The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous
By: Joseph Henrich
4.12
Format: 706 pages, Kindle Edition
A New York Times Notable Book of 2020A Bloomberg Best Non-Fiction Book of 2020A Behavioral Scientis…
Want to Read $ 12.99"The assembly of the innovation engine that propelled the Industrial Revolution becomes easier to see once we recognize how the psychology of premodern Europeans had been quietly evolving in the background for at least eight centuries. Of course, there are many economic and geographic factors that matter too, but if there’s a secret ingredient in the recipe for Europe’s collective brain, it’s the psychological package of individualism, analytic orientation, positive-sum thinking, and impersonal prosociality that had been simmering for centuries."-Joseph Henrich, The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous
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By: Robert M. Sapolsky
4.16
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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2. Rationality: From AI to Zombies
By: Eliezer Yudkowsky
3.50
Format: None pages,
What does it actually mean to be rational? Not Hollywood-style "rational," where you forsake all hu… read more
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3. The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom
By: James Burnham
4.31
Format: 305 pages, Paperback
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"There is no one force, no group, and no class that is the preserver of liberty. Liberty is preserved by those who are against the existing chief power. Oppositions which do not express genuine social…"-James Burnham, The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom
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4. The Language Hoax: Why the World Looks the Same in Any Language
By: None
3.73
Format: 251 pages, Hardcover
Japanese has a term that covers both green and blue. Russian has separate terms for dark and light … read more
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5. The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently... and Why
By: Richard E. Nisbett
3.43
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6. Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
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4.25
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
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"I’m being diplomatic. Many readers will know of the “replication crisis"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
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7. Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
By: Chris Miller
4.44
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
An epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical… read more
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8. Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet
By: Hannah Ritchie
4.29
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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9. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
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4.46
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in t… read more
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10. Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
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4.21
Format: 420 pages, Paperback
Una suggestiva indagine dei meccanismi profondi che regolano la nostra esistenza, le decisioni che … read more
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"Reasoning can take you wherever you want to go."-Jonathan Haidt, Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
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11. Parfit: A Philosopher and His Mission to Save Morality
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4.26
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
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12. What We Owe the Future
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3.84
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
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13. The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
By: Kevin Simler
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Format: 408 pages, ebook
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4.30
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"The revolution, which seeks to connect ideology to bureaucratic power and to manipulate behavior through the guise of expertise, is ultimately not democratic."-Christopher F. Rufo, America's Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything
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16. The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous
By: Joseph Henrich
4.12
Format: 706 pages, Kindle Edition
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18. The Experience Machine
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Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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19. A Brief History of Everything
By: Ken Wilber
3.98
Format: 579 pages, Kindle Edition
A Brief History of Everything is an altogether friendly and accessible account of men and women's … read more
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20. End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration
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4.04
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21. How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth
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4.24
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Most humans are significantly richer than their ancestors. Humanity gained nearly all of its wealth… read more
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