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The data and facts in this book are stunning. Thirty thousand people kill themselves every year in the US... 30,000, which is more than ten times the number of Americans who died on 9/11. The hidden brain is strong and stealthy, making families feel more secure with guns, when in fact they are more at risk of hurting themselves. This is just a small insight into this facinating book. However I do wish there was more at the end regarding how to curb the hidden brain than the one page designated to it. Still I suppose just the awareness of it and it's power is a great start.
If I had read this when it came out it would have rocked my word but this well trod territory 11 years later.
It was years ago. I was working on a billing system. It was designed to bill based on the amount of time used. It billed in six second increments – 10ths of a minute. It was late, and I noticed something odd. There was a bit of math, but it didn’t add up – or rather it added up a bit too much. It’s typical to have to adjust mathematical errors in code. If someone started and ended in the same tick, you charge them for not zero ticks, as end minus start would imply if they’re the same. Instead, you add one to the math equation to say that there was non-zero utilization. However, the code was written in a way that added this adjustment in twice. As a result, the billing was always two tenths of a minute at minimum.
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This reminds me of when I took my social psychology class. The interaction between people and how it affects their choices, that happen to be really influenced by unseen forces. I found the example interesting, especially the dementia case where the regards for social norms went out the window. I also liked the laydown of the facts on what really can harm us as in the fact that dying by suicide is a high probability for people, especially police officers.
Yet this book had issues, the work, for one thing, didn't say anything new. The points he made seem to go on tangents that lead nowhere except for being interesting.
Overall it was an interesting read filled with detail that may be too much at sometimes and not nessacary new information.
Yet this book had issues, the work, for one thing, didn't say anything new. The points he made seem to go on tangents that lead nowhere except for being interesting.
Overall it was an interesting read filled with detail that may be too much at sometimes and not nessacary new information.
I technically didn't finish, I only read 6 chapters, but I doubt I will finish it.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
This was fascinating and terrifying at the same time.
I really wanted to like this book, but it turns out that I much prefer Shankar Vedantam’s storytelling on the radio as opposed to book form. It’s not a bad book; just didn’t capture my attention to like the bits I hear on the radio.
challenging
informative
medium-paced
informative
medium-paced