Watchman's Rattle Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction

Name: Watchman's Rattle Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction
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ISBN: 9781593156053

ISBN-10: 1593156057

ISBN-13: 9781593156053

Edition: 2010

Authors: Rebecca Costa

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Why does it feel as if our most challenging problems today--worldwide recession, global warming, fast-spreading viruses, water and food shortages, poverty--aren't being solved? What if our brain has limits that prevent it from solving such complex problems? If ancient civilizations collapsed because they, too, hit a cognitive limitation, are we headed for a similar collapse? Can it be prevented? These are the questions Rebecca Costa confronts--and offers a solution to--in her intriguing and game-changing book,The Watchman's Rattle.Costa believes that the mounting complexity of a problem can outpace the brain's ability to absorb and address it. With compelling evidence, she shows how we tend…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Vanguard Press
Publication date: 10/12/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



A Note from the Publisher


Foreword



Introduction



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


Acknowledgments


Further Reading


Notes


Index


About the Author