The Optimist's Telescope : : Thinking Ahead in a Reckless age
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Bina Venkataraman, a former senior advisor in the Obama administration, led efforts to build partnerships between government and business to combat climate change, and she learned firsthand that we have forgotten how to talk about thinking ahead. Drawing from her own experience and new research in biology, psychology, economics, and beyond, she identifies the most effective ways people can learn to think clearly about long-term decisions. She explains the crucial roles that biology, the environment, and culture play in our decision-making, and she highlights the surprisingly human and achievable changes people can implement in their lives to make smarter, more thoughtful choices.
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good submitted by desaihardik87 on August 29, 2019, 3:12pm its an amazing book. enjoyed it
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Penguin Audio, [2019]
Year Published: 2019
Description: 8 audio discs (approximately 10 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: Book on CD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781984888815
1984888811
SUBJECTS
Decision making -- Social aspects.
Risk -- Sociological aspects.
Forecasting.