Blanco o negro

Synopsis of Blanco o negro

We live in a divided world. Everywhere we look, our rigid minds draw boundary lines. It is human nature to classify, discriminate, and frame everything in binary thinking: black or white, light or dark, them or us. This instinct to order and categorize erodes our ability to see the infinite variety of colors that define the world. Instead of relating to those who are different, we tend to bond with those who are similar to us; instead of challenging our vision of things, we basically strive to reinforce what we believe. The result is that polarized positions and beliefs are becoming greater and more dangerous. 'Black and White Thinking' is a wake-up call. In the midst of a growing wave of cultural intolerance and political extremism, and after a global pandemic, this book shows us that by observing our evolutionary history and understanding the binary functioning of the brain, we can overcome the tendency to group, label, and pigeonhole everything around us, and thus make much more subtle and less radical decisions.