Turi Munthe WHY WE THINK WHAT WE THINK

Why We Think What We Think

Without knowing it, almost all our opinions - whether we believe in God or in ghosts, our views on sex or animal rights or immigration, our basic sense of what's right - are shaped by an astounding web of hidden forces. The age-old idea that our views are forged by reason and evidence alone is wrong: we are influenced by everything from the quirks of distant history, through the lines of our genetic code, to the geology of where we grew up.
This eye-opening book takes us through culture, biology, geography, history, psychology and much more to uncover the hidden DNA of our opinions.

Packed with surprising stories and counterintuitive discoveries, Why We Think What We Think does more than reveal how our beliefs are formed. By showing where our beliefs really come from, it invites us to step outside our own assumptions - and learn how to think more clearly, and more generously, about the world we all share.

Turi Munthe

Turi Munthe is a journalist and policy analyst turned media entrepreneur, who has written for theEconomist, theGuardian and the TLS and appeared on the BBC, CNN and Fox News. He founded Demotix, the largest network of photojournalists in the world, and Parlia, an encyclopaedia of opinion.

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