Thinking - (Best of Edge) by John Brockman (Paperback)

About the Book

"The essays contained in this book are unedited transcriptions of scientific talks and conversations between conference participants. Any apparent errors in usage should be considered natural products of speech"--Publisher's note.

Book Synopsis

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

From the Back Cover

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

Review Quotes

"For ... readers interested in keeping up with what serious thinkers are thinking about thinking, this book offers nourishing food for thought." - Kirkus Reviews
"Thinking is excellent and mind-expanding in its entirety." - BrainPickings