Modern Wisdom

Modern Wisdom

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Life is hard. This podcast will help. Lessons from the greatest thinkers on the planet with Chris Wi...

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The Science of Revenge is a book written by James Kimmel Jr. that delves into the neurological and p...

Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain

Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain

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In this concise and engaging book, Lisa Feldman Barrett distills decades of neuroscience research in...

How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain

How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain

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Written by neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett, this book challenges conventional wisdom about emoti...

Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language

Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language

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A book by Robin Dunbar that explores the social brain hypothesis, proposing that human language evol...

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A non-fiction book by James Nestor that delves into the hidden science behind ancient breathing prac...

Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions

Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions

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A book by Johann Hari that challenges conventional understandings of depression and anxiety. Hari ar...

Morbid Curiosity: The Psychology of Your Darkest Desires

Morbid Curiosity: The Psychology of Your Darkest Desires

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Written by the guest speaker, Colton Scriber, this book explores the psychological underpinnings of ...

Neurofitness: A Brain Surgeon's Secrets to Maximising Brain Health and Performance

Neurofitness: A Brain Surgeon's Secrets to Maximising Brain Health and Performance

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Written by neurosurgeon Rahul Jandial, "Neurofitness" offers insights and practical advice on how to...

Curious? Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life

Curious? Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life

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Authored by psychologist Todd Kashdan, this book explores the power of curiosity and its role in lea...

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A philosophical essay by Josef Pieper, originally published in German in 1948, that argues for the i...

Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control

Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control

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A book by Stuart Russell that argues for the need to design AI systems that are provably beneficial ...

Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What We Can Do about It

Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What We Can Do about It

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A book by Richard V. Reeves that examines the challenges faced by boys and men in modern society, in...

Marginal Realities: The Paranormal from the Viewpoint of Science

Marginal Realities: The Paranormal from the Viewpoint of Science

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A book by Robert G. Jahn, the former Dean of Engineering at Princeton University and founder of the ...

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A meticulously researched book, almost 600 pages long, by Robert Hastings, documenting consistent UF...

A New Science of Life: The Hypothesis of Morphic Resonance

A New Science of Life: The Hypothesis of Morphic Resonance

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A book by Rupert Sheldrake that introduces his controversial theory of morphic resonance, which prop...

The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity

The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity

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A book by Toby Ord that provides a comprehensive analysis of existential risks facing humanity, such...

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A concept or potential future scenario explored by Nick Bostrom, often discussed as the inverse of h...

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A highly influential book by Thomas Kuhn, published in 1962, that introduced the concept of paradigm...

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A 1944 book by Erwin Schrödinger, the Nobel laureate physicist, that explores the physical aspects o...

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A book by Werner Heisenberg, a pioneering physicist and one of the key creators of quantum mechanics...

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