Matthew Hutson

Matthew Hutson

Author, the 7 Laws of Magical Thinking

Matthew Hutson is a science journalist and the author of The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane. Hutson is a former editor at Psychology Today, has a B.S. in cognitive neuroscience from Brown University and an M.S. in science writing from MIT. He has written for Wired, Discover, Popular Mechanics and The New York Times Magazine.

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Matt Hutson argues that magical thinking is based on very basic intuitions and emotions that we all have. Skepticism is just the tendency to question these intuitions, to use critical […]
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In this live interview, Matthew Hutson discusses the ideas in his new book The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking.