Clever & entertaining' Sunday Times Elegantly written & full of surprises' Daily Telegraph Always entertaining & often eye-opening' Financial Times Old ideas that were mocked or ignored for centuries are now storming back to the cutting edge of research & informing the way we lead our lives In Rethink Steven Poole explains why today's chess grandmasters quantum physicists & psychologists are mining the last 2000 years of history for answers to the problems of the present He explores how long-neglected thinkers could transform our everyday lives from improving the way boardrooms operate to inspiring grand projects for social & political change & above all he shows that by rethinking discarded ideas we can each gain a better understanding of the world
- & perhaps be better equipped to change it A whirlwind of discovery Among the greatest compliments you can give a book is that it helps you to see things differently' Guardian When it comes to describing a complex idea clearly Poole is one of the best writers around' Sunday Times Fascinating Poole confirms his standing as one of our liveliest & most thought-provoking writers on science & technology' Spectator