In his first book, “A Field Guide to Thinking Errors: Using Neuroscience to Classify, Avoid, and Exploit Our Biases,” André Golard explains that all people are prone to errors in thinking, such as confirmation bias and loss aversion, and offers readers tools to identify and counter the errors they are most likely to commit. He also discusses the brain circuitry involved in thinking errors. Image: Amazon.com
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