About the Book
Book Cover
Our ability to think about the future is one of the most powerful tools at our disposal. In The Invention of Tomorrow, cognitive scientists Thomas Suddendorf, Jonathan Redshaw, and Adam Bulley argue that its emergence transformed humans from unremarkable primates to creatures that hold the destiny of the planet in their hands.
Drawing on their own cutting-edge research, the authors break down the science of foresight, showing us where it comes from, how it works, and how it made our world. Journeying through biology, psychology, history, and culture, they show that thinking ahead is at the heart of human nature—even if we often get it terribly wrong. Incisive and expansive, The Invention of Tomorrow offers a fresh perspective on the human tale that shows how our species clawed its way to control the future.
Audiobook
Extracts
- Foresight: The mental talent that shaped the world - BBC
- The foreseeable future – The Globe and Mail
- Instinct vs Insight - LitHub
- The Page 99 Test
Interviews
- The Psychologist
- Sean Carroll’s Mindscape
- Science History Podcast
- Converging Dialogues
- Many Minds
- Your Brain on Climate
- How humans have a time machine in our heads - Discover Magazine
- Looking ahead - Psychology Today
