Margaret Heffernan exposes Wilful Blindness

Margaret Heffernan has written an engaging and anecdotal examination of how and why as individuals and as a society we choose to turn a blind eye to the uncomfortable truth…

Sue Gerhardt on How We All Forgot to Love One Another and Made Money Instead

The author is a practising psychoanalytic psychotherapist. She wrote the bestselling Why Love Matters, an accessible account of the neuroscience of early development. The Selfish Society is her latest book.

An interview with François Lelord

François Lelord has had a successful career as a psychiatrist both in the United States and France. He now devotes his time to writing, and is the author (in conjunction with Christophe André) of a number of best-selling self-help books. His new novel, Hector and the Search for Happiness, has just been published by Gallic Books.

The February Competition [closed]

Win great new titles from Faber, Simon & Schuster, Canongate and Sceptre in February’s fabulous Bookhugger competition!

The Candle Problem

‘The Candle Problem’ is a classic experiment created by the Austrian psychiatrist Karl Duncker in 1945.

We ask science writers Jonah Lehrer and Daniel Pink to explain what this exercise can teach us about creativity, motivation and decision making.

January Non-fiction Round-up

If you’re looking for a good read this January, let these books transport you – from the shores of South America to the Middle East during the Crusades; from journeys of self-discovery to journeys through the lives of some remarkable people; from Hollywood to family hell and back again.

Call Her Bluff – Victoria Coren in conversation with Jonah Lehrer

We make hundreds of decisions every day, but for some – doctors, firefighters, hedge fund managers – the stakes are much higher. How do those people go about making decisions when there’s a lot to gain – or to lose?