The intelligence trap : why smart people make dumb mistakes / David Robson.
"An eye-opening examination of the stupid things smart people do -- and how to cultivate skills to protect ourselves from error" -- From book jacket.
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| Other title: | Why smart people make dumb mistakes. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W. W. Norton & Company,
2019.
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- The downsides of intelligence : how a high
- IQ, education and expertise can fuel stupidity
- The rise and fall of the termites : what intelligence is ; and what it is not
- Entangled arguments : the dangers of "dysrationalia'
- The curse of knowledge : the beauty and fragility of the expert mind
- Escaping the intelligence trap : a toolkit for reasoning and decision making
- Moral algebra : towards the science of evidence-based wisdom
- Your emotional compass : the power of self-reflection
- A bullshit detection kit : how to recognise lies and misinformation
- The art of successful learning : how evidence-based wisdom can improve your memory
- Tortoises and hares : why smart people fail to learn
- The benefits of eating bitter : East Asian education and the three principles of deep learning
- The folly and wisdom of the crowd : how teams and organizations can avoid the intelligence trap
- The makings of a "dream team' : how to build a supergroup
- Stupidity spreading like wildfire : why disasters occur ; and how to stop them.