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🎭 Irrationality

Explorations of why humans so reliably defy logic — in decisions, beliefs, and desires — and what that reveals about the architecture of the mind. These books find fascination in our beautiful unreason.
What Is Madness?
by Darian Leader • 2011
Delusions are self-repair, not error, and madness is a quiet spectrum, not a visible breakdown.
4.14
531
🛋️ Lacanian Psychoanalysis🌪️ Psychosis💭 Delusion
What Is Madness? Summary
What Is Madness? 88%
Delusions are self-repair, not error, and madness is a quiet spectrum, not a visible breakdown.
by Darian Leader 2011
4.14
531 ratings
🛋️ Lacanian Psychoanalysis🌪️ Psychosis💭 Delusion
The Edge of Reason
by Julian Baggini • 2016
Reason is not sterile logic. It depends on judgment, emotion, and the temperament we bring.
3.97
141
🧠 Reason And Judgment⛓️ Limits Of Reason💭 Emotion And Reasoning
The Edge of Reason Summary
The Edge of Reason 87%
Reason is not sterile logic. It depends on judgment, emotion, and the temperament we bring.
by Julian Baggini 2016
3.97
141 ratings
🧠 Reason And Judgment⛓️ Limits Of Reason💭 Emotion And Reasoning
Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman • 2011
You decide first. You explain later. A Nobel laureate reveals the hidden system that chose.
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595k+
🔬 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics🧠 Heuristics And Biases
Thinking, Fast and Slow Summary
Thinking, Fast and Slow 87%
You decide first. You explain later. A Nobel laureate reveals the hidden system that chose.
by Daniel Kahneman 2011
4.17
595k+ ratings
🔬 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics🧠 Heuristics And Biases
Misbehaving
by Richard H. Thaler • 2016
Economists built models of flawless decision makers. One professor proved those people don't exist.
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24k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases🤪 Irrational Behavior
Misbehaving Summary
Misbehaving 87%
Economists built models of flawless decision makers. One professor proved those people don't exist.
by Richard H. Thaler 2016
4.16
24k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔍 Cognitive Biases🤪 Irrational Behavior
How We Know What Isn't So
by Thomas Gilovich • 1991
The mind finds pattern in noise, then argues for it with absolute conviction.
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3k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases❤️ Motivated Reasoning🎲 Randomness Perception
How We Know What Isn't So Summary
How We Know What Isn't So 87%
The mind finds pattern in noise, then argues for it with absolute conviction.
by Thomas Gilovich 1991
3.95
3k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases❤️ Motivated Reasoning🎲 Randomness Perception
How to Think About Weird Things
by Theodore Schick Jr. • 1994
A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.
3.97
633
🔬 Scientific Skepticism👻 Paranormal Claims🪤 Logical Fallacies
How to Think About Weird Things Summary
How to Think About Weird Things 87%
A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.
by Theodore Schick Jr. 1994
3.97
633 ratings
🔬 Scientific Skepticism👻 Paranormal Claims🪤 Logical Fallacies
Rationality
by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2015
Human reason is buggy code. Here is the patch from cognitive science and AI.
4.32
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🛠️ Debiasing📊 Bayesian Reasoning
Rationality Summary
Rationality 87%
Human reason is buggy code. Here is the patch from cognitive science and AI.
by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2015
4.32
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🛠️ Debiasing📊 Bayesian Reasoning
All Things are Possible
by Lev Shestov • 1905
Reason is a trap, morality is vengeance, and the outcast knows what philosophy will not say.
4.09
314
🧠 Existential Thought🇷🇺 Russian Philosophy🔍 Critique Of Reason
All Things are Possible Summary
All Things are Possible 87%
Reason is a trap, morality is vengeance, and the outcast knows what philosophy will not say.
by Lev Shestov 1905
4.09
314 ratings
🧠 Existential Thought🇷🇺 Russian Philosophy🔍 Critique Of Reason
Good Thinking
by David Robert Grimes • 2021
Bad logic corrupts medicine, politics, and media. A physicist shows how to spot it.
