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Edited by John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, Thinking presents original ideas by today's leading psychologists, neuroscientists, and philosophers who are radically broadening our understanding of human thought. Daniel Kahneman on the energy (and pitfalls) of human being intuition and "unconscious" thinking.
Daniel Gilbert on desire, prediction, and why getting what we want doesn't always make us happy.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb on the constraints of information in guiding decision making.
Vilayanur Ramachandran on the scientific underpinnings of human being characteristics.
Simon Baron-Cohen on the startling effects of testosterone on the mind.
Daniel C. Dennett on decoding the architecture of the "normal" human being head.
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore on mental disorders and the crucial developmental phase of adolescence.
Jonathan Haidt, Sam Harris, and Roy Baumeister on the research of morality, ethics, and the emerging synthesis of evolutionary and natural thinking.
Gerd Gigerenzer on rationality and what informs our choices.