What people recommend, in their own words, with the receipt.
Economist at George Mason University; writes Overcoming Bias; author of The Age of Em and The Elephant in the Brain.
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The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us SmarterBook Joseph Henrich
Joseph Henrich schooled me. I felt like I learned more from his book than from the last dozen books I’ve read.
Hanson's review of Joseph Henrich's book on Overcoming Bias, titled 'How Plastic Are Values?'
overcomingbias.com ↗·2015-12-02
Fossil FutureBook Alex Epstein
But on the recommendation of my colleague Bryan Caplan, I’ve just read Alex Epstein’s contrarian new book Fossil Future . And my overall review is that, on the big issues, he’s basically right: CO2 induced planetary warming is going slowly, doesn’t remotely threaten extinction, and its harms will be more than offset by gains from our growing fossil-energy-powered wealth.
Hanson's review of Alex Epstein's book on Overcoming Bias
overcomingbias.com ↗·2022-10-16
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