Matthew Hutson at MIT

May 13, 2012

Matthew Hutson reads from and discusses his book The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane on May 14 at 7 p.m. at the MIT Stata Center, 32-141.

Books will be available for purchase at the event, which is free and open to the public. Learn more about the book

Matthew is a 2003 graduate of the MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing.

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