The idea that smart people are prone to stupid acts is proposed as 'the intelligence trap' in this provocative debut, drawing attention to historic examples such as failures of Thomas Edison, NASA and the FBI, as well as advising on...

Did you know that people who believe in the benefits of ageing live longer? That the symptoms of disease can spread through the power of suggestion alone? That lucky charms really do improve athletes' performance? And counterintuitively,...

A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKThe scientific solution to influencing your life positively, from the award-winning author of The Intelligence Trap von Robson, David

The Expectation Effect von Robson, David

A celebration of two very special tropical gardens and the two remarkable brothers who made them. von Robson, David

David Robson is the authority on Bawa, with whom he was close friends for over thirty years. He is Professor of Architecture at the University of Brighton and Visiting Professor at the National University of Singapore. von Robson, David

As a rule, I have found that the greater brain a man has, and the better he is educated, the easier it has been to mystify him,' Houdini to Arthur Conan DoyleSmart people are not only just as prone to making mistakes as everyone...