Description: "The Belief Instinct" offers a surprising new take on why we believe in God--and how this belief has ensured the survival of the human species.
Brief description: Jesse Bering, Ph.D., is a frequent contributor to Scientific American, Slate, and Das Magazin. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Guardian, and The New Republic, and has been featured on NPR, the BBC, Playboy Radio, and more. Bering is the former director of the Institute of Cognition and Culture at Queen's University, Belfast, and began his career as a professor at the University of Arkansas. He lives near Ithaca, New York.
Review Quotes: A colorful romp through psychology, philosophy and popular culture.-- "New Humanist"