Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-235) and index
Contents:
Preface Orwell's question : why are humans so stupid? How to be stupid. Short-circuiting the circuit of human reflective action The limits of human memory Mental comfort stories Lack of context Lack of experience Pitfalls along our search for status and solidarity Words gone awry Lack of agency Institutions and frozen thought Fact-free stories that sound good Imagined kin Lonely groups of one When not to trust experts Evading knowledge Flight from complexity How to get smart before it's too late. Inclusive we : how we can all get smarter together Big minds, not little minds Mind visions and new, better worlds Synchronized intelligence: getting our minds and tools in synch Interlude to forestall possible misunderstandings Getting smarter before it's too late
