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

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Zusatztext " Thinking is excellent and mind-expanding in its entirety." Informationen zum Autor The publisher of the online science salon Edge.org, John Brockman is the editor of  Know This ,  This Idea Must Die , This Explains Everything , This Will Make You Smarter , and other volumes. Klappentext 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. 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 Zusammenfassung 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: 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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The publisher of the online science salon Edge.org, John Brockman is the editor of Know ThisThis Idea Must Die, This Explains Everything, This Will Make You Smarter, and other volumes.

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Unlock your mind. From the bestselling authors of ThinkingFast
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:



  • 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

Product details

Authors John Brockman, Brockman John
Assisted by John Brockman (Editor)
Publisher Harper Perennial USA
 
Content Book
Product form Paperback / Softback
Publication date 31.10.2013
Subject Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development
 
EAN 9780062258540
ISBN 978-0-06-225854-0
Pages 424
Dimensions (packing) 13.4 x 20.2 x 2.4 cm
 
Series Best of Edge Series
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