The Pattern Seekers - A New Theory of Human Invention

Celebrates human cognitive diversity, and is rich with empathy and psychological insight'' Steven Pinker br>br>''Bold, intriguing, profound'' Jay Elwes, Spectator br>br>Why can humans alone invent? In this book, psychologist and world renowned autism expert Simon Baron-Cohen puts forward a bold new theory: because we can identify patterns, specifically if-and-then patterns. Baron-Cohen argues that the genes for this unique ability overlap with the genes for autism and have driven human progress for 70,000 years. br>br>From the first musical instruments to the agricultural, industrial, and digital revolutions, Pattern Seekers links one of our greatest human strengths with a condition that is so often misunderstood and challenges us to think differently about those who think differently.>

Info autore

Simon Baron-Cohen is Professor at Cambridge University in the fields of psychology and psychiatry. He is also the Director of the Autism Research Centre there. He has carried out research into social neuroscience over a 20 year career. His popular science book entitled The Essential Difference (Penguin 2003) has been translated in over a dozen languages, and has been widely reviewed.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Simon Baron-Cohen, Baron-Cohen Simon
• Editore: Penguin Books Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9780141982397
• ISBN: 978-0-14-198239-7
• Pagine: 256
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia > Psicologia teorica; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Inventions, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Clinical psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, History of engineering and technology, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, History of engineering & technology, Inventions & inventors, Inventions and inventors