Steven Sloman with Drazen Prelec -The Knowledge Illusion
When:
Tuesday, May 09, 2017 6:00p -
7:00p
Tuesday, May 09, 2017 6:00p -
7:00p
Where:
The MIT Press Bookstore
301 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Business, Lectures & Conferences, Tech
Event website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/steven-sloman-in-discussion-with-drazen-prelec-the-knowledge-illusion-tickets-31725158804
The MIT Press Bookstore presents Steven Sloman, Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences at Brown University, in conversation with Drazen Prelec, Professor of Management Science and Economics at MIT's Sloan School of Management, discussing Steven Sloman's new book, "The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone," at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, May 9, at the Bookstore.
The human mind is both brilliant and pathetic. We have mastered fire, created democratic institutions, stood on the moon, and sequenced our genome. And yet each of us is error prone, sometimes irrational, and often ignorant. In "The Knowledge Illusion," cognitive scientists Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach argue that we survive and thrive despite our mental shortcomings because we live in a rich community of knowledge. The key to our intelligence lies in the people and things around us.
This event includes a book signing. Books will be on sale at the event for 20% off, or you can purchase an event ticket that includes a discounted book.
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