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Zusatztext A blunt and sometimes hilarious examination of human error Informationen zum Autor Jean-François Marmion (editor) is a psychologist, an associate editor of the French journal Sciences Humaines [ Social Sciences ], and a former editor-in-chief of the French magazine Le Cercle Psy [ Psychological Circle ]. He lives in France, where The Psychology of Stupidity was a #1 bestseller. Jean-François Marmion (editor) is a psychologist, an associate editor of the French journal Sciences Humaines [ Social Sciences ], and a former editor-in-chief of the French magazine Le Cercle Psy [ Psychological Circle ]. He lives in France, where The Psychology of Stupidity was a #1 bestseller. Klappentext 'We need books like this one' Steven Pinker At last, stupidity explained! And by some of the world's smartest people, among them Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely, Alison Gopnik, Howard Gardner, Antonio Damasio, Aaron James and Ryan Holiday. Stupidity is all around is, from the colleagues who won't stop hitting 'reply all' to the former school friends posting conspiracy theories on Facebook. But in order to battle idiocy, we must first understand it. In The Psychology of Stupidity , some of the world's leading psychologists and thinkers - including a Nobel Prize winner - will show you . . . · Why smart people sometimes believe in utter nonsense · How our lazy brains cause us to make the wrong decisions · Why trying to debate with fools is a trap · How media manipulation and Internet overstimulation makes us dumber · Why the stupidest people don't think they're stupid As long as there have been humans there has been human stupidity, but with wit and wisdom these great thinkers can help us understand this persistent human affliction. Vorwort Some of the world's smartest people explain stupidity, among them: Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely, Alison Gopnik, Howard Gardner, Antonio Damasio, Aaron James and Ryan Holiday. Zusammenfassung The Number One international bestseller featuring contributions from Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely, Ryan Holiday, Alison Gopnik, Howard Gardner, Antonio Damasio, and Aaron James. ‘We need books like this one’ Steven Pinker Stupidity is all around us, from the colleagues who won’t stop hitting ‘reply all’ to the former school friends posting conspiracy theories on Facebook. But in order to battle idiocy, we must first understand it. In The Psychology of Stupidity , some of the world’s leading psychologists and thinkers – including a Nobel Prize winner – will show you . . . · Why smart people sometimes believe in utter nonsense · How our lazy brains cause us to make the wrong decisions · Why trying to debate with fools is a trap · How media manipulation and Internet overstimulation makes us dumber · Why the stupidest people don’t think they’re stupid As long as there have been humans there has been human stupidity, but with wit and wisdom these great thinkers can help us understand this persistent human affliction. ...
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We need books like this one Steven Pinker
