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The intelligence trap : why smart people make dumb mistakes / by Robson, David G.,author.(CARDINAL)785244;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-309) and index.The downsides of intelligence : how a high -- IQ, education and expertise can fuel stupidity -- The rise and fall of the termites : what intelligence is ; and what it is not -- Entangled arguments : the dangers of "dysrationalia' -- The curse of knowledge : the beauty and fragility of the expert mind -- Escaping the intelligence trap : a toolkit for reasoning and decision making -- Moral algebra : towards the science of evidence-based wisdom -- Your emotional compass : the power of self-reflection -- A bullshit detection kit : how to recognise lies and misinformation -- The art of successful learning : how evidence-based wisdom can improve your memory -- Tortoises and hares : why smart people fail to learn -- The benefits of eating bitter : East Asian education and the three principles of deep learning -- The folly and wisdom of the crowd : how teams and organisations can avoid the intelligence trap -- The makings of a "dream team' : how to build a supergroup -- Stupidity spreading like wildfire : why disasters occur ; and how to stop them."An eye-opening examination of the stupid things smart people do -- and how to cultivate skills to protect ourselves from error"-- From book jacket.
Subjects: Intellect.; Fallibility.;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 13
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The age of fallibility : the consequences of the war on terror / by Soros, George.(CARDINAL)755444;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Civilization, Modern; National characteristics, American.; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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History's biggest blunders : and the people who made them / by Whitelaw, Ian,1953-author.(CARDINAL)544113;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-256).A chronologically arranged compendium of some of history's biggest mistakes. Chapters include: Humankind domesticates plants and animals, Choosing Caligula as Emperor, the Pope excommunicates Martin Luther, Hitler invades the Soviet Union, the Vietnam War, and Repealing the Glass-Steagall Act.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Fallibility.; History; History;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Better by mistake : the unexpected benefits of being wrong / by Tugend, Alina.(CARDINAL)502489;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-284) and index.(Mis)understanding and (re)defining mistakes : what is a mistake? -- It starts early : how our children learn from blunders -- "Fail often, fast, and cheap" : mistakes in the workplace -- It's not brain surgery-- but what if it is? : learning from medicine -- Lessons from the cockpit : aviation's approach to errors -- Blaming you, blaming me : men, women, and mistakes -- You say mistake, I say lesson : different cultures, different approaches -- I want to apologize : saying "I'm sorry."Outlines a provocative approach to improving one's life by embracing mistakes, citing cutting-edge behavioral studies and high-profile examples to reveal the importance of sincere apologies and taking responsibility.
Subjects: Errors.; Failure (Psychology); Fallibility.; Success;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Scatterbrain : how the mind's mistakes make humans creative, innovative, and successful / by Beck, Henning,1983-author.(CARDINAL)813090; Crook, Becky L.,translator.(CARDINAL)350916;
Forgetting -- Learning -- Memory -- Blackout -- Time -- Boredom -- Distraction -- Mathematics -- Decisions -- Selection -- Pigeonholing -- Motivation -- Creativity -- Perfectionism."In this mind-bending book, an esteemed neuroscientist explains why perfectionism is pointless - and argues that mistakes, missteps, and flaws are the keys to success. Remember that time you screwed up simple math or forgot the name of your favorite song? What if someone told you that such embarrassing "brain farts" are actually secret weapons, proof of your superiority to computers and AI? In Scatterbrain, we learn that boredom awakens the muse, distractions spark creativity, and misjudging time creates valuable memories, among other benefits of our faulty minds. Throughout, award-winning neuroscientist Henning Beck's hilarious asides and brain-boosting advice make for delightful reading of the most cutting-edge neuroscience our brains will (maybe never) remember."--Publisher's website.Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-328).
Subjects: Errors; Fallibility.; Neurosciences;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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Being wrong : adventures in the margin of error / by Schulz, Kathryn.(CARDINAL)590771;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-391) and index.The idea of error. Wrongology ; Two models of wrongness -- The origins of error. Our senses ; Our minds, part one: Knowing, not knowing, and making it up ; Our minds, part two: Belief ; Our minds, part three: Evidence ; Our society ; The allure of certainty -- The experience of error. Being wrong ; How wrong? ; Denial and acceptance ; Heartbreak ; Transformation -- Embracing error. The paradox of error ; The optimistic meta-induction from the history of everything.Journalist "explores why we find it so gratifying to be right and so maddening to be mistaken, and how this attitude toward error corrodes relationships." She claims that "error is both a given and a gift -- one that can transform our worldviews, our relationships, and, most profoundly, ourselves."
Subjects: Decision making; Error.; Fallibility.; Philosophical anthropology.;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 12
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Camilla / by L'Engle, Madeleine.(CARDINAL)143768;
Fifteen-year-old Camilla gains new maturity through her relationship with her best friend's brother and the growing realization that her parents are fallible individuals.
Subjects: Parent and child; Family problems;
© 2009., Farrar Straus Giroux,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Camilla. by L'Engle, Madeleine.(CARDINAL)143768;
Fifteen-year-old Camilla gains new maturity through her relationship with her best friend's brother and the growing realization that her parents are fallible individuals.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Parent and child;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Imperfect presidents : tales of misadventure and triumph / by Cullen, Jim,1962-(CARDINAL)208862;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-213) and index.Foreword : the president we want -- Prologue : General Washington fumbles his glasses -- Vice President-Elect Jefferson stabs a friend in the back -- Former President Adams can't stop gagging -- Representative Lincoln smears a preacher -- "Gentleman Boss" Arthur bites the hand that feeds him -- Dude T.R. enters the arena -- F.D.R. courts disaster -- "Landslide Lyndon" takes a position -- Vice President Ford stumbles at the gate -- "The Gipper" loses one -- "Slick Willie" slips and falls -- Epilogue : President Bush fumbles an invasion -- Afterword : the president we need.
Subjects: Biographies.; Anecdotes.; Presidents; Presidents; Errors; Fallibility; Character;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Bolitar's game : Back spin ; The final detail ; Darkest fear / by Coben, Harlan,1962-(CARDINAL)346011;
The heart of the novel is the fallible but infinitely appealing, accessible figure of Myron Bolitar--a don Quixote complete with knee brace and cell phone, ready to take on the world's problems.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Fiction.; Bolitar, Myron (Fictitious character);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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