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
