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thinking critically in the modern age

Revisado: 08-16-22

Gigerenzer lucidly explains the weaknesses in the promise of AGI as well as provides a manual for educating oneself in the intracacies of determining truth from false interpretations of facts. If this were adapted for younger users it could serve as a useful series of critical thinking lessons or a course for today's youth.

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Restored my patriotism

Revisado: 10-18-20

An evenhanded and close to unbiased account of the two films playing on the same screen in which reality differs for conservative and liberal viewers.

After a frightening reality based hypothesis of a U.S. split by secession, French reminded me that American freedom is one-of-a-kind and only exists if we pursue our own happiness while allowing others to do the same within the constraints of our founding documents rather than the country's currently expanded centralized government.

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violence & self-destion tale perfectly performed

Revisado: 09-18-20

preferring audio format, I've enjoyed many books audibly. Bronson Pinchot is a gift to this medium and does justice to a well-written story about a criminal who receives his.

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Andersen delivers essential reading for 2020

Revisado: 08-17-20

Expertly read by Andersen, he delivers a well-constructed analysis of the many small cuts in the U.S. political economy since 1970 that have torn the fabric of American economic solidarity. All boats once rose together, but after the few decided to control the many to gain financial dominance we are here today together at a fork in the road. Andersen offers hope that revolution or constitutional dissolution aren't our only possible fates. Read this book and you'll receive one possible history of the present that seemed authentic to this reader.

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valuable lessons abt performance of modern science

Revisado: 07-23-20

Ritchie skillfully reads the audio version science fictions. It would be a great book for undergrad science students and perhaps recent grads of non-science degree programs. Young brains would benefit from the lessons in skepticism, incentives, and the scientific method. Although nothing Ritchie shares was shocking to me as a skeptical adult who enjoys learning of recent and misunderstood scientific studies (power posing & erroneously performed vaccine studies to name a few), the examples he shares provide valuable lessons about modern norms that lead to bad science.

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the pre-history of western civilization

Revisado: 07-12-20

lectures take the student from Alexander's death to the conquering of Egypt by the Romans to officially end the Hellenistic age. in between are the stories of the rise and fall of the various empires within Alexander's conquered territory assigned to his military and familial descendants.

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Nigeria scam to twitter mobs to ideology explained

Revisado: 06-18-20

high quality reading of a wide ranging, well supported analysis of Homo sapiens congenital skepticism juxtaposed with some of mankind's most seemingly illogical and ridiculous beliefs. Mercier & Sperber's 'Enigma of Reason' is a good companion to this work.

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will is a master. his guide helps parents, too.

Revisado: 09-12-19

it requires a deeply researched fact-based story to tell the story of storytelling. will exemplifies exemplary application of evolutionary psychology and proven structuring techniques in this engaging and well-told (and narrated!) story.

I plan to utilize concepts the author details in order to guide my children while they're developing the story they tell themselves about themself.

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Shatner's Benny rocks the mic with his story

Revisado: 09-05-19

As parents are apt to tell their children, it's best to learn from others' mistakes. But of course we all make mistakes and all learn.

This memoir, narrated by the musician himself, spins a fantastic yarn about this age's premier storyteller & paradigm shattering baby grand playing master. Tales of past loves, the 80s/90s & aughts, fatherhood, the industry (music, you dirty minded fool), other contemporary musicians, and, of course, mistakes!

This one is worth downloading and listening to immediately. The hours will pass like minutes on a marathon phone call with an old college friend who made similar mistakes about which you can both now laugh hysterically.

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the earth made us

Revisado: 08-01-19

In this professionally read and recorded expertly accessible telling of Earth's history, understand how continental drift, ice ages, sea & air currents, eons of plankton & tree growth and conversion to oil and coal as well as geological formation allowed Homo sapiens to thrive and dominate the current interglacial period. also, hear how geological deposits are underlying modern political rifts. while you learn how and when the continents arrived at their current locations, hear how & why the conditions existed to power the Anthropocene with fossil fuels.

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