Guy P. Harrison - At Least Know This: Essential Science to Enhance Your Life

Think Before You Like

Think: Why You Should Question Everything

Good Thinking: What You Need to Know to Be Smarter, Safer, Wealthier, and Wiser

50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True

50 Simple Questions for Every Christian

50 Reasons People Give for Believing in a God

Race and Reality

Guy P. Harrison is a passionate advocate for science and reason. He enjoys sharing his positive, constructive style of skepticism and science appreciation with people whenever possible. Guy has a degree in history and anthropology and has visited more than thirty countries on six continents. Having seen some of the best and worst of our world, he believes that we can do better. Guy maintains that if more people embraced the principles of science and applied more critical thinking in their lives, we could significantly reduce human suffering and become a much more efficient, safer, and productive species.

As a journalist, Guy has worked in many roles, including editorial writer, world-news editor, sports editor, reporter, feature writer, and columnist. He won the Commonwealth Award for Excellence in Journalism and the WHO (World Health Organization) Award for Health Reporting. Guy has also interviewed many leading scientists and historical figures. He writes about diverse topics, including poverty in the developing world, conservation issues, religion, brain science and unconscious biases, war, racism, gender discrimination, space exploration, and human origins.

Guy is the author of seven previous books that have been popular with readers and highly acclaimed by critics. They are: Think Before You Like: Social Media's Effect on the Brain and the Tools You Need to Navigate Your Newsfeed; Good Thinking: What You Need to Know to Be Smarter, Safer, Wealthier, and Wiser; Think: Why You Should Question Everything; 50 Simple Questions for Every Christian; 50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True; 50 Reasons People Give for Believing in a God; and Race and Reality: What Everyone Should Know about Our Biological Diversity. Random House selected Think as part of its national First Year Experience/Common Reads program, which promotes it as recommended reading for first-year university students. Several of Guy's books are currently or have been required reading in university courses.

Guy is a lifelong fan not only of science and history but also of science fiction. He says he's not ashamed to confess his deep love for alien visitations, robot uprisings, time machines, and interstellar travel. He lives in Southern California, where he enjoys running, hiking, biking, reading, and writing.

Guy is also an expert blogger for Psychology Today. Read his essays at About Thinking (www.psychologytoday.com/blog/about-thinking) and visit his website at www.guypharrison.com. Follow Guy on Twitter, @Harrisonauthor.

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