{"product_id":"this-will-make-you-smarter-new-scientific-concepts-to-improve-your-thinking","title":"This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThis Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJohn Brockman\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780062109392\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHarper Perennial\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2012\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eOriginal\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e448\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing a foreword by David Brooks, \u003cem\u003eThis Will Make You Smarter\u003c\/em\u003e presents brilliant--but accessible--ideas to expand every mind.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat scientific concept would improve everybody's cognitive toolkit?\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003eContributors include: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaniel Kahneman on the \"focusing illusion\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJonah Lehrer on controlling attention \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard Dawkins on experimentation \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAubrey De Grey on conquering our fear of the unknown \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMartin Seligman on the ingredients of well-being\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNicholas Carr on managing \"cognitive load\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteven Pinker on win-win negotiating \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaniel Goleman on understanding our connection to the natural world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatt Ridley on tapping collective intelligence \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLisa Randall on effective theorizing \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrian Eno on \"ecological vision\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJ. Craig Venter on the multiple possible origins of life \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelen Fisher on temperament \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSam Harris on the flow of thought \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLawrence Krauss on living with uncertainty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking | John Brockman | Paperback | 9780062109392 | Used: Very Good | Self-Help 1666406","offer_id":50785861796098,"sku":"1666406","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/616yS6kP_zL.jpg?v=1792253505","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/this-will-make-you-smarter-new-scientific-concepts-to-improve-your-thinking","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}