How did the mind evolve? How does the human mind differ from the minds of our ancestors, and from the minds of our nearest relatives, the apes? What are the universal features of the human mind, and why are they designed the way they are? If our minds are built by selfish genes, why are we so cooper[...]

Drawing on a wide range of scientific research, from anthropology and psychology to neuroscience and artificial intelligence, this text takes the reader on a journey into the human heart.[...]

Jacques Lacan's thinking revolutionised the theory and practice of psychoanalysis and had a major impact in fields as diverse as film studies, literary criticism, feminist theory and philosophy. Yet his writings are notorious for their complexity and idiosyncratic style. Emphasising the clinical bas[...]

We must make judgments all the time when we can t be certain of the risks. Should we have that elective surgery? Trust the advice of our financial adviser? Take that new job we ve been offered? How worried should we be about terrorist attacks? In this lively and groundbreaking book, pioneering resea[...]

There is a special kind of intelligence for dealing with risk and uncertainty. It doesn't correlate with IQ and most psychologists fail to spot it because it is found in such a disparate, rag-tag group of people such as weather-forecasters, professional gamblers and hedge-fund managers. This book s[...]

Uppfanns den romantiska kärleken av medeltida skalder eller ligger den i människans natur? Blir du verkligen lycklig av att vinna på lotteri? Är det möjligt att bygga robotar som har känslor?

Dessa och många andra brännande frågor utforskas i Kort om känslor . Boken är en guide[...]

Do you want to be at the cutting edge of this dynamic and exciting subject?  This text delivers the latest research, current thinking and practice, and looks at future trends, as well as covering new topics such as effectuation, entrepreneurial opportunities and habitual entrepreneurs'.This highly [...]