The Intelligence Trap

The Intelligence Trap (2019) presents a compelling argument that high intelligence does not always equate to good thinking. In fact, intelligence can lead to significant mistakes, and intelligent people can fall into the trap of simplistic reasoning. As a solution, it offers strategies to cultivate wisdom and make better decisions, stressing the importance of intellectual humility, critical thinking, and the ability to learn from mistakes.

David Robson is a distinguished science writer and journalist. He spent five years as a features editor at New Scientist, was a senior journalist at BBC Future, and has had his work featured in the Guardian, the Atlantic, and many other publications. He has received awards for his writing on misinformation and risk communication during the COVID-19 pandemic, and his book The Expectation Effect won a British Psychological Society Book Award.