The watchman's rattle, thinking our way out of extinction, Rebecca D. Costa ; with a foreword by E.O. Wilson
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The watchman's rattle, thinking our way out of extinction, Rebecca D. Costa ; with a foreword by E.O. Wilson
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
The watchman's rattle
Nature of contents
bibliography
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535492255
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Rebecca D. Costa ; with a foreword by E.O. Wilson
Sub title
thinking our way out of extinction
Summary
Explains why the human brain has such difficulty dealing with complex global problems and provides a method for surmounting these limitations in order to end the blights of worldwide recession, global warming, fast-spreading viruses, famine, and poverty
Table Of Contents
A pattern of complexity and collapse: why civilizations spiral -- Evolution's gift: a breakthrough in neuroscience -- The sovereignty of supermemes: the power of beliefs -- Irrational opposition: the first supermeme -- The personalization of blame: the second supermeme -- Counterfeit correlation: the third supermeme -- Silo thinking: the fourth supermeme -- Extreme economics: the fifth supermeme -- Surmounting the supermemes: rational solutions in an irrational world -- Awareness and action: a tactical approach -- Bridging the gap: building better brains -- Invoking insight: conditions conducive to cognition -- On the threshold
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