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Thinking by John Brockman
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Thinking

The New Science of Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Prediction

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Length 13 hours 35 minutes
Language English
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Edited by John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, Thinking presents original ideas by today's leading psychologists, neuroscientists, and philosophers who are radically expanding our understanding of human thought.




—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.

The founder and publisher of the influential online science salon Edge.org, John Brockman is the editor of This Will Make You Smarter, What We Believe but Cannot Prove, What Is Your Dangerous Idea?, and other volumes. He is also the CEO of the literary agency Brockman, Inc. John lives in New York City.

An award-winning audio engineer for over forty years, Tom Perkins has expanded his skills to narrating and has more than sixty titles to his credit. He learned by working with the world's best voice talent during his career, and he continues to engineer a variety of projects.

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"[T]his book offers nourishing food for thought." ---Kirkus Expand reviews
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