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“The mind is more like a muscle than we once believed. It is something that must be constantly exercised to attain and maintain peak fitness. Just as an athlete must train harder and harder as he or she matures, so children must think with greater and greater complexity as they pass through school.”
― Where Have All the Liberals Gone?: Race, Class, and Ideals in America
― Where Have All the Liberals Gone?: Race, Class, and Ideals in America
“There is always a need for intoxication: China has opium, Islam has hashish, the West has woman.”
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“[Jensen] challenges social scientists who believe in an environmental explanation of the IQ gap between the races to bring their hypotheses forward. Given his competence and the present state of the social sciences, the result is something of a massacre.”
― Race, IQ and Jensen
― Race, IQ and Jensen
“If we can't think for ourselves, if we're unwilling to question authority, then we're just putty in the hands of those in power. But if the citizens are educated and form their own opinions, then those in power work for us. In every country, we should be teaching our children the scientific method and the reasons for a Bill of Rights. With it comes a certain decency, humility and community spirit. In the demon-haunted world that we inhabit by virtue of being human, this may be all that stands between us and the enveloping darkness.”
― The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
― The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
Human Origins—Explorations and Discussions in Anthropology, Biology, Archaeology, and Geology
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An informal on-line “bulletin-board” resource for readers interested in staying abreast of the current state-of-knowledge and the latest books, techni ...more
The Study of the Mind: A Psychological Book Club
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— last activity Sep 12, 2023 04:49AM
This is a book club for those who love to read books about Psychology! Each month we will pick a book dealing with psychological topics, read it, and ...more
The Brain and Mind
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This is a group for readers to recommend and discuss books related to real and/or artificial brains. Categories include but are not limited to: neuros ...more
Q&A with Avi Tuschman
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— last activity Sep 01, 2013 11:01AM
Avi Tuschman answers questions about his new book, Our Political Nature: The Evolutionary Origins of What Divides Us
Behavioral Economics & Psychology
— 60 members
— last activity May 14, 2016 07:21AM
behavioral economics, neuroscience, marketing, the human condition, psychology, evolutionary psychology, behavioral science
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