The unpersuadables : adventures with the enemies of science /

Interweaves personal memoir and investigative journalism with the latest neuroscience and experimental psychology research to reveal how the stories individuals tell themselves about the world shape their beliefs, leading to self-deception, toxic partisanship, and science denial.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Storr, Will (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : The Overlook Press, 2014.
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Description
Summary:Interweaves personal memoir and investigative journalism with the latest neuroscience and experimental psychology research to reveal how the stories individuals tell themselves about the world shape their beliefs, leading to self-deception, toxic partisanship, and science denial.
Physical Description:355 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-345) and index.
ISBN:9781468308181 (alk. paper)
1468308181 (alk. paper)