15 min read ⌚ The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress Did you enjoy Steven Pinker’s The Better Angels of Our Nature? If so, then wait till you get to know with its follow-up: Enlightenment Now. Who Should Read “Enlightenment Now”? And Why? Let us answer these questions with a question: why wouldn’t you read […]
12 min read ⌚ Widely considered one of the greatest minds in history, Stephen Hawking left our planet on 14 March 2018, precisely 139 years after the birth of Albert Einstein. Brief Answers to the Big Questions is the last book he ever authored, his “parting gift to humanity.” And if not for anything else – […]
12 min read ⌚ How Darwin’s Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World – and Us You know everything there’s to know about evolution, right? The fittest survive and so on and so forth. Well, Richard O. Prum would like a chance to change your mind with a new theory, one aptly titled: The […]
14 min read ⌚ The Modern Denial of Human Nature No matter what they say, a large part of who you are is due to your genes – and there’s nothing you can do to change that. Sounds scary? Steven Pinker doesn’t think so. And he explains why in: The Blank Slate. Who Should Read “The […]
14 min read ⌚ Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious Think you know yourself? Think again! Timothy D. Wilson’s research into the adaptive unconscious uncovers a startling truth: We are all Strangers to Ourselves. Who Should Read “Strangers to Ourselves”? And Why? Timothy D. Wilson is a professor at the University of Virginia and one of the foremost […]
11 min read ⌚ Do you want to learn what stands behind each of your decisions? Jonah Lehrer uncovers that and so much more in: How We Decide. Who Should Read “How We Decide”? And Why? How We Decide is one of a few essential and popular books dealing with our decision-making process. If you know […]
13 min read ⌚ You may know a lot about the world, but you know almost nothing about yourself. Carl Gustav Jung is here to help you get to know with the most profound aspects of your personality. We present you the summary of his testamentary book: Man and His Symbols. Who Should Read “Man and […]
10 min read ⌚ How Our Intuitions Deceive Us Follow your gut, they say. Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons beg to differ. In The Invisible Gorilla, they claim that it’s sometimes much better to not judge the book by its cover. Who Should Read “The Invisible Gorilla”? And Why? If you are interested in the inner […]
11 min read ⌚ The name is Sigmund Freud. The book: The Interpretation of Dreams. The summary: a must-read. Who Should Read “The Interpretation of Dreams”? And Why? Love him or hate him, together with Marx and Nietzsche, Freud is widely considered one of the three people (all of them Germans) which revolutionized how we think […]
11 min read ⌚ 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School Do you know how your brain works? Let us burst your bubble: you don’t. Which is why it’s more than necessary that you take some time to learn the 12 most essential Brain Rules. Who Should Read “Brain Rules”? And Why? […]
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