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The Case against Education
Jun 23, 2022 · Bryan Caplan
Economist Bryan Caplan boldly argues that benefits of education in its current form are tremendously overrated. Considering the money spent and the gr...
Current Affairs Education -
The Secrets of Words
Jun 21, 2022 · Noam Chomsky, Andrea Moro
Noam Chomsky (1928-) is an American linguist who has written extensively on linguistics, philosophy, and politics. He is a prolific author, having wri...
Current Affairs Philosophy Science and Technology -
From Strength to Strength
Jun 16, 2022 · Arthur C. Brooks
Arthur C. Brooks (1964-) is an American social scientist who researches the intersection between culture, economics, and politics. He has authored twe...
Business Health and Wellness Self-Help -
There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness
Jun 14, 2022 · Carlo Rovelli
Carlo Rovelli is an internationally beloved rockstar of theoretical physics, but he has thoughts on subjects other than loop quantum gravity theory. I...
History Philosophy Society and Culture -
Deep Work
Jun 9, 2022 · Cal Newport
Cal Newport defines deep work as “professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabi...
Business Health and Wellness Self-Help -
The Dawn of Everything
Jun 7, 2022 · David Wengrow, David Graeber
For a decade, an anthropologist (Graeber) and an archeologist (Wengrow) committed to collaborating on a modest “side project:” to rewrite ...
History Politics Society and Culture -
Life Together
Jun 2, 2022 · Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a pastor, theologian, and martyr. As Hitler continued to gain power, Bonhoeffer left the United States for his native Ger...
Religion and Theology -
Fear
May 31, 2022 · Thích Nhất Hạnh
Thich Nhat Hahn (1926-2022) was a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist who, for decades, promoted personal peace and world peace, so much so that he was banished f...
Health and Wellness Religion and Theology Self-Help -
Spark
May 26, 2022 · John J. Ratey, Eric Hagerman
Since working as a research fellow at Harvard in the 70s, John J. Ratey has been researching the brain-body connection. Spark is his way of checking i...
Health and Wellness Psychology Sports and the Outdoors -
Bushcraft 101
May 24, 2022 · Dave Canterbury
For all those city slickers who romanticize wilderness exploration and dream of living off the land and showing nature who’s boss, Bushcraft 101...
Sports and the Outdoors
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