Liars and Outliers
By Bruce Schneier
- Release Date: 2012-01-27
- Genre: Sociology
Description
In today's hyper-connected society, understanding the mechanisms of trust is crucial. Issues of trust are critical to solving problems as diverse as corporate responsibility, global warming, and the political system. In this insightful and entertaining book, Schneier weaves together ideas from across the social and biological sciences to explain how society induces trust. He shows the unique role of trust in facilitating and stabilizing human society. He discusses why and how trust has evolved, why it works the way it does, and the ways the information society is changing everything.
Reviews
Everyone should read this book
5By adh2422I liked it all. Sometimes I struggled to get my head around it. Very informative. It took me awhile to read. Being in the information security industry, I was familiar with the author. A lot of good thought provoking content and subject matter applicable to current events and infrastructure.Great book
5By AGonz084Very interesting views and concepts of the way society functionsSo so
3By UtocenHaving just read other excellent books on a similar topic, such as Situations Matter and The Penguin And the Leviathan, this book is rather repetitive and dry.
