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The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes
By David Robson
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By David Robson
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A “startling, provocative and potently useful” (James McConnachie, Times UK) examination of the stupid things intelligent people do.
The Intelligence Trap explores cutting-edge ideas in our understanding of intelligence and expertise, including “motivated reasoning,” “meta-forgetfulness,” and “functional stupidity.” David Robson reveals the surprising ways that even the brightest minds and most talented organizations can go wrongfrom some of Thomas Edison’s worst ideas to failures at NASA—w...