The trap of intelligence

Smart people are not only susceptible to making mistakes like anyone else, but they may be more susceptible to them than anyone else. This is the "trap of intelligence," the subject of David Robson's remarkable and provocative book. "The Trap of Intelligence" explores evolving ideas in our understanding of intelligence and experience, including "strategic ignorance," "superior forgetting," and "executive foolishness." Robson reveals the astonishing ways even the brightest minds and talented organizations can go wrong, from some of Thomas Edison's worst ideas to failures at NASA, Nokia, and the FBI, and offers practical advice to avoid mistakes based on lessons learned from evidence-based wisdom.