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founder @rem_note = https://t.co/3y1SqHLlIc (@generalcatalyst backed) Scaling knowledge/progress. ZFellow, Emergent Ventures fellow

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Book Cover for: The Ascent of Man, Jacob Bronowski

The Ascent of Man

Jacob Bronowski
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What are the best movies about progress (scientific progress, technological progress etc)? One that comes to mind is Jacob Bronowski's 'The ascent of man' https://t.co/oDGrYDzt70

Paperback, 2011

$28.99Member price:$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Philosophy and the Real World: An Introduction to Karl Popper, Brian Magee

Philosophy and the Real World: An Introduction to Karl Popper

Brian Magee
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@johnataylor Philosophy and the Real World: An Introduction to Karl Popper

Paperback, 1999

$21.95Member price:$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength, Roy F. Baumeister

Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

Roy F. Baumeister
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@IvanVendrov there are some interesting sections about religion in these two books: - The Meme Machine by Susan Blackmore (ex. Religions as memeplexes) - Willpower by Roy Baumeister

Paperback, 2012

$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone, Steven Sloman

The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone

Steven Sloman
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New podcast interview with Steven A Solman (author of The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone) We talk about: - the growth of knowledge - virtue signalling and sacred values - consequentialist thinking - his next book https://t.co/3JI3wmRt5x

Paperback, 2018

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Meme Machine, Susan Blackmore

The Meme Machine

Susan Blackmore
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@IvanVendrov there are some interesting sections about religion in these two books: - The Meme Machine by Susan Blackmore (ex. Religions as memeplexes) - Willpower by Roy Baumeister

Paperback, 2000

$22.99Member price:$22.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science, Michael Nielsen

Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science

Michael Nielsen
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What are good resources about our global knowledge infrastructure? There is @michael_nielsen's Reinventing Discovery I also love this moving piece about a "high-quality information society" by @WilliamBryk which features two aliens talking about humanity https://t.co/osf7RzqlMx https://t.co/awiyu1053c

Paperback, 2013

$22.95Member price:$20.66 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: The Myth of Artificial Intelligence: Why Computers Can't Think the Way We Do, Erik J. Larson

The Myth of Artificial Intelligence: Why Computers Can't Think the Way We Do

Erik J. Larson
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@ToKTeacher You might also like the book the The Myth of Artificial Intelligence by Erik J. Larson

Paperback, 2022

$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book