Category: nonfiction
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Book Review: Trust the Plan, by Will Sommer
Will Sommer’s ‘Trust the Plan’ suggests that the rise of conspiracy theories in the West has less to do with online algorithms and more to do with offline realities.
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Book Review: Paranormality, by Professor Richard Wiseman
In the realm of irrational psychology, Richard Wiseman’s ‘Paranormality’ doesn’t cover much new terrain.
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Book Review: Building a Second Brain, by Tiago Forte
Tiago Forte’s smash hit is a practical, if rudimentary, primer on personal knowledge management in the 21st Century.
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Book Review: Humanly Possible, by Sarah Bakewell
Sarah Bakewell’s fun and well-considered history of humanist thought is a fantastic addition to humanist literature.
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Book Review: Astrophics for People in a Hurry, by Neil deGrasse Tyson
A more appropriate title for Neil deGrasse Tyson’s brief history of the cosmos might be: Astrophysics for People Who Already Know a Lot About Astrophysics.
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Book Review: “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!” by Richard P. Feynman
My high hopes for Richard Feynman’s ‘Surely You’re Joking’ were reduced to two letters: ew.
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Book Review: An African History of Africa, by Zeinab Badawi
Zeinab Badawi’s African History of Africa did not quite live up to its admirable and long-overdue ambition.