Thoughtlessly thoughtless

• Autores: Graham Lawton
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3156, 2017, págs. 28-35
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • People's mental lassitude is particularly shocking given that they pride themselves on being Homo sapiens, the thinking ape. The truth is, they are simply doing what people have always done. The human brain has been honed by millions of years of evolution--and it is extraordinary. However, thinking is costly in terms of time and energy, so their ancestors evolved a whole range of cognitive shortcuts. These helped them survive and thrive in a hazardous world. Here, Lawton features several effortlessly ideas that are often misguided.