by Laura | Jun 1, 2011
Want to know how you really make decisions? Check out Johah Lehrer’s stimulating take on this. Traditionally, reason and emotion are pitted against one another when we ponder how we make decisions. But Lehrer paints a much more complicated picture. In How We...
by Laura | May 1, 2011
As someone who has studied psychology for years, I love good psychology books that challenge the myths. That’s what this book does. I agree with Scott Lilienfeld and his co-authors that psychology is a powerful tool that can bring us valuable insight—but...
by Laura | Feb 17, 2011
In Nudge, Richard Thaler, a behavioral economics professor, and Cass Sunstein, a prominent legal scholar, make a case for what they call “libertarian paternalism”—a term they concede is off-putting. But it captures the delicate line they walk in a...
by Laura | Feb 15, 2011
As someone who knows first hand that there are dozens of books out there on this topic, I can say this one deserves a close look. Drawing on the latest research in social psychology—and on three years of “undercover” work at used car lots, fundraising...
by Laura | Feb 14, 2011
At first glance I thought this book looked like one of hundreds of books out there promising to guide you to greater happiness and fulfillment. Early on Daniel Gilbert makes it clear that if you’re looking for that kind of a book you’ll have to move to the...
