Being Wrong
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3.5 • 26 Ratings
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
“Both wise and clever, full of fun and surprise about a topic so central to our lives that we almost never even think about it.”
—Bill McKibben, author of Earth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet
In the tradition of The Wisdom of Crowds and Predictably Irrational comes Being Wrong, an illuminating exploration of what it means to be in error, and why homo sapiens tend to tacitly assume (or loudly insist) that they are right about most everything. Kathryn Schulz, editor of Grist magazine, argues that error is the fundamental human condition and should be celebrated as such. Guiding the reader through the history and psychology of error, from Socrates to Alan Greenspan, Being Wrong will change the way you perceive screw-ups, both of the mammoth and daily variety, forever.
Customer Reviews
Seriously?
I’m curious about the subject and scope of this book, but the author or maybe just the writing feel very outdated and sort of weirdly offensive? Like a difficult uncle at the holidays? A beautiful young woman or a “distinctly less attractive older woman”? About silhouettes? Really? These creepy ways the author has of speaking finally overcame my ability to tolerate or enjoy the work. Feels like reading a pop non fiction book from the 90s. I might blame the editor, for either over or under-doing this one to its detriment.