The Psychology of Stupidity: Explained by Some of the World's Smartest People

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'We need books like this one' - Steven Pinker, psychologist and bestselling author of Rationality

A comprehensive and witty exploration of human stupidity from some of the worlds smartest minds, including: Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely, Alison Gopnik, Howard Gardner, Antonio Damasio, Aaron James, Ryan Holiday and more,

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.