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“If we assume, very conservatively, that there are two million species in the tropical rainforests, this means that something like five thousand species are being lost each year. This comes to roughly fourteen species a day, or one every hundred minutes.”
― The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
― The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
“scientific research can flourish only in alliance with some religion or ideology. The ideology justifies the costs of the research. In exchange, the ideology influences the scientific agenda and determines what to do with the discoveries.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“the basic lesson of evolutionary psychology: a need shaped in the wild continues to be felt subjectively even if it is no longer really necessary for survival and reproduction.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“if Darwin were alive today, he would likely revise a significant part of his great works, because the basic logic of evolution has shifted away from capital-n Nature toward two new core drivers: Unnatural selection* Nonrandom mutation*”
― Evolving Ourselves: Redesigning the Future of Humanity--One Gene at a Time
― Evolving Ourselves: Redesigning the Future of Humanity--One Gene at a Time
“Hofstadter’s law tells us: “It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s Law.”
― The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us
― The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us
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
Shrink Rap (Psychology Books)
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This is an open group for students, amateurs, and professionals of psychology. It is intended to connect mental health professionals from all fields t ...more
Atheists and Skeptics
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This is a group meant for the discussion of atheism and skepticism and the books associated with both. Recommending books arguing for or against relig ...more
Mindful Reading Club
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A group in Oxford, MS that reads works dealing with mindfulness, spirituality, meditation, and yoga.
Studying Psychology
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Psychology is a fascinating subject that can elicit great discussion. Here we discuss various kinds of psychology, recommend and review psychology boo ...more
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