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312
🧠 Cognitive Biases⚖️ Logical Fallacies🔬 Scientific Skepticism
Good Thinking Summary
Good Thinking 87%
Bad logic corrupts medicine, politics, and media. A physicist shows how to spot it.
by David Robert Grimes 2021
4.29
312 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases⚖️ Logical Fallacies🔬 Scientific Skepticism
How to Actually Change Your Mind
by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2018
Humble confession changes nothing. The specific moves that actually correct your thinking.
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🧠 Cognitive Biases🎯 Rationality Training🙇 Epistemic Humility
How to Actually Change Your Mind Summary
How to Actually Change Your Mind 87%
Humble confession changes nothing. The specific moves that actually correct your thinking.
by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2018
4.28
294 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🎯 Rationality Training🙇 Epistemic Humility
ذهن فریبکار شما
by Steven Novella • 1395
Your brain was built to fool you. A neurologist's method for thinking clearly anyway.
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1k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Critical Thinking🔬 Scientific Skepticism
ذهن فریبکار شما Summary
ذهن فریبکار شما 87%
Your brain was built to fool you. A neurologist's method for thinking clearly anyway.
by Steven Novella 1395
4.23
1k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Critical Thinking🔬 Scientific Skepticism
Incompleteness
by Rebecca Goldstein • 2005
A genius turned a paradox into a proof that broke the promise of a complete mathematics.
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2k+
📐 Philosophy Of Math📜 Intellectual History🔁 Self-Reference
Incompleteness Summary
Incompleteness 87%
A genius turned a paradox into a proof that broke the promise of a complete mathematics.
by Rebecca Goldstein 2005
3.99
2k+ ratings
📐 Philosophy Of Math📜 Intellectual History🔁 Self-Reference
The Art of Logic in an Illogical World
by Eugenia Cheng • 2018
Mathematical logic isn't about numbers. It's about untangling the arguments tearing us apart.
3.47
2k+
🧮 Mathematical Thinking🔄 Systems Thinking⚠️ Logical Fallacies
The Art of Logic in an Illogical World Summary
The Art of Logic in an Illogical World 87%
Mathematical logic isn't about numbers. It's about untangling the arguments tearing us apart.
by Eugenia Cheng 2018
3.47
2k+ ratings
🧮 Mathematical Thinking🔄 Systems Thinking⚠️ Logical Fallacies
The Meaning of Madness
by Neel Burton • 2008
Mental disorders have hidden purposes: windows into meaning, creativity, and transformation.
3.97
275
💊 Critical Psychiatry🌌 Existential Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
The Meaning of Madness Summary
The Meaning of Madness 86%
Mental disorders have hidden purposes: windows into meaning, creativity, and transformation.
by Neel Burton 2008
3.97
275 ratings
💊 Critical Psychiatry🌌 Existential Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
Suspicious Minds
by Rob Brotherton • 2015
Seeing patterns that aren't there once kept us alive. Now it fuels conspiracy theories.
3.87
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🕵️ Conspiracy Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
Suspicious Minds Summary
Suspicious Minds 86%
Seeing patterns that aren't there once kept us alive. Now it fuels conspiracy theories.
by Rob Brotherton 2015
3.87
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🕵️ Conspiracy Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking
by Albert Rutherford • 2019
Your brain edits reality before you see it. How to catch the cuts and decide better.
3.47
121
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience📰 Information Literacy
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking Summary
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking 86%
Your brain edits reality before you see it. How to catch the cuts and decide better.
by Albert Rutherford 2019
3.47
121 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience📰 Information Literacy
The Logic of Sense
by Gilles Deleuze • 1969
Sense is not a thing but an event, a surface effect where language meets the world.
4.29
1k+
🧩 Post-Structuralism💬 Philosophy Of Language🏛️ Stoic Logic
The Logic of Sense Summary
The Logic of Sense 86%
Sense is not a thing but an event, a surface effect where language meets the world.
by Gilles Deleuze 1969
4.29
1k+ ratings
🧩 Post-Structuralism💬 Philosophy Of Language🏛️ Stoic Logic
Mad, Bad, and Sad
by Lisa Appignanesi • 2007
Madness is a cultural script, rewritten each century, and women have always been given the lead.
