Frank Partnoy demonstrates that decisions of all kinds benefit from being made at the last possible moment. The art of knowing how long you can afford to delay before committing is at the heart of many a great decision-whether in a...
PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology
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Author:Partnoy, FrankSummary: -
Author:Hippel, William vonSummary:Bill von Hippel traces human development through three critical evolutionary inflection points to explain how events in our distant past shape our lives today. From the mundane, such as why we exaggerate, to the surprising, such as why...
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Author:Dallan, ArsenSummary:This important book unveils how the pleasure principle has taken humanity hostage to the powers of branding and consumerism, steering our most basic desires. Radically re-evaluating the notion of pleasure and arguing for a deep societal...
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Author:Gladwell, MalcolmSummary:Malcolm Gladwell argues that something is very wrong with the tools and strategies we use to make sense of people we don't know. And because we don't know how to talk to strangers, we are inviting conflict and misunderstanding...
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Author:Cavanagh, Sarah RoseSummary:We have always been a social species, and the advent of social media has amplified these tendencies. This can be positive, but it can also create political polarization and promote conspiracy theories. Cavanagh leaves no stone unturned...
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Author:Gladwell, MalcolmSummary:Malcolm Gladwell examines battlefields, the minds of cancer researchers and civil rights leaders, and successful and unsuccessful classrooms to demonstrate how we misunderstand the meaning of advantages and disadvantages.
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Author:Whitty, Monica T.Summary:An important new BPS Textbook in Psychology exploring the interactions between individuals, societies, and digital technologies -Outlines key theories and empirical research within cyberpsychology and provides critical assessments of...
