The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality
By: Kathryn Paige Harden
3.91
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
A Virginia Living Favorite Book (2021) A provocative and timely case for how the science of gene…
Want to Read $ 9.99"We are living in a golden age of genetic research, with new technologies permitting the easy collection of genetic data from millions upon millions of people and the rapid development of new statistical methodologies for analyzing it. But it is not enough to just produce new genetic knowledge. As this research leaves the ivory tower and disseminates through the public, it is essential for scientists and the public to grapple with what this research means about human identity and equality. Far too often, however, this essential task of meaning-making is being abdicated to the most extreme and hate-filled voices. As Eric Turkheimer, Dick Nisbett, and I warned: If people with progressive political values, who reject claims of genetic determinism and pseudoscientific racialist speculation, abdicate their responsibility to engage with the science of human abilities and the genetics of human behavior, the field will come to be dominated by those who do not share those values."-Kathryn Paige Harden, The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality
"We are living in a golden age of genetic research, with new technologies permitting the easy collection of genetic data from millions upon millions of people and the rapid development of new statistical methodologies for analyzing it. But it is not enough to just produce new genetic knowledge. As this research leaves the ivory tower and disseminates through the public, it is essential for scientists and the public to grapple with what this research means about human identity and equality. Far too often, however, this essential task of meaning-making is being abdicated to the most extreme and hate-filled voices. As Eric Turkheimer, Dick Nisbett, and I warned: If people with progressive political values, who reject claims of genetic determinism and pseudoscientific racialist speculation, abdicate their responsibility to engage with the science of human abilities and the genetics of human behavior, the field will come to be dominated by those who do not share those values."-Kathryn Paige Harden, The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality
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1. Against Democracy
By: Jason Brennan
4.37
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Most people believe democracy is a uniquely just form of government. They believe people have the r… read more
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2. The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do
By: Judith Rich Harris
4.11
Format: None pages,
How much credit do parents deserve when their children turn out well? How much blame when they turn… read more
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3. Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
By: James C. Scott
4.20
Format: 461 pages, Paperback
Compulsory ujamaa villages in Tanzania, collectivization in Russia, Le Corbusier’s urban planning t… read more
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"An urban space where the police are the sole agents of order is a very dangerous place."-James C. Scott, Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
"Just as the general design of the city militates against an autonomous public life, so the design of the residential city militates against individuality."-James C. Scott, Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
"The authorized histories of revolutions, as Milovan Djilas points out, “describe the revolution as if it were the fruit of the previously planned action of its leaders."-James C. Scott, Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
"After seizing state power, the victors have a powerful interest in moving the revolution out of the streets and into the museums and schoolbooks as quick as possible, lest the people decide to repeat…"-James C. Scott, Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
4. Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
By: Robert M. Sapolsky
4.25
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the … read more
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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
"Obviously, imposing these classifications on determinism, free will, and moral responsibility is wildly simplified. A key simplification is pretending that most people have clean “yes"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
"You cannot decide all the sensory stimuli in your environment, your hormone levels this morning, whether something traumatic happened to you in the past, the socioeconomic status of your parents, you…"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
5. The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution
By: Greg Lukianoff
3.93
Format: 432 pages, ebook
A timely deep dive into cancel culture, an account of its dangers to all Americans, and the much-ne… read more
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"Mistakes abound when groupthink goes unchallenged."-Greg Lukianoff, The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution
"There is nothing about standing up for an underdog (or simply claiming to be) that means you're right."-Greg Lukianoff, The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution
6. The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
By: Coleman Hughes
4.46
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An exciting new voice makes the case for a colorblind approach to politics and culture, warning tha… read more
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"Neoracists believe that we must indoctrinate children to cure them of racism. I say that children are racially innocent by nature, and we should protect that racial innocence for as long as possible."-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
"The majority of effort channeled toward achieving racial equity hasn't been applied to the part of life that has the biggest influence on people's skills and mindsets: namely birth to eighteen years …"-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
"By [college], many skills, attitudes, and habits have already been formed. We can have a much bigger impact on people at younger ages. Efforts to achieve true equity should focus instead on high-qual…"-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
"The common humanity and anti-racism of the civil rights movement had strong ties to Christianity. And Christianity promoted the value of interracial harmony: unity in Christ. But the appeal of Christ…"-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
7. Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will
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3.89
Format: 342 pages, Kindle Edition
An evolutionary case for the existence of free willScientists are learning more and more about how … read more
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8. The Cult of Smart: How Our Broken Education System Perpetuates Social Injustice
By: Fredrik deBoer
3.53
Format: None pages, Audio CD
Leftist firebrand Fredrik deBoer exposes the lie at the heart of our educational system and demands… read more
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9. Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity
By: Claudia Goldin
4.23
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics A renowned economic historian traces women’s journey t… read more
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10. Rationality
By: Steven Pinker
3.85
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 In Rationality, Pinker rejects the cynical cliché that humans are … read more
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"Everyone wants someone to help but prefers that it not be them."-Steven Pinker, Rationality
"If contemporary humans seem irrational, don't blame the hunter-gatherers."-Steven Pinker, Rationality
"The press is an availability machine. It serves up anecdotes which feed our impression of what's common in a way that is guaranteed to mislead."-Steven Pinker, Rationality
"Disagreement is necessary in deliberations among mortals. As the saying goes, the more we disagree, the more chance there is that at least one of us is right."-Steven Pinker, Rationality
11. The Experience Machine
By: Andy Clark
3.93
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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12. Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA
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4.14
Format: 267 pages, Hardcover
In Some Assembly Required, Neil Shubin takes readers on a journey of discovery spanning centuries, … read more
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13. Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are
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3.96
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
One of the world's top behavioural geneticists argues that we need a radical rethink about what mak… read more
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14. Innate: How the Wiring of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are
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4.17
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A leading neuroscientist explains why your personal traits are more innate than you think What make… read more
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15. There Are No Accidents
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4.33
Format: None pages, None
A journalist recounts the surprising history of accidents and reveals how they’ve come to define al… read more
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"It is an act of love to demand accountability for the dead. And it takes rage to prevent the same accidents from happening again."-Jessie Singer, There Are No Accidents
"Blame and the punishment that follows may satisfy the thirst for vengeance. But we cannot punish and learn at the same time. Punishment keeps in place the belief that the system is safe and the human…"-Jessie Singer, There Are No Accidents
16. 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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17. The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality
By: Kathryn Paige Harden
3.91
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
A Virginia Living Favorite Book (2021) A provocative and timely case for how the science of gene… read more
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"We are living in a golden age of genetic research, with new technologies permitting the easy collection of genetic data from millions upon millions of people and the rapid development of new statisti…"-Kathryn Paige Harden, The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality
18. Science Fictions
By: Stuart Ritchie
4.37
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
A major exposé that reveals the absurd and shocking problems that pervade and undermine contemporar… read more
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"Another example of educational hype is in some ways the second coming of the growth mindset concept: ‘grit’. This is the idea, promoted by the psychologist Angela Duckworth , that the ability to stic…"-Stuart Ritchie, Science Fictions
19. The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money
By: Bryan Caplan
3.95
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Despite being immensely popular--and immensely lucrative—education is grossly overrated. In this ex… read more
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"Once everyone can enrich their souls for free, government subsidies for enrichment forfeit their rationale. To object, 'But most people don't use the Internet for spiritual enrichment' is actually a …"-Bryan Caplan, The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money
20. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
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4.11
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discove… read more
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