{"product_id":"the-psychology-of-stupidity-jean-francois-marmion-9780143134992","title":"The Psychology of Stupidity","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"We need books like this one.\" --Steven Pinker \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd 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...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStupidity 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\u003ci\u003e The Psychology of Stupidity, \u003c\/i\u003esome of the world's leading psychologists and thinkers--including a Nobel Prize winner and bestselling authors--will show you... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003ewhy smart people sometimes believe in utter nonsense;\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ehow our lazy brains cause us to make the wrong decisions;\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ewhy trying to debate fools is a trap;\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ehow media manipulation and Internet overstimulation make us dumber;\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ewhy the stupidest people don't think they're stupid.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe wisdom and wit of these experts are a balm for our aggrieved souls and a beacon of hope in a world of morons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean-Francois Marmion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 014313499X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143134992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 5.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2020 pg. 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/31\/2020","brand":"Jean-Francois Marmion","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053442986239,"sku":"9780143134992","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bb30f6cc-ba16-4006-82c6-09693aed60bf.jpg?v=1685024366","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-psychology-of-stupidity-jean-francois-marmion-9780143134992","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}