Behavioral Scientist’s Notable Books of 2021 (38 books)

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1	You Have More Influence Than You Think: How We Underestimate Our Power of Persuasion, and Why It Matters by Vanessa Bohns (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 523 ratings score: 253, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing by Chris Bail 3.93 avg rating — 450 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity by Claudia Goldin 4.21 avg rating — 1,151 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It by Ethan Kross (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 24,504 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear by Carl L. Hart 4.02 avg rating — 4,837 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Elements of Choice: Why the Way We Decide Matters by Eric J. Johnson 3.91 avg rating — 525 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Mine!: How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives by Michael A. Heller 4.11 avg rating — 2,034 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet by Michael E. Mann (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 2,280 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Rationality by Steven Pinker (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 6,559 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Social Chemistry: Decoding the Elements of Human Connection by Marissa King (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 949 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Social Instinct: How Cooperation Shaped the World by Nichola Raihani (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 673 ratings score: 170, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less by Leidy Klotz (Goodreads Author) 3.40 avg rating — 2,445 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning by Paul Bloom (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 2,248 ratings score: 166, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Useful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain by Shankar Vedantam 3.84 avg rating — 1,728 ratings score: 162, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Way Out: How to Overcome Toxic Polarization by Peter T. Coleman (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 145 ratings score: 160, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	When Brains Dream: Exploring the Science and Mystery of Sleep by Antonio Zadra (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 1,034 ratings score: 157, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload by Cal Newport 3.88 avg rating — 6,486 ratings score: 155, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Behavioral Code: The Hidden Ways the Law Makes Us Better . . . or Worse by Benjamin van Rooij 3.95 avg rating — 174 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Connecting the Dots: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Science by Lia Russ (Goodreads Author) 4.55 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Writing IT - Novel, Plot, Characters: a novel creation toolkit (Writing it - a novel writer's toolkit Book 4) by Ed Adams (Goodreads Author) 4.58 avg rating — 123 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Behaviorally Informed Organization by Dilip Soman (Editor) 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years (The ParentData Series) by Emily Oster 3.75 avg rating — 5,817 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman 4.17 avg rating — 132,727 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality by Kathryn Paige Harden 3.89 avg rating — 1,595 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda Ripley (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 4,993 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Katy Milkman (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 7,462 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	How to Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love by Logan Ury (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 19,885 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 179,985 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Know Thyself: The Science of Self-Awareness by Stephen M. Fleming 3.86 avg rating — 357 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Minds Wide Shut: How the New Fundamentalisms Divide Us by Gary Saul Morson 3.92 avg rating — 78 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The New Breed: What Our History with Animals Reveals about Our Future with Robots by Kate Darling 3.96 avg rating — 417 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by Daniel Kahneman 3.67 avg rating — 16,733 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Nudge: The Final Edition by Richard H. Thaler 3.84 avg rating — 95,646 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World by Nina Kraus 3.98 avg rating — 220 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Power of Us: Harnessing Our Shared Identities to Improve Performance, Increase Cooperation, and Promote Social Harmony by Jay J. Van Bavel 4.02 avg rating — 391 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam M. Grant (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 150,925 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Transport for Humans: Are We Nearly There Yet? by Pete Dyson 3.91 avg rating — 129 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Week: A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are by David M. Henkin 3.14 avg rating — 204 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars