This will make you smarter
Subtitle: new scientific concepts to improve your thinking
By: edited by John Brockman ; foreword by David Brooks
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 415
ISBN-13: 9780062109392
Subjects: Neurosciences; Brain; Thought and thinking; Consciousness; Cognition
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes index.