STORIZEN EVENTS
HOT OFF THE PRESS Why smart people do stupid things and how to make wiser decisions
An eye-opening examination of the stupid things smart people do-and how to cultivate skills to protect ourselves from error. In the some vein as The Art of Thinking Clearly, this is a mustread for 2019!
The Intelligence Trap explores the flaws in our understanding of intelligence and expertise, and reveals the ways that even the brightest minds and talented organizations can backfire - from some of Thomas Edison's worst ideas to failures at NASA, Nokia, and the FBI.
‘Brilliant… mesmerising… essential’- Rolf Dobelli
With a knack for explaining complex ideas and featuring timeless lessons from Socrates to Benjamin Franklin to Richard Feynman and the latest behavioral science, Robson shows how to build a cognitive toolkit to avoid mistakes and protect ourselves from misinformation and fake news.
Smart people are not only just as prone to making mistakes as everyone else-they may be even more susceptible to them. This is the ‘intelligence trap’, the subje ct of David Robson's fascinating and provocative debut. Packed with cutting-edge research, historical case studies, entertaining stories, and practical advice, 16
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STORIZEN MAGAZINE
JUNE 2019