Why We're Wrong About Nearly EverythingWhy We're Wrong About Nearly Everything
a Theory of Human Misunderstanding
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Book, 2019
Current format, Book, 2019, First US edition, Available .Book, 2019
Current format, Book, 2019, First US edition, Available . Offered in 0 more formatsA leading social researcher explains why humans so consistently misunderstand the outside world
How often are women harassed? What percentage of the population are immigrants? How bad is unemployment? These questions are important, but most of us get the answers wrong. Research shows that people often wildly misunderstand the state of the world, regardless of age, sex, or education. And though the internet brings us unprecedented access to information, there's little evidence we're any better informed because of it.
We may blame cognitive bias or fake news, but neither tells the complete story. In Why We're Wrong About Nearly Everything, Bobby Duffy draws on his research into public perception across more than forty countries, offering a sweeping account of the stubborn problem of human delusion: how society breeds it, why it will never go away, and what our misperceptions say about what we really believe.
We won't always know the facts, but they still matter. Why We're Wrong About Nearly Everything is mandatory reading for anyone interested making humankind a little bit smarter.
The author investigates public misperceptions, the factors influencing how and what people think about the world, and how misperceptions develop and spread. He describes how people get things wrong about their societies and how they can get them right by becoming more aware of the realities their decisions are based on. He discusses delusions about health, sex, money, immigration, religion, safety and security, politics, Brexit, Donald Trump, the internet, and global poverty and health. Annotation ©2020 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
A leading social researcher shares scholarly insights into the sources of misinformation in today’s highly connected world, examining public perceptions in more than 40 countries to explain the role of society in shaping human beliefs. 25,000 first printing.
How often are women harassed? What percentage of the population are immigrants? How bad is unemployment? These questions are important, but most of us get the answers wrong. Research shows that people often wildly misunderstand the state of the world, regardless of age, sex, or education. And though the internet brings us unprecedented access to information, there's little evidence we're any better informed because of it.
We may blame cognitive bias or fake news, but neither tells the complete story. In Why We're Wrong About Nearly Everything, Bobby Duffy draws on his research into public perception across more than forty countries, offering a sweeping account of the stubborn problem of human delusion: how society breeds it, why it will never go away, and what our misperceptions say about what we really believe.
We won't always know the facts, but they still matter. Why We're Wrong About Nearly Everything is mandatory reading for anyone interested making humankind a little bit smarter.
The author investigates public misperceptions, the factors influencing how and what people think about the world, and how misperceptions develop and spread. He describes how people get things wrong about their societies and how they can get them right by becoming more aware of the realities their decisions are based on. He discusses delusions about health, sex, money, immigration, religion, safety and security, politics, Brexit, Donald Trump, the internet, and global poverty and health. Annotation ©2020 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
A leading social researcher shares scholarly insights into the sources of misinformation in today’s highly connected world, examining public perceptions in more than 40 countries to explain the role of society in shaping human beliefs. 25,000 first printing.
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