Name: The Psychology of Stupidity
Price: 17.44 EUR
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Author: Marmion, Jean-Francois ; Schillinger, Liesl
ISBN: 9780143134992

Type

Physical Book

Illustrated by

Jean-Francois Marmion

Translated by

Liesl Schillinger

Publisher

Penguin

Author

Marmion, Jean-Francois ; Schillinger, Liesl

Language

English

Pages

384

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

17.5 x 12.7 x 2.8 cm

Weight

0.29 kg.

ISBN13

9780143134992

Synopsis "The Psychology of Stupidity"

"We need books like this one." --Steven Pinker At last, stupidity explained! And by some of the world's smartest people, among them Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely, Alison Gopnik, Howard Gardner, Antonio Damasio, Aaron James, and Ryan Holiday. And so I proclaim, o idiots of every stripe and morons of all kinds, this is your moment of glory: this book speaks only to you. But you will not recognize yourselves... Stupidity is all around us, from the coworker who won't stop hitting "reply all" to the former high school classmate posting conspiracy theories on Facebook. But in order to vanquish it, we must first understand it. In The Psychology of Stupidity, some of the world's leading psychologists and thinkers--including a Nobel Prize winner and bestselling authors--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 fools is a trap;how media manipulation and Internet overstimulation make us dumber;why the stupidest people don't think they're stupid.The wisdom and wit of these experts are a balm for our aggrieved souls and a beacon of hope in a world of morons.

Jean-Francois Marmion

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Jean-François Marmion is a prominent French psychologist and popularizer, known for his ability to make psychology accessible to the general public. He has been an associate editor of the magazine Sciences Humaines and chief editor of Le Cercle Psy

Among his most notable works is “The Triumph of Stupidity” (Psychologie de la connerie). He is also the author of “Psycho Pop”, and the series “Psychology According to…”, in which he explores the psychology behind popular television phenomena, highlighting titles such as The Psychology According to Squid Game and The Psychology According to Harry Potter
With his work “The Triumph of Stupidity”, which reached number 1 in sales in France, Jean-François Marmion has achieved notable success as an author in his country

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