This will make you smarter : |b new scientific concepts to improve your thinking / |c edited by John Brockman ; foreword by David Brooks. new scientific concepts to improve your thinking

• Other Authors: Brockman, John 1941- (Editor), Brooks, David
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London Black Swan 2012
• Subjects: Thought and thinking; Cognition; Brain; Consciousness; Neurosciences
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• Physical Description: xxx, 415 pages illustrations 21 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780552778480; 0552778486

This Will Make You Smarter presents brilliant but accessible ideas to expand every mind. What scientific concept would improve everybody's cognitive toolkit? This is the question John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, posed to the world's most influential thinkers. Their visionary answers flow from the frontiers of psychology, philosophy, economics, physics, sociology, and more. Surprising and enlightening, these insights will revolutionize the way you think about yourself and the world.