"Oxford mathematician Peter Donnelly reveals the common
mistakes humans make in interpreting statistics -- and
the devastating impact these errors can have on the
outcome of criminal trials."
"Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell gets inside the food
industry's pursuit of the perfect spaghetti sauce -- and
makes a larger argument about the nature of choice and
happiness."
"Anthropologist Helen Fisher takes on a tricky topic
-- love - and explains its evolution, its biochemical
foundations and its social importance. She closes with
a warning about the potential disaster inherent in
antidepressant abuse."
"Al Seckel, a cognitive neuroscientist, explores the
perceptual illusions that fool our brains. Loads of
eye tricks help him prove that not only are we easily
fooled, we kind of like it."