The Dissenter 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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Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics
Adam Rutherford
Learn about eugenics in the present day in my interview with Dr. Adam Rutherford, about his book, Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics. Full interview: https://t.co/jUMCd01Gpr https://t.co/7d446oeaAO
Paperback, 2023
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How We Misunderstand Economics and Why it Matters: The Psychology of Bias, Distortion and Conspiracy
David Leiser
Watch episode 624, with Dr. David Leiser, about his book, How We Misunderstand Economics And Why It Matters. #economics #politics #Science Link: https://t.co/iuDpLXTfPr
Paperback, 2018
$51.99$26.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
The Origins and Dynamics of Inequality: Sex, Politics, and Ideology
Jon D. Wisman
MY TOP NON-FICTION BOOKS OF 2022 (not in any specific order) 1 - The Origins and Dynamics of Inequality: Sex, Politics, and Ideology, by Jon Wisman. Link: https://t.co/RNBG6C5p5F https://t.co/ALFJyeVX1x
Hardcover, 2022
$45.99$23.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Language: The Cultural Tool
Daniel L. Everett
Learn about The Pirahã, their culture, and their language in my interview with Dr. Daniel Everett. #linguistics #Science Full interview: https://t.co/uq5QfrFnSk https://t.co/2GzqjKmuGn
Paperback, 2012
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control
Stuart Russell
Can we simply switch AI off, if necessary? Watch my interview with Dr. Stuart Russell, about his book, Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control. #AI #technology #Science #CognitiveScience Full interview: https://t.co/OPnOoYl2aL https://t.co/qSLbOZjqSb
Paperback, 2020
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Interview: The Successful Interview, 2nd Ed. - Why Should We Hire You?
Steve Williams
In episode 150, I talk with Dr. Steve Stewart-Williams (@SteveStuWill), about his book, The Ape That Understood The Universe. #Biology #evolutionarybiology #evolution #evolutionarypsychology #Science Full interview: https://t.co/tZfOdgHUdf https://t.co/qiLqYUzDm7
Paperback, 2016
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cyber Republic: Reinventing Democracy in the Age of Intelligent Machines
George Zarkadakis
New episode (596), with Dr. George Zarkadakis (@zarkadakis), on his book, Cyber Republic: Reinventing Democracy in the Age of Intelligent Machines. #politics #technology YouTube: https://t.co/suZends1l9 Anchor: https://t.co/VYPkfT6RnI @robsica @mattjlavender @YzarWehbe https://t.co/LAL05QUlBl
Paperback, 2021
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Evolutionary Limits of Liberalism: Democratic Problems, Market Solutions and the Ethics of Preference Satisfaction
Filipe Nobre Faria
New episode (728), with Dr. Filipe Nobre Faria (@filipefaria), about his book, The Evolutionary Limits of Liberalism. #evolutionarypychology #Anthropology #Philosophy #politics YouTube: https://t.co/9YWnSt9GKH Anchor: https://t.co/2kdjBqbjqr @robsica @YzarWehbe https://t.co/v4B42igdBm
Paperback, 2020
$79.99$54.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Psychology
Peter Gray
Does it make sense to talk about "innate" traits, from the perspective of developmental #psychology? Watch my second talk with Dr. David Bjorklund, about his book, How Children Invented Humanity. #development #humanevolution #Science Full interview: https://t.co/OuUTO04GXa https://t.co/vLAKQRz0xf
Hardcover, 2017
$361.25$336.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Smellosophy: What the Nose Tells the Mind
A. S. Barwich
Watch episode 411, my second interview with Dr. Ann-Sophie Barwich, about her great book, Smellosophy: What the Nose tells the Mind. #neuroscience #CognitiveScience #Philosophy #Science https://t.co/8D1XCxuyG5
Paperback, 2022
$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book