Unlock your mind. From the bestselling authors of Thinking, Fast
and Slow; The Black Swan; and Stumbling
on Happiness comes a cutting-edge exploration of the mysteries
of rational thought, decision-making, intuition, morality, willpower,
problem-solving, prediction, forecasting, unconscious behavior, and beyond.
Edited by John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org ("The world's smartest
website"—The
Guardian), Thinking presents
original ideas by today's leading psychologists, neuroscientists, and
philosophers who are radically expanding our understanding of human thought.
Contributors include:
pitfalls) of human intuition and "unconscious" thinking
prediction, and why getting what we want doesn't always make us happy
limitations of statistics in guiding decision-making
scientific underpinnings of human nature
startling effects of testosterone on the brain
architecture of the "normal" human mind
disorders and the crucial developmental phase of adolescence
Roy Baumeister on the science of morality, ethics, and the emerging synthesis
of evolutionary and biological thinking
and what informs our choices
