Brockman John - Thinking The New Science Of Decision - Making Problem - Solving And Prediction - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: 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
Title: Thinking The New Science Of Decision - Making Problem - Solving And Prediction
Author(s): Brockman John
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Inc
Barcode: 9780062258540
Pages: 432 Pages
Publication Date: 10/29/2013
Series: Best of Edge Series
Category: Popular Psychology