TY - BOOK AU - Sloman,Steven A. AU - Fernbach,Philip TI - The knowledge illusion: why we never think alone SN - 9780399184352 AV - B105.T54 S56 2017 U1 - 153.4/2 23 PY - 2017/// CY - New York PB - Riverhead Books KW - Thought and thinking KW - Knowledge, Sociology of KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Ignorance and the community of knowledge -- What we know -- Why we think -- How we think -- Why we think what isn't so -- Thinking with our bodies and the world -- Thinking with other people -- Thinking with technology -- Thinking about science -- Thinking about politics -- The new definition of smart -- Making people smart -- Making smarter decisions -- Appraising ignorance and illusion N2 - "Two cognitive scientists explain how the human brain relies on the communal nature of intelligence and knowledge, constantly gathering information and expertise stored outside our mind and bodies, to overcome its shortcomings of being error prone, irrational and often ignorant,"--NoveList ER -