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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER *WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER * Bestselling author Andy Borowitz, “one of the funniest people in America” (CBS Sunday Morning), brilliantly “chronicles our embrace of anti-intellectualism” (Walter Isaacson) in modern American...

Knowledge is a big subject, says Stuart Firestein, but ignorance is a bigger one. And it is ignorance - not knowledge - that is the true engine of science. Most of us have a false impression of science as a surefire, deliberate, step-by-step method for finding things out and getting things done. In fact, says Firestein, more often than not, science is like looking for a black cat in a dark room, and there may not be a cat in the room.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A shockingly counterintuitive book of trivia that cuts through the misconceptions that most of us call “facts” to show how wrong we are about . . . well, everything. “Trivia buffs and know-it-alls alike will exult to find so much repeatable wisdom gathered in...

Throughout history, every age has thought of itself as more knowledgeable than the last. Renaissance humanists viewed the Middle Ages as an era of darkness, Enlightenment thinkers tried to sweep superstition away with reason, the modern welfare state sought to slay the “giant” of ignorance, and in today’s hyperconnected world seemingly limitless information is available on demand. But what about the knowledge lost over the centuries? Are we really any less ignorant than our ancestors?

Just when you thought that it was safe to start showing off again, John Lloyd and John Mitchinson are back with another busload of mistakes and misunderstandings. Here is a new collection of simple, perfectly obvious questions you'll be quite certain you know the answers to. Whether it's history, science, sports, geography, literature, language, medicine, the classics, or common wisdom, you'll be astonished to discover that everything you thought you knew is still hopelessly wrong. 

Why does philosophy exist? Perhaps because human beings are the only creatures aware of their own ignorance. In Consciousness and Ignorance, Agustín Galán explores one of the most fundamental yet rarely examined dimensions of human existence: the limits of knowledge. Ignorance, far from being merely a defect of the human mind, emerges here as a structural condition of consciousness—and perhaps even of reality itself. This book proposes what the author calls a philosophical theory of ignorance, or agnoiology: a systematic reflection on the role of ignorance in philosophy and in human ...

Kelli Reynolds loves creating stories more than anything in the world. But on Callisto, a generative AI company called Inspiration owns everything, including all the media, and only Inspiration determines which stories can be told. Kelli has a rare and coveted job where her autism is to her advantage: She precisely edits AI output into "appropriate" stories for Inspiration's massive TV audience. Her proudest creation is the pirate Orlando—a dashing do-gooder based on stories she used to tell friends.

In Ignorance and Bliss, the acclaimed essayist and historian of ideas Mark Lilla offers an absorbing psychological diagnosis of the human will not to know. With erudition and brio, Lilla ranges from the Book of Genesis and Plato's dialogues to Sufi parables and Sigmund Freud, revealing the paradoxes of hiding truth from ourselves.

Struggling to start conversations? Constantly becoming tongue-tied around colleagues, close friends or even family? Ever wanted to talk with people but didn’t know what to say? Afraid of being embarrassed by saying the “wrong” thing?Painfully shy growing up, Tim Chang experienced the same problems. Then, from days spent combing through books at his mother’s bookstore, almost by chance he discovered the secrets to overcoming the very mindset that was holding him back. In his book, The Power of Small Talk, Tim shares the simple yet powerful methods he has learned and applied for ...

The West does not know better than African nations how an economy should be run. By laying bare the myths and realities of our tangled economic history, Africonomics moves from Western ignorance to African knowledge.

The Catholic Church has certainly been afflicted by a crisis of faith in recent decades. But is this a crisis that began with the reforms of Vatican II, as some claim? Or has this crisis been festering at the heart of society and the Church for centuries before Vatican II, and ultimately is not rooted in liturgical reforms or conciliar declarations, but something much deeper? By exploring the encyclicals of the last several hundred years, Ignorance of Things Divine follows the thread of the crisis through the centuries, revealing how the Magisterium identified it long ago—and provided a ...

When Hugh MacLeod was a struggling young copywriter living in a YMCA, he started to doodle on the backs of business cards while sitting at a bar. Those cartoons eventually led to a popular blog - gapingvoid.com - and a reputation for pithy insight and humor, in both words and pictures. MacLeod has opinions on everything from marketing to the meaning of life, but one of his main subjects is creativity. How do new ideas emerge in a cynical, risk-averse world?

“Kundera once more delivers a seductive, intelligent entertainment … [with] elegance and grace.” — Washington Post Book World “Nothing short of masterful.” — Newsweek A brilliant novel set in contemporary Prague, by one of the most distinguished writers of our time. A man and a...

The forces of evil are weakening as the conspiracy which set a civil war in motion is exposed. Those in the dark recesses of power face their greatest test as do the prepared men and women who will do anything to save their homeland. But is it enough to stitch together a nation torn apart.

Theory of Difference The secret of life is that it has no single secret—but rather an infinity of them, each irreducibly different. The idea of an “eternal return of differences” arises from contemporary scientific visions of the cosmos, where everything is connected to everything else within an inextricable web of indeterminacy governed by what we call chance—a concept that may ultimately be another name for ignorance, and therefore the very foundation of freedom. In Theory of Difference, Agustín Galán explores a series of striking philosophical paradoxes inspired by modern ...

What you don’t know is already hurting you. Right now, the enemy is launching silent attacks, feeding on your blind spots, and manipulating the gaps in your understanding—all while you pray and wonder why nothing changes. Ignorance is not innocence—it’s vulnerability. The devil doesn’t need your permission to attack; he just needs your lack of knowledge. When spiritual truths are hidden, confusion reigns. Marriages crumble, destinies derail, and cycles of bondage repeat—not because God is absent, but because knowledge is missing. If you’ve ever asked, “Why do I keep fighting...

IGNORAMUS The Latin expression Ignoramus et ignorabimus (“we do not know—and we shall not know”) was famously invoked by the nineteenth-century physiologist Emil du Bois-Reymond in his lecture on The Seven Enigmas of the Universe. In it, he argued that when human thought reaches its logical limits, some fundamental problems concerning the nature and functioning of the universe may prove permanently insoluble. Since then, the phrase has often been regarded as a motto of modern agnosticism. Despite the extraordinary advances of contemporary science—from quantum physics to precision ...

Brought to you by Penguin. From the UK’s ‘statistical national treasure’, a clever and data-driven guide to how we can live with risk and uncertainty We live in a world where uncertainty is inevitable. How should we deal with what we don’t know? And what role do chance, luck and...

Renowned statistician David Spiegelhalter shows how we can become better at dealing with what we don't know to make smarter choices in a world so full of puzzling variables. In lucid, lively prose, Spiegelhalter guides us through the principles of probability, illustrating how they can help us think more analytically about everything from medical advice to sports to climate change forecasts. 

In this latest collection of real-life stories, Dave Trott provides lessons about problem solving and creative thinking that can be applied in advertising, business, and the wider world. With his trademark wit, wisdom, and critical eye, he shows how great problem solvers and creative thinkers are those who are not afraid to say “I don’t know."