Criticisms of “The Righteous Mind” by Jonathan Haidt
In this post, I levy several criticisms at Jonathan Haidt’s generally excellent book, The Righteous Mind. You can find my summary of […]
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Book Summary: The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
In The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion, Jonathan Haidt argues that there’s more to morality than […]
Solutions in “Not the End of the World”
Hannah Ritchie’s book Not the End of the World covers a range of solutions for each of the 7 major environmental problems […]
Environmental myths debunked in “Not the End of the World”
In this post, I list most of the environmental myths debunked in Not the End of the World by Hannah Ritchie. Click […]
Book Summary: Not the End of the World by Hannah Ritchie
In Not the End of the World, Hannah Ritchie uses data to explain why we can stand to be more optimistic about […]
Book Summary: How Big Things Get Done by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner
Why did the Sydney Opera House ruin its architect’s career? What can we learn about megaprojects from Pixar’s movies? This summary of […]
Book Summary: Make Time by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky
This is a summary of Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky. The […]
Book Summary: Platonic by Marisa Franco
This summary of Platonic: How Understanding Your Attachment Style Can Help You Make and Keep Friends by Marisa Franco challenges some common […]
Book Summary: How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt
This summary of How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt explains how American democracy […]
“Thinking in Systems” and Economics
Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows uses many economics-related examples. Even though Meadows’ background is as an environmental scientist, she clearly knows […]