The Pattern Seekers: A New Theory of Human Invention
Category:Physiology

The Pattern Seekers: A New Theory of Human Invention

by Simon Baron-Cohen

LKR 3,795.25
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Item SKU:
74914
Author:
Simon Baron-Cohen
Publisher:
Penguin Books Limited
Edition:
1st
ISBN:
9780141982397
EAN13:
9780141982397

Product Description

Why can humans alone invent? In this book, psychologist and world renowned autism expert Simon Baron-Cohen puts forward a bold new theory: because we can identify patterns, specifically if-and-then patterns. Baron-Cohen argues that the genes for this unique ability overlap with the genes for autism and have driven human progress for 70,000 years.


From the first musical instruments to the agricultural, industrial, and digital revolutions, Pattern Seekers links one of our greatest human strengths with a condition that is so often misunderstood and challenges us to think differently about those who think differently.