Posts Tagged ‘kluge’

There is no Law in the ‘Law’ of Attraction

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Beliefs, Books, Consumerism, Marketing, Money, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Spin, The Brain, Videos | Jan 30, 2009 | Tags: abraham, consciousness, fooled by randomness, geoff covin, hudson river plane crash, kluge, law of attraction, malcolm galdwell, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, NYT, NYT bestseler, oprah, outliers, personal development, rhonda byrne, secret, slef help, success, success formula, talent is overrated, the secret, us airways | View Comments

Laws are not selective, unless you’re either rich, powerful, a celebrity , politically connected, or know someone who is when you break one. Gravity is a law. It works 100% of the time with no excuses whether you like it or not. In fact, you don’t have to buy a book or movie to see ...Read more.

Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Books, Psychology, The Brain | Oct 24, 2008 | Tags: gary marcus, kluge, lena phoneix | View Comments

This book review was contributed by Lena Phoenix: Kluge is a slang term for “a clumsy or inelegant solution to a problem.” In this new book, Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind, psychologist Gary Marcus argues that the human mind itself is a kluge, and then goes on to discuss how this explains ...Read more.

Are Political Scare Tactics Becoming Impotent?

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Books, Politics, Psychology, Religion, The Brain, Videos | Oct 13, 2008 | Tags: barack obama, current events, economic crisis, economic distress, economy, election, fear mongering, john mccain, kluge, political conventions, political rallies, politics of fear, presidential election, race baiting, sarah palin, scare tactics, stock market, stocks | View Comments

Something very cool seems to be happening in politics. It seems like the old politics of fear aren’t working as well as they used to in the current presidential election campaigns. Maybe people have finally been so pummeled with lies in such a short period of time that they’re less inclined to swallow a mouthful ...Read more.