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The Irrational Ape Why Flawed Logic Puts Us All at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World

Paperback • 2020 • English

The Irrational Ape Why Flawed Logic Puts Us All at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World

By David Robert Grimes

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Why flawed logic puts us all at risk, and how critical thinking can save the world. It may seem a big claim, but knowing how to think clearly and critically has literally helped save the world. In September 1983, at the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union's early warning system showed five US missiles heading towards the country. Stanislaw Petrov knew his duty: he was to inform Moscow that nuclear war had begun, so that they could launch an immediate and devastating response. Instead, he ma...Show more

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9781471178283

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Simon & Schuster, Limited

Published year

2020

Language

English

Original title

The Irrational Ape Why Flawed Logic Puts Us All at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World

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Paperback

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