3.70
957
🌀 Women And Madness🏛️ History Of Psychiatry📜 Feminist History
Mad, Bad, and Sad Summary
Mad, Bad, and Sad 86%
Madness is a cultural script, rewritten each century, and women have always been given the lead.
by Lisa Appignanesi 2007
3.70
957 ratings
🌀 Women And Madness🏛️ History Of Psychiatry📜 Feminist History
Why People Believe Weird Things
by Michael Shermer • 1997
The smarter you are, the better you are at defending beliefs reason never built.
3.86
10k+
🔍 Skeptical Inquiry🔬 Pseudoscience🧠 Cognitive Biases
Why People Believe Weird Things Summary
Why People Believe Weird Things 86%
The smarter you are, the better you are at defending beliefs reason never built.
by Michael Shermer 1997
3.86
10k+ ratings
🔍 Skeptical Inquiry🔬 Pseudoscience🧠 Cognitive Biases
Az elvek csapodár természete
by Mérő László • 2008
Reason depends on emotion. Logic has limits. A psychologist's case for pragmatism over purity.
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61
🧠 Cognitive Biases🎯 Game Theory🧬 Cultural Evolution
Az elvek csapodár természete Summary
Az elvek csapodár természete 86%
Reason depends on emotion. Logic has limits. A psychologist's case for pragmatism over purity.
by Mérő László 2008
4.25
61 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🎯 Game Theory🧬 Cultural Evolution
Third Millennium Thinking
by Saul Perlmutter • 2024
Probability over certainty, groups over lone genius: a Nobel physicist's toolkit for clear thinking.
3.66
339
🔬 Scientific Thinking🧠 Cognitive Biases🎲 Probabilistic Thinking
Third Millennium Thinking Summary
Third Millennium Thinking 86%
Probability over certainty, groups over lone genius: a Nobel physicist's toolkit for clear thinking.
by Saul Perlmutter 2024
3.66
339 ratings
🔬 Scientific Thinking🧠 Cognitive Biases🎲 Probabilistic Thinking
Once Upon A Number
by John Allen Paulos • 1998
Stories and statistics are two languages your brain was never designed to reconcile.
3.36
228
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔢 Popular Mathematics🔍 Philosophy Of Math
Once Upon A Number Summary
Once Upon A Number 86%
Stories and statistics are two languages your brain was never designed to reconcile.
by John Allen Paulos 1998
3.36
228 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔢 Popular Mathematics🔍 Philosophy Of Math
The Death of Expertise
by Thomas M. Nichols • 2017
Why do people resent the experts who know more? A diagnosis of the cultural war on knowledge.
3.82
10k+
🛡️ Anti-Intellectualism🧠 Cognitive Biases🗞️ Media Criticism
The Death of Expertise Summary
The Death of Expertise 86%
Why do people resent the experts who know more? A diagnosis of the cultural war on knowledge.
by Thomas M. Nichols 2017
3.82
10k+ ratings
🛡️ Anti-Intellectualism🧠 Cognitive Biases🗞️ Media Criticism
The Ideological Brain
by Leor Zmigrod • 2025
Rigid minds make rigid ideologies, and the evidence is in the brain scans.
3.66
597
🏛️ Political Psychology🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🗳️ Neuropolitics
The Ideological Brain Summary
The Ideological Brain 86%
Rigid minds make rigid ideologies, and the evidence is in the brain scans.
by Leor Zmigrod 2025
3.66
597 ratings
🏛️ Political Psychology🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🗳️ Neuropolitics
Dark Star Rising
by Gary Lachman • 2018
How the occult belief that mind shapes reality captured Trump, Putin, and the alt-right.
