Talking Of Books

11/05/2019: Why do smart people do stupid things? This is the question at the heart of The Intelligence Trap by David Robson, a book about how even the brightest of minds can backfire. From Thomas Edison’s worst ideas to failures at NASA, Nokia, the FBI and the English football team and even the way education systems are structured, Robson describes how Intelligence can often fail us, and how we can make wiser decisions. Reviewed by: freelance journalist and Middlesex University lecturer Mark Lomas and children’s author Rachel Hamilton.