Book review: Financial crisis? Blame the hormones

A former derivatives trader turned neuroscientist sets out to explore the relationship between mind and body, and why we feel and behave the way we do

You may believe that you are a sentient being, blessed with the power of rational and independent thought. But John Coates – a former derivatives trader turned neuroscientist – has some disheartening news for you: you’re not.

Humans are merely fleshy vessels housing a dangerous soup of hormones that rule our behaviour, and the faster we come to realise this, the safer the financial markets will be.

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