3.85
517
🔮 Occult Politics🌀 Postmodern Politics⚡ Chaos Magic
Dark Star Rising Summary
Dark Star Rising 86%
How the occult belief that mind shapes reality captured Trump, Putin, and the alt-right.
by Gary Lachman 2018
3.85
517 ratings
🔮 Occult Politics🌀 Postmodern Politics⚡ Chaos Magic
Good Reasonable People
by Keith Payne • 2024
Why the other side isn't crazy: the same self-justifying mind runs us all.
4.08
1k+
🧠 Political Psychology🤔 Motivated Reasoning🎭 Identity And Politics
Good Reasonable People Summary
Good Reasonable People 86%
Why the other side isn't crazy: the same self-justifying mind runs us all.
by Keith Payne 2024
4.08
1k+ ratings
🧠 Political Psychology🤔 Motivated Reasoning🎭 Identity And Politics
The Mind is Flat
by Nick Chater • 2018
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
3.74
852
🧠 Folk Psychology Critique🔍 Consciousness Studies🎭 Confabulation
The Mind is Flat Summary
The Mind is Flat 86%
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
by Nick Chater 2018
3.74
852 ratings
🧠 Folk Psychology Critique🔍 Consciousness Studies🎭 Confabulation
Desperate Remedies
by Andrew Scull • 2022
For two centuries, psychiatry's cures have caused more harm than the illnesses they target.
4.09
448
🏥 History Of Psychiatry🏛️ Institutional Critique💉 Medical Hubris
Desperate Remedies Summary
Desperate Remedies 86%
For two centuries, psychiatry's cures have caused more harm than the illnesses they target.
by Andrew Scull 2022
4.09
448 ratings
🏥 History Of Psychiatry🏛️ Institutional Critique💉 Medical Hubris
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
by Steven Novella • 2018
The skeptic's manual: how to beat your brain's biases and spot pseudoscience.
4.39
5k+
🧠 Critical Thinking🧩 Cognitive Biases💭 Logical Fallacies
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Summary
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe 86%
The skeptic's manual: how to beat your brain's biases and spot pseudoscience.
by Steven Novella 2018
4.39
5k+ ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🧩 Cognitive Biases💭 Logical Fallacies
The Science of Fear
by Daniel Gardner • 2008
Life has never been safer, but our ancient brains keep us afraid of the wrong things.
3.96
6k+
🎯 Risk Perception🧠 Cognitive Biases😱 Psychology Of Fear
The Science of Fear Summary
The Science of Fear 86%
Life has never been safer, but our ancient brains keep us afraid of the wrong things.
by Daniel Gardner 2008
3.96
6k+ ratings
🎯 Risk Perception🧠 Cognitive Biases😱 Psychology Of Fear
How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You
by Albert Ellis • 2016
Anxiety springs from the silent demands you make. Learn to challenge them.
3.78
696
😰 Anxiety Management🛋️ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy❓ Irrational Beliefs
How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You Summary
How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You 86%
Anxiety springs from the silent demands you make. Learn to challenge them.
by Albert Ellis 2016
3.78
696 ratings
😰 Anxiety Management🛋️ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy❓ Irrational Beliefs
What Is Your Dangerous Idea?
by John Brockman • 2006
A hundred leading thinkers each name the one idea they find too unnerving to speak aloud.
3.70
1k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧪 Science And Religion🕊️ Free Will Debate
What Is Your Dangerous Idea? Summary
What Is Your Dangerous Idea? 86%
A hundred leading thinkers each name the one idea they find too unnerving to speak aloud.
by John Brockman 2006
3.70
1k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧪 Science And Religion🕊️ Free Will Debate
The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories
by Jan-Willem Van Prooijen • 2018
Big events need big causes. That single bias makes our minds vulnerable to conspiracy theories.
3.79
277
🧠 Cognitive Biases🕵️ Conspiracy Psychology👥 Social Identity
The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories Summary
The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories 86%
Big events need big causes. That single bias makes our minds vulnerable to conspiracy theories.
by Jan-Willem Van Prooijen 2018
3.79
277 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🕵️ Conspiracy Psychology👥 Social Identity
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
by Carlo M. Cipolla • 1976
Stupidity is not random: it follows precise laws, and it's far more dangerous than malice.
