Useful delusions : the power and paradox of the self-deceiving brain
by Vedantam, Shankar (Author), Mesler, Bill (Author)
Summary
"From the New York Times-bestselling author and host of NPR's Hidden Brain comes a thought-provoking exploration of deception's role in human success. Everyone agrees that lies and self-deception can do terrible harm to our lives, to our communities, and to the planet. But in Useful Delusions, host... Full description
- Introduction
- Everyday life. Hot air ; Everything is going to be OK ; The theater of healing ; The invisible hand
- The search for meaning. The heart has its reasons ; Predictive reasoning ; Somewhere over the rainbow
- The tribe. Walking through fire ; Something worth dying for ; The grand delusion
- Epilogue.