Category: psychology
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Book Review: When Everyone Knows that Everyone Knows…, by Steven Pinker
Well well well. Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now changed my life several years ago — converted me from pessimist to optimist, gave me the historical context I needed to understand just how miraculous the post-Enlightenment world really is. I read Rationality shortly after, which I devoured, given my love for mental models and metacognition. I wish…
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Book Review: Poor Charlie’s Almanack, by Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger’s classic compendium reminds us that he truly is the Godfather of interdisciplinary mental models.
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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.