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Oxford philosopher; co-founder of effective altruism and 80,000 Hours.
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The Secret of Our SuccessBook Joseph Henrich
One partly just cause it's such a great book. It's like the best popular nonfiction I've read or among that, is 'The Secret of Our Success' by Joseph Henrich, which is about cultural evolution
80,000 Hours Podcast transcript; asked for books explaining how his views shifted
2020-01-24·80000hours.org ↗
Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil FuelsBook Ian Morris
Will MacAskill: 'Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels' by Ian Morris which I mentioned earlier. Again, it's a cultural evolution thing.
80,000 Hours Podcast transcript; asked for books explaining how his views shifted
2020-01-24·80000hours.org ↗
The Rise and Fall of American GrowthBook Gordon, Robert J.
'The Rise and Fall of American Growth' by Robert Gordon. A very powerful account of just how much technological change there was in the period, let's say 1870 to 1950
80,000 Hours Podcast transcript; asked for books explaining how his views shifted
2020-01-24·80000hours.org ↗
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