention to organization that one expects in a book aimed at general listeners. Without Perkins's down-to-earth performance, THINKING could have easily sounded like an inaccessible textbook. But his friendly delivery makes the scholarship and perspective embodied in these essays easy to parse into a coherent learning experience. T.W. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine
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