Geoffrey Miller Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Psych professor; wrote The Mating Mind, Spent, Mate, Virtue Signaling. Themes: Evolution, sentience, civilization, EA, X risk, crypto. Wife: @sentientist.
The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money
Bryan CaplanGeoffrey Miller@MattWalshBlog The best antidote to any belief in the 'expertise' of teachers is to read 'The case against education' (2019) by economist @bryan_caplan https://t.co/P4LBCItKjE
Paperback, 2019
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Erewhon
Samuel ButlerGeoffrey Miller@mer__edith @timnitGebru @mmitchell_ai FWIW, Samuel Butler was warning about the dangers of machine intelligence in 1872 in his book 'Erewhon'. As were hundreds of science fiction authors throughout the 20th century. As was @ESYudkowsky even since the early 2000s. @timnitGebru et al were relative latecomers. https://t.co/c3XCTRpyff
Hardcover, 2008
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Psychiatry: The Science of Lies
Thomas SzaszGeoffrey Miller@Levi7hart @oldbooksguy Thomas Szasz also had a big impact in promoting de-institutionalization, through his anti-psychiatry books such as 'The myth of mental illness' (1961). https://t.co/S0x83twDtd
Paperback, 2019
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The Hydrogen Sonata
Iain M. BanksGeoffrey Miller@mattyglesias Have you read 'The Hydrogen Sonata' by Iain M Banks? Good book. Relevant.
Paperback, 2013
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The Case Against the Sexual Revolution
Louise PerryGeoffrey MillerJust finished 'The case against the sexual revolution' by @Louise_m_perry. Fascinating, provocative, nicely grounded in evolutionary psychology. Disagreed with about 40% of it, but highly recommended for anyone concerned about the current dating/mating/relationship culture. https://t.co/6kvbw50Pcg
Paperback, 2022
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The Conquest of Cool: Business Culture, Counterculture, and the Rise of Hip Consumerism
Thomas FrankGeoffrey Miller@robkhenderson The book 'The conquest of cool' (1998) by Thomas Frank is the definitive, must-read account of this trend. https://t.co/Y9Tei5XxSn
Paperback, 1998
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Jurassic Park
Michael CrichtonGeoffrey Miller@oldbooksguy Reading 'Jurassic Park' (1990) by Michael Crichton -- before the 1993 movie came out -- was incredibly exciting and satisfying.
Hardcover, 2012
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Excession
Iain BanksGeoffrey Miller@jonatanpallesen Yes. The Aztecs encountering the Conquistadors was what science fiction novelist Iain M. Banks called an 'Outside Context Problem'. In 'Excession' (allegedly Elon Musk's favorite book), Banks defines an OCP as "the sort of thing most civilizations encountered just once, and… https://t.co/ODnJhOb9Ln
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Honoré de BalzacGeoffrey Miller@oldbooksguy Good question. I'd love to see more systematic data across genres. Lots of literary fiction authors had pretty high output too: Honoré de Balzac published over 90 books before dying at 51 (plus leaving over 40 unfinished works). I suspect that science fiction authors tend to… https://t.co/Ftot4kZWmG
Paperback, 2010
$36.95$18.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
1984: 75th Anniversary
George OrwellGeoffrey Miller"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a woman laughing at a salad -- forever" -- George Orwell, 1984, updated https://t.co/NFtWz9Yetw
Paperback, Mass Market, 1950
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