Matthew Hutson (2)
Auteur de The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane
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The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane (2012) 164 exemplaires
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Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- c. 1978
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- New York City, New York, USA
- Études
- Brown University (BS ∙ Cognitive Neuroscience)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS ∙ Science Writing) - Professions
- science writer
technology writer
freelance writer
news editor
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 8
- Membres
- 257
- Popularité
- #89,245
- Évaluation
- 3.2
- Critiques
- 4
- ISBN
- 17
- Langues
- 2
In this book Hutson looks at seven different ways in which people still do this in everyday life. From the wearing of lucky socks to football games as your team seems to do better when you're wearing them, to the habit of touching wood for luck and the way that people still believe in destiny and fate, Hutson covers them all. But by using science and he shows just how what seems to be a coincidence isn't.
Generally it was worth a read, and he has some interesting examples and theories to outline his hypothesis, but it really doesn't conclude with any revelations or recommendations. Well written though and an easy read.
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