3.85
12k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics🎲 Game Theory🎭 Satirical Philosophy
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity Summary
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity 86%
Stupidity is not random: it follows precise laws, and it's far more dangerous than malice.
by Carlo M. Cipolla 1976
3.85
12k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🎲 Game Theory🎭 Satirical Philosophy
Conspiracy
by Michael Shermer • 2022
Ancient threat detection meets Twitter. Your brain was not built for this, and it shows.
3.76
690
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🔍 Motivated Reasoning
Conspiracy Summary
Conspiracy 86%
Ancient threat detection meets Twitter. Your brain was not built for this, and it shows.
by Michael Shermer 2022
3.76
690 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🔍 Motivated Reasoning
There Are Two Errors in the the Title of This Book
by Robert M. Martin • 1992
Logic, morality, identity: each cracks under a well-chosen paradox. This book chooses well.
4.01
247
🧩 Philosophical Puzzles💭 Thought Experiments🔄 Paradoxes
There Are Two Errors in the the Title of This Book Summary
There Are Two Errors in the the Title of This Book 86%
Logic, morality, identity: each cracks under a well-chosen paradox. This book chooses well.
by Robert M. Martin 1992
4.01
247 ratings
🧩 Philosophical Puzzles💭 Thought Experiments🔄 Paradoxes
Principia Discordia ● Or ● How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her
by Malaclypse the Younger • 1965
A religion disguised as a joke, and the joke is that it works.
4.25
6k+
🃏 Parody Religion🤹 Absurdist Satire✌️ Counterculture Mindset
Principia Discordia ● Or ● How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her Summary
Principia Discordia ● Or ● How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her 86%
A religion disguised as a joke, and the joke is that it works.
by Malaclypse the Younger 1965
4.25
6k+ ratings
🃏 Parody Religion🤹 Absurdist Satire✌️ Counterculture Mindset
How to Read Lacan
by Slavoj Žižek • 2006
Canned laughter, borrowed desire, and the hidden logic that links sitcoms to totalitarianism.
3.94
4k+
🧠 Continental Thought🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory📉 Critical Theory
How to Read Lacan Summary
How to Read Lacan 86%
Canned laughter, borrowed desire, and the hidden logic that links sitcoms to totalitarianism.
by Slavoj Žižek 2006
3.94
4k+ ratings
🧠 Continental Thought🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory📉 Critical Theory
The Alchemy of Finance
by George Soros • 1987
Markets are never in equilibrium. Perception and reality interact, driving booms and busts.
3.75
5k+
💥 Financial Crises🏛️ Central Banking🧠 Behavioral Economics
The Alchemy of Finance Summary
The Alchemy of Finance 86%
Markets are never in equilibrium. Perception and reality interact, driving booms and busts.
by George Soros 1987
3.75
5k+ ratings
💥 Financial Crises🏛️ Central Banking🧠 Behavioral Economics
The Believing Brain
by Michael Shermer • 2011
Your beliefs came first. Every rational argument arrived afterward to defend them.
3.93
8k+
🧠 Belief Formation🔍 Scientific Skepticism🕵️ Conspiracy Theories
The Believing Brain Summary
The Believing Brain 86%
Your beliefs came first. Every rational argument arrived afterward to defend them.
by Michael Shermer 2011
3.93
8k+ ratings
🧠 Belief Formation🔍 Scientific Skepticism🕵️ Conspiracy Theories
Groupthink
by Christopher Booker • 2020
The psychological engine behind the Reign of Terror now powers modern politics and climate policy.
3.12
116
🧠 Mass Psychology👥 Social Conformity🫧 Collective Delusion
Groupthink Summary
Groupthink 86%
The psychological engine behind the Reign of Terror now powers modern politics and climate policy.
by Christopher Booker 2020
3.12
116 ratings
🧠 Mass Psychology👥 Social Conformity🫧 Collective Delusion
When Prophecy Fails
by Leon Festinger • 1956
When a doomsday prophecy failed, belief didn't shatter. It grew stronger.
