#Cognitive Science

2 books tagged with cognitive science, sorted by rating.

Deep Survival

by Laurence Gonzales

5/5

Survival & Preparedness Psychology & Behavioral Science

Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

4/5

Self-Help & Personal Growth Business & Leadership

Deep Survival

by Laurence Gonzales

5/5

Part journalism, part neuroscience, part personal story, Gonzales investigates why some people walk out of impossible situations while others — often more experienced — perish. Drawing on accident reports, survivor interviews, and cognitive science, Deep Survival is the definitive book on the psychology of staying alive.

Survival & Preparedness Psychology & Behavioral Science

Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

4/5

Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical.

Self-Help & Personal Growth Business & Leadership