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In 1946 Einstein was worried. On the 23rd of June, he gave the New York Times his "message." He warned, "A new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive." Einstein was fearful of nuclear war and human nature. He thought we might destroy ourselves. Since then, our situation has become worse. We now have climate change and far-reaching destruction of the natural world. For people are brilliant but destructive - we travel into space and defeat disease, but we also wage war and destroy other living things. We threaten almost all of life on earth.Why are we in this situation? Dr. Rod O'Connor, an international healthcare researcher and cognitive psychologist, takes us on an extraordinary ride to find out. In this original, compelling account, we discover there are four mental worlds nested within each other, like Russian dolls, and we think differently in each. Together, they make our wise decisions and our poor ones. *The mechanical world - the outermost, where we imagine the universe and ignore the obvious* The realm of people - where we empathize yet judge too quickly*The inner self - we want happiness, and we will harm to gain it*Our sense of right and wrong - with the right values, we can know what to doBased on the scientific literature and an examination of real-life decisions, Dr. O'Connor explores the four worlds, and shows our thought processes are remarkable - the best are inspired and magical, while the worst are terrifying. And we find answers to seven vital questions:1.How do we discover and invent?2.How do we understand other people?3.How should we react to leaders?4.Why do we lie to ourselves?5.Why do people destroy so readily?6.Are animals ' people' too?7.How can we stop harming our earth, and have a wonderful future?'Einstein's Last Message' provides the way to a better, safer world. By understanding how we think, we can correct our weaknesses. We can save ourselves and nature too.