Edited by John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, 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.
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John Brockman, editor of many books, including The Next Fifty Years, is also the author of By the Late John Brockman, The Third Culture, and Digerati: Encounters with the Cyber Elite. He is the founder and CEO of Brockman Inc., a literary and software agency, and the publisher and editor of the website Edge. He lives in New York City.
Tom Perkins, an award-winning audio engineer for over forty years, has expanded his skills to narrating and has earned an AudioFile Earphones Award. He learned by working with the world’s best voice talent during his career, and he continues to engineer a variety of projects.