

You Are Not So Smart
You Are Not So Smart
You Are Not So Smart is a show about psychology that celebrates science and self delusion. In each episode, we explore what we've learned so far about reasoning, biases, judgments, and decision-making.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the You Are Not So Smart podcast:

#1 Mentioned in 27 episodes
How Minds Change
The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion

#2 Mentioned in 7 episodes
You are now less dumb
How to Conquer Mob Mentality, How to Buy Happiness, and All the Other Ways to Outsmart Yourself

#3 Mentioned in 7 episodes
You are not so smart
Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself

#4 Mentioned in 4 episodes
The Invisible Gorilla
How Our Intuitions Deceive Us

#5 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Sapiens
A Brief History of Humankind

#6 Mentioned in 2 episodes
When Prophecy Fails

#7 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Dreamland
The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic

#8 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Easy Crafts for the Insane

#9 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Align Your Mind

#10 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Demon-Haunted World

#11 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Science of Stuck

#12 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Thinking, Fast and Slow

#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Fahrenheit 451

#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
A Culture of Growth
The Origins of the Modern Economy
#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Meltdown, Why Our Systems Fail and What We Can Do About It
Why Our Systems Fail and What We Can Do About It

#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Normal Accidents
Living with High-Risk Technologies

#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Broca's Brain
Reflections on the Romance of Science

#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Ideology in America
#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Cascades
How to Create a Movement That Drives Transformational Change

#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Power of Habit
Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business