Monthly Archives: August 2010
The Invisible Gorilla
by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons, authors of The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us (Crown Archetype, 2010) More than a decade ago, when we did the experiment that inspired the name of our book, we had no … Continue reading
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The Myth of the Mid-Life Crisis, and the Real Search for Fulfillment
by Susan Krauss Whitbourne, author of The Search for Fulfillment: Revolutionary New Research That Reveals the Secret to Long-term Happiness (Ballantine, 2010) Read Whitbourne’s recent post, “Why We Love Betty White”, on Psychology Today. It gives me great pleasure to tell … Continue reading
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The Occult and the Making of American Religion
by Mitch Horowitz, author of Occult America: White House Seances, Ouija Circles, Masons, and the Secret Mystic History of Our Nation (Bantam hardcover 2009, Bantam trade paperback October 2010). In 1970, philosopher Jacob Needleman opened a new discussion about religion … Continue reading
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