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Morgan Blackledge
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“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
“The feedback loop between science, empire and capital has arguably been history’s chief engine for the past 500 years. The following chapters analyse its workings. First we’ll look at how the twin turbines of science and empire were latched to one another, and then learn how both were hitched up to the money pump of capitalism.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“Social cooperation is our key for survival and reproduction.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“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
“The sciences do not try to explain, they hardly even try to interpret, they mainly make models. By a model is meant a mathematical construct, which with the addition of certain verbal interpretations, describes observed phenomena. The justification of such a mathematical construct is solely and precisely that it is expected to work. —JOHN VON NEUMANN”
― Rethinking Substance Abuse: What the Science Shows, and What We Should Do about It
― Rethinking Substance Abuse: What the Science Shows, and What We Should Do about It
The Brain and Mind
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— last activity Sep 25, 2025 01:42AM
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)
— 1202 members
— last activity Dec 27, 2023 06:57PM
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
— 2217 members
— last activity Aug 16, 2025 12:20PM
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
— 190 members
— last activity May 21, 2020 11:48AM
A group in Oxford, MS that reads works dealing with mindfulness, spirituality, meditation, and yoga.
Studying Psychology
— 297 members
— last activity Feb 26, 2015 03:28PM
Psychology is a fascinating subject that can elicit great discussion. Here we discuss various kinds of psychology, recommend and review psychology boo ...more
Morgan’s 2024 Year in Books
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