Sloman, Steven A.
Summary: "Two cognitive scientists explain how the human brain relies on the communal nature of intelligence and knowledge, constantly gathering information and expertise stored outside our mind and bodies, to overcome its shortcomings of being error prone, irrational and often ignorant,"--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2017
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Summary: From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes, Simon Winchester explores how humans have attained, stored, and disseminated knowledge.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2023
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Summary: How often are women harassed? What percentage of the population are immigrants? How bad is unemployment? These questions are important, but most of us get the answers wrong. Research shows that people often wildly misunderstand the state of the world, regardless of age, sex, or education. And though the internet brings us unprecedented access to information, there's little evidence we're any...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2019
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Summary: Examining such disciplines as education, journalism, encyclopedia creation, museum curation, photography and broadcasting, an award-winning writer explores how humans have attained, stored, and disseminated knowledge.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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Summary: "One of the simplest and most powerful ways we understand people is as members of a generation. Your uncle is a bit racist because he's a baby boomer; your gen x boss is not a good team player; your cousin is constantly trying to go viral because he's genz, and his generation is obsessed with fame. We also use generations as a tool for tracking how a society's values change over time (baby...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2021