The Leap: The Science of Trust and Why It Matters
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.96 (871 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0544262018 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Failed Attempt" according to Thom P. Rickert. I had high hopes for this book given the endorsements. Unfortunately, I found it lacking in real scholarship (I failed to see the science, unless you want to concentrate on oxytocin) or any particularly revelatory insights. There seems to be an over-reliance on other limited studies, correlated but not causative conclusions reached and some extremely trite analogies (Paris Hilton?, Really?). Reinhold Niebuhr' s "Moral Man and Immoral Society:" is denser and not an easy read, but is so much more insightful than this offering from Ulrich Boser. Understanding our place in society is the beginning of understanding trust and. A good light intro to research on trust. Goes a bit far with some conclusions, but it is thought provoking. If you like books by authors such as Malcolm Gladwell (Tipping Point, Outliers) or Steven Levitt (Freakonomics) you will like this book.I think of these as "science lite" books, an outline of current research in fields like psychology or economics sprinkled with antidotes and a bit of history. It is pretty easy reading, and you will learn something while being entertained. This book does a good job of usually providing references to the actual research. But sometimes the author presents and idea and glosses over the science. For example, he maintains that two research studies show that there is an inverse relationship b. "Informative read on an emerging field - over-eager conclusions" according to Jijnasu Forever. In an entertaining look at what the author calls "social trust", Boser looks at the biochemistry behind trust, mechanics/dynamics of how we develop trust, and the risks of too much trust. For the most part, Boser - the self-admitted "not an expert in trust" - weaves through interesting anecdotes and experiments to make some broad hypotheses. Very often (especially on biochemical aspects of trust), the causal relations of actions derived from trust and the body reactions to it are at best inconclusive. This may be more a reflection the early stages of research than an overly eager misinterpretation. Nevertheless, the use
Ulrich Boser writes about social issues, and his work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
Click to Enlarge As part of his research, Ulrich Boser went skydiving to see if the experience would increase his levels of oxytocin, the so-called “trust hormone.”
Read the blogs. It seems that everyone is wary, that everyone is just looking out for themselves. The book includes insightful policy recommendations along with surprising new data on the state of social trust in America today.. As part of this engaging and deeply reported narrative, Boser visits a radio soap opera in Rwanda that aims to restore the country’s broken trust, profiles the man who brought honesty to one of the most corrupt cities in Latin America, and explains how a college dropout managed to con his way into American high society. In The Leap, best-selling author Ulrich Boser shows how the emerging research on trust can improve our lives, rebuild our economy, and strengthen society. But a sense of social trust and togetherness can be restored. Boser even goes skydiving to see if the experience will increase his levels of oxytocin, the so-called "trust hormone.” A powerful mix of hard science and compelling storytelling, The Leap explores how we trust