Warhead by Nicholas Wright

Warhead by Nicholas Wright

An essential book for understanding our divided world, this is the story of conflict, survival and our most important organ: our brain. From a renowned neuroscientist and strategic adviser to the UK and US governments.

A mind-expanding journey through the literal war for our mindsCombines neuroscience, history and memoir in the best traditions of popular science and military history. Invigorating, educational and entertaining -- Peter Pomerantsev, Senior Fellow at Johns Hopkins University and award-winning author of How to Win an Information War and Nothing is True and Everything is Possible
This remarkable book charts the living history of war and conflict, from what unfolds on the evening news to spellbinding examples from military history. Nicholas Wright’s analysis of our capacity for planning, introspection, perspective taking and metacognition lays bare our capacity for deceit, dehumanisation and destruction. However, the books dénouement revisits these fundamentals of the human mind, and they point to another path – a path in which the horrors of war can be avoided through our complementary capacities for consciousness, communication and construction -- Karl Friston, Professor of Neuroscience at University College London
In a survival scenario, such as war, fundamental questions arise: How do we survive hunger? How can we think when tired? How do we detect deception? How do we choose our collaborators? In war, if we can’t answer these questions, we will doom ourselves and many others as well. In this distinctive and fascinating book, Nick Wright reminds us of the true importance of all the various brain functions, wherever they may be in the brain's hierarchy of function -- Chris Frith, Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychology at University College London, and author of Making up the Mind
This is a lively, ingenious and original book. Taking us on a journey through the distinctive parts of the brain, Nicholas Wright is able to make human behaviour during the extreme circumstances of war make more sense -- Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King’s College London
I learned a great deal from Nicholas Wright’s unique book about how today’s neuroscience can better explain the workings of the brain, and provide understanding of how our brains feed the roots of human conflict. Highly recommended -- Sir David Omand, Professor at the War Studies Department of King’s College London, and former Director of GCHQ

Dr Nicholas Wright is a neuroscientist and advisor to the Pentagon Joint Staff who researches the brain, technology and security at University College London, Georgetown University, the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the National Defense University in Washington DC. Currently working with governments and the private sector, Dr Wright was previously a neurology doctor in London and Oxford and has published many academic papers, which have been covered by the BBC, New York Times and The Economist. He has appeared on CNN and the BBC and contributes to outlets like Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Atlantic and Slate.

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ISBN 13	9781035013982
ISBN 10	1035013983
Title	Warhead
Author	Nicholas Wright
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pan Macmillan
Year published	2025-10-30
Number of pages	336
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