Why People Believe Weird Things – Michael Shermer
This book is more a typology of weird things believed than an explanation as to why they believe them.
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The Penis Book – Aaron Spitz
I told some friends I would read anything, pretty indiscriminately. For some reason they though this would be a challenge of some sort.
The Mind’s Eye – Oliver Sacks
Oliver Sacks books are always interesting, but there is little new to say about one versus another.
An Anthropologist on Mars – Oliver Sacks
Oliver Sacks’ “An Anthropologist on Mars” handles a terrifying subject matter in a way that is nothing but fascinating.
The Body Keeps The Score – Bessel van der Kolk
Most of us are silly enough to believe that were WE to suffer from Trauma, we would know what to do.
Life 3.0 – Max Tegmark
Bright future ahead? I mean, maybe. It could also be rather bleak. Max Tegmark thinks that it all depends on what we prepare for.
Enlightenment Now – Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker wants to prove that things are not so bad right now., and will even get better if we focus on the correct things.
From Here to Eternity – Caitlin Doughty
How do you feel about the dead? Would you like to have them a little more around? That actually is an option of sorts…
The Organized Mind – Daniel J. Levitin
Ownership of a brain does not necessarily mean you know how it works. Or for that matter, how to get the best use out of it.
