The Psychology of Stupidity

The Number One International bestseller 'We need books like this one' - psychologist Steven Pinker At last, stupidity explained! And by some of the worlds smartest people, among them Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely, Alison Gopnik, Howard Gardner, Antonio Damasio, Aaron James and Ryan Holiday. Stupidity is all around us, from the colleagues who wont stop hitting reply all to the former school friends posting conspiracy theories on Facebook. But in order to battle idiocy, we must first understand it. In The Psychology of Stupidity, some of the worlds leading psychologists and thinkers including a Nobel Prize winner will show you . . . Why smart people sometimes believe in utter nonsense How our lazy brains cause us to make the wrong decisions Why trying to debate with fools is a trap How media manipulation and Internet overstimulation makes us dumber Why the stupidest people dont think theyre stupid As long as there have been humans there has been human stupidity, but with wit and wisdom these great thinkers can help us understand this persistent human affliction.