Name: Being Wrong
ISBN: 9780061176043

Kathryn Schulz

Explains what it means to be right or wrong and why it matters so much to people, arguing that the tendency to make mistakes is an essential part of human intelligence.

Adventures in the Margin of Error

Being Wrong

Being wrong is an inescapable part of being alive. And yet, we go through life tacitly assuming that we are right about nearly everything - from our political beliefs to our private memories, from our grasp of scientific fact to the merits of our favourite team. This book looks at why this conviction has such a powerful grip on us.

Being Wrong Adventures in the Margin of Error