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A humbling and illuminating exploration of why brilliant minds make foolish mistakes, and how to cultivate the intellectual humility needed to avoid them. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Intelligence Trap.
- illuminating
- humbling
- intellectually stimulating
- curious
- 01
You are Not So Smart
David Mcraney
A playful, humbling tour through the many ways your brain tricks you into thinking you're a rational human being.
- 02
Why smart people do dumb things
Mortimer R. Feinberg · 1995
An accessible, psychological exploration of the cognitive blind spots that trip up even the sharpest minds.
- 03
You are now less dumb
David McRaney
A witty, humbling tour through the funhouse mirror of your own mind that proves you aren't nearly as rational as you think.
- 04
The elephant in the brain
Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson
A cheerful but ruthless dismantling of every noble motive you thought you had.
- 05
The art of thinking clearly
Rolf Dobelli
A brisk, humbling, and ultimately empowering field guide to outsmarting your own irrational brain.
- 06
How we learn
Benedict Carey
A reassuring, science-backed permission slip to stop cramming and start letting your brain learn the way it actually wants to.
- 07
Idiot brain
Dean Burnett
A hilarious, forgiving tour through the messy, glitchy, and utterly fascinating hardware inside your skull.
- 08
The misinformation age
Cailin O'Connor
An analytical deep dive into the social machinery that allows false beliefs to thrive in the modern world.
- 09
The wisdom of psychopaths
Kevin Dutton
A provocative, darkly fascinating romp through the human brain that asks if a little bit of ruthlessness might actually be a good thing.
- 10
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson
A fascinating, slightly uncomfortable mirror held up to the human mind's endless capacity for self-deception.
- 11
The Organized Mind
Daniel J. Levitin
A clarifying deep dive into the brain's mechanics that offers a scientific life raft for the chronically overwhelmed.
- 12
Delusions of gender
Cordelia Fine
A witty, razor-sharp dismantling of the junk science that insists men and women are biologically wired to be fundamentally different.
