Counterintuitive

8 books

A Cruel History of Human Evolution: Survival of the Fittest Made Us All Imperfect cover
Rating 4.2
A Cruel History of Human Evolution: Survival of the Fittest Made Us All Imperfect 更科功 / Ling Wenhua / 刘大可 Tianjin Science and Technology Press · 2025 A biology primer with a radically new perspective: Are humans defective products of evolution? How did we rise to the top of Earth's species? Did our …
Reverse Thinking: Masters Never Play by Conventional Rules cover
Rating 1.8
Reverse Thinking: Masters Never Play by Conventional Rules 李振 · 2026 This is not a conventional success guide but a rigorous manual for mental and cognitive counter-operation. It systematically deconstructs the deep-roo…
Nourishment Following the Genetic Circadian Clock cover
Rating 2.4
Nourishment Following the Genetic Circadian Clock 百问 · 2025 When urban white-collar workers binge on takeout at two in the morning, what they are fighting is not just hunger, but a million-year-old genetic code…
Strange but Useful Bedtime Brainstorms cover
Rating 2.1
Strange but Useful Bedtime Brainstorms 方小知 · 2025 Odd but Useful Bedtime Brainstorms is a master key that opens the hidden dimensions of everyday life. From the fatal pitfalls of microwaving frozen fo…
Fun Truths About AI cover
Rating 3.1
Fun Truths About AI 杨洋 · 2025 A delightful guide that lets you understand artificial intelligence while laughing out loud! From how AI "dreams" to whether robots can tell corny jok…
Why Do Smart People Also Do Stupid Things? cover
Rating 4.0
Why Do Smart People Also Do Stupid Things? 史蒂夫·兰兹伯格 / 周盟 / 王艺璇 Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. · 2024 This book centers on two questions: how common sense "deceives" us, and how we can dispel the "misunderstandings" common in everyday life. Through eco…
Good Heavens! cover
Rating 3.7
Good Heavens! 戴建业 Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House · 2021 Who says there is nothing new under the sun? Dai Jianye always finds surprising treasures. My goodness! The Dragon Boat Festival has nothing to do wit…
What Is Psychology? cover
Rating 3.8
What Is Psychology? 心灵花园 Taihai Publishing House · 2023 This is an accessible introduction to psychology aimed at general readers. It covers a wide range of topics, including unusual psychology experiments,…