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The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes
by David Robson
The only issue I had with this book is that I took way too long to finally read it. It's such an amazing book! I've had it for months and forgot about it, but when I found it the other day, I binged it in about a day or two. Robson provides answers to one of the most baffling situations we encounter on a regular basis, "How can intelligent people be so dumb?" Robson dives into the cognitive psychology of why this happens, and I also loved the chapter about how IQ isn't necessarily a great measuring tool for intelligence.
This book is extremely relevant as I finish it in 2020 as we head into 2021. This year, we've seen countless doctors deny covid science. We see conspiracy theorists like QAnon point to doctors and other academics who help push their wild theories. If you're wondering how someone can get a doctorate and still be completely irrational in some aspects, this book is for you. One of the biggest fallacies we run into is the appeal to authority, and this book provides a great argument for why we sometimes have to be skeptical of the ones we deem as "intelligent".
This book is extremely relevant as I finish it in 2020 as we head into 2021. This year, we've seen countless doctors deny covid science. We see conspiracy theorists like QAnon point to doctors and other academics who help push their wild theories. If you're wondering how someone can get a doctorate and still be completely irrational in some aspects, this book is for you. One of the biggest fallacies we run into is the appeal to authority, and this book provides a great argument for why we sometimes have to be skeptical of the ones we deem as "intelligent".