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Your Brain Is Always Listening
Sep 21, 2021 · Daniel Amen
Daniel Amen has been a psychiatrist for decades and runs Amen Clinics, a network of medical centers that have conducted more brain scans than any othe...
Health and Wellness Psychology Self-Help -
The Price We Pay
Sep 14, 2021 · Marty Makary
The American healthcare system has seen better days. Costs of even routine medical procedures are astronomical and continue to skyrocket, which raises...
Current Affairs Health and Wellness Politics -
Fundamentals
Sep 3, 2021 · Frank Wilczek
A world of quarks, axions, electromagnetism, and dark matter, the field of quantum physics is mystifying. Even those who’ve never taken an intro...
History Science and Technology Society and Culture -
On Grand Strategy
Sep 2, 2021 · John Lewis Gaddis
In his book On Grand Strategy, Gaddis distils lessons from one of Yale University’s most popular courses, one he has co-facilitated for years. T...
History Politics -
Wanting
Aug 30, 2021 · Luke Burgis
As a devoted reader of literature, philosophy, and religious studies, Luke Burgis channels his unique background into a work on one of human natu...
Philosophy Psychology Society and Culture -
The Courage to Be Disliked
Aug 26, 2021 · Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga
What happens when two Japanese men encounter ancient Greek philosophy and distill pieces of Stoic and Socratic brilliance with all the practical force...
Relationships and Parenting Philosophy Psychology -
An Ugly Truth
Aug 23, 2021 · Sheera Frenkel, Cecilia Kang
Despite 2 billion users and $85.9 billion in revenue, Facebook is gradually losing respect in the public eye. Amid international privacy concerns, ant...
Current Affairs Science and Technology Society and Culture -
The Art of Loving
Aug 20, 2021 · Erich Fromm
For all the movies and songs about love, most of us fail to love well. Social philosopher and psychoanalyst Erich Fromm (1900-1980) argues that, since...
Relationships and Parenting Philosophy Psychology -
Essentialism
Aug 18, 2021 · Greg McKeown
Constant activity defines modern life. Throttled by countless meetings, after-school programs, responsibilities, and plans, many people find it challe...
Business Self-Help Society and Culture -
A Sense of Self
Aug 16, 2021 · Veronica O'Keane
In the spectacular space of a single human brain, endless memories flow upward. Whether you’re recalling your first birthday party or pondering ...
Psychology Science and Technology Society and Culture
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