This will make you smarter
by John Brockman · first published 2012
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This Will Make You Smarter presents brilliant but accessible ideas to expand every mind. What scientific concept would improve everybody's cognitive toolkit? 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.
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…and entertaining. One of those books that I was sad to finish. You can learn a lot about human behavior and society by studying baboons. Two books I've read this summer that would fit on this list are This will make you smarter from edge.org, and Waking Up by Sam Harris. The first is a collection of the essays from edge.org about what everyone should have in their cognitive toolkit [1]. Consider it a list of a) the many ways…
on “Summer Reading List” ↗# Intuition Pump and other tools for thinking by Daniel Dennett # Books edited by John Brockman - 1) This Explains Everything, 2) This Idea is Brilliant, 3) This Will Make You Smarter, 4) Thinking # Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman Also second the recommendation of other books based on Charlie Munger's wisdom and farnam street's reading list.
on “Ask HN: Which books teach mental models?” ↗This Book Will Make You Smarter - http://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Will-Make-You-Smarter/dp/055277... It's a collection of essays from leading modern thinkers (Dawson, Pinker, etc) on which cognitive tools people should be equipped with. It's fantastic. I'm 1/4 through at the moment and…
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