3.80
1k+
🧠 Social Psychology🔄 Cognitive Dissonance🛡️ Rationalization
When Prophecy Fails Summary
When Prophecy Fails 86%
When a doomsday prophecy failed, belief didn't shatter. It grew stronger.
by Leon Festinger 1956
3.80
1k+ ratings
🧠 Social Psychology🔄 Cognitive Dissonance🛡️ Rationalization
How Spies Think
by David Omand • 2020
From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.
3.62
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🕵️ Intelligence Analysis🧠 Cognitive Biases📢 Disinformation
How Spies Think Summary
How Spies Think 86%
From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.
by David Omand 2020
3.62
832 ratings
🕵️ Intelligence Analysis🧠 Cognitive Biases📢 Disinformation
The Black Swan
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2007
The bell curve is a map that fails exactly where the terrain gets dangerous.
3.96
123k+
🛡️ Risk Management🎲 Tail Risk🧠 Cognitive Biases
The Black Swan Summary
The Black Swan 86%
The bell curve is a map that fails exactly where the terrain gets dangerous.
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2007
3.96
123k+ ratings
🛡️ Risk Management🎲 Tail Risk🧠 Cognitive Biases
A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
by John Allen Paulos • 1997
The morning paper rests on hidden math. A mathematician reveals the numbers that change the story.
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1k+
🧮 Popular Mathematics📰 Media Literacy🧠 Cognitive Biases
A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper Summary
A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper 86%
The morning paper rests on hidden math. A mathematician reveals the numbers that change the story.
by John Allen Paulos 1997
3.60
1k+ ratings
🧮 Popular Mathematics📰 Media Literacy🧠 Cognitive Biases
Hypersanity
by Neel Burton • 2019
Logic fails at life's hardest problems. The tools you really use are older and stranger.
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182
🧠 Limits Of Reason🫀 Emotional Intelligence⚡ Intuition Research
Hypersanity Summary
Hypersanity 86%
Logic fails at life's hardest problems. The tools you really use are older and stranger.
by Neel Burton 2019
3.60
182 ratings
🧠 Limits Of Reason🫀 Emotional Intelligence⚡ Intuition Research
The Decisive Moment
by lehrer-jonah • 2009
Pure reason paralyzes. Neuroscience reveals why every decision depends on emotion, not just logic.
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🧠 Behavioral Economics🔬 Cognitive Psychology❤️ Emotion And Reason
The Decisive Moment Summary
The Decisive Moment 86%
Pure reason paralyzes. Neuroscience reveals why every decision depends on emotion, not just logic.
by lehrer-jonah 2009
3.85
42k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🔬 Cognitive Psychology❤️ Emotion And Reason
Off the Edge
by Kelly Weill • 2022
A commune invented flat Earth. An algorithm resurrected it. One man died trying to see the edge.
3.78
2k+
🕵️ Conspiracy Theories📡 Internet Radicalization🔬 Pseudoscience
Off the Edge Summary
Off the Edge 86%
A commune invented flat Earth. An algorithm resurrected it. One man died trying to see the edge.
by Kelly Weill 2022
3.78
2k+ ratings
🕵️ Conspiracy Theories📡 Internet Radicalization🔬 Pseudoscience
The Irrational Ape
by David Robert Grimes • 2019
Your brain runs on faulty code, and politicians, advertisers, and quacks have the manual.
4.26
1k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧩 Logical Fallacies💭 Critical Thinking
The Irrational Ape Summary
The Irrational Ape 86%
Your brain runs on faulty code, and politicians, advertisers, and quacks have the manual.
by David Robert Grimes 2019
4.26
1k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧩 Logical Fallacies💭 Critical Thinking
The Intelligence Trap
by David Robson • 2019
Intelligence can make you more biased, not less. The trap is hidden in how smart people reason.
3.99
3k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Rationality🧎 Intellectual Humility
The Intelligence Trap Summary
The Intelligence Trap 86%
Intelligence can make you more biased, not less. The trap is hidden in how smart people reason.
by David Robson 2019
3.99
3k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Rationality🧎 Intellectual Humility
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