Society & Culture Book Summaries - Page 4

Lying

Sam Harris

Lying

Why we need to stop lying and start telling the truth

Human Compatible

Stuart Russell

Human Compatible

Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control

Novacene

James Lovelock

Novacene

The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence

Survival of the Friendliest

Brian Hare and Vanessa Wood

Survival of the Friendliest

Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity

Extra Life

Steven Johnson

Extra Life

A Short History of Living Longer

Enlightenment Now

Steven Pinker

Enlightenment Now

The Case For Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

This Is Your Brain on Music

Daniel Levitin

This Is Your Brain on Music

Understanding a Human Obsession

The Female Brain

Louann Brizendine

The Female Brain

A Comprehensive New Look at What Makes Us Women

Superior

Angela Saini

Superior

The Return of Race Science

Saving Time

Jenny Odell

Saving Time

Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock

Quantum Supremacy

Michio Kaku

Quantum Supremacy

How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything

Skin in the Game

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Skin in the Game

Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life

The Age of Empathy

Frans de Waal

The Age of Empathy

Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society

Calling Bullshit

Carl T. Bergstrom, Jevin D. West

Calling Bullshit

The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World

Blueprint for Revolution

Srdja Popovic and Matthew Miller

Blueprint for Revolution

How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Non-Violent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators or Simply Change the World

Adrift

Scott Galloway

Adrift

America in 100 Charts

The 1619 Project

Nikole Hannah-Jones

The 1619 Project

A New Origin Story

The War on Journalism

Andrew Fowler

The War on Journalism

Media Moguls, Whistleblowers and the Price of Freedom

Mine!

Michael A. Heller and James Salzman

Mine!

How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives

What the Eyes Don't See

Mona Hanna-Attisha

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What the Eyes Don't See

A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City

Frontier Justice

Andy Lamey

Frontier Justice

The Global Refugee Crisis and What to Do About It

Fast Food Nation

Eric Schlosser

Fast Food Nation

The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

Pegasus

Laurent Richard and Sandrine Rigaud

Pegasus

How a Spy in Our Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy, Dignity, and Democracy

What’s Our Problem?

Tim Urban

What’s Our Problem?

A Self-Help Book for Societies

Cinema Speculation

Quentin Tarantino

Cinema Speculation

Hollywood History Through the Eyes of a Contemporary Filmmaker

Our Malady

Timothy Snyder

Our Malady

Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary

Fifty Shades of Grey

E. L. James

Fifty Shades of Grey

An Erotic Romance Between a College Graduate and a Mysterious CEO

The Reckoning

Mary L. Trump

The Reckoning

Our Nation's Trauma and Finding a Way to Heal