The Social Animal
David Brooks looks at how the unconscious mind shapes our character, intelligence, and biases. He spoke about the topic,…
Joel Waldfogel talked about his book Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn’t Buy Presents for the Holidays (Princeton University Press; October 25,… read more
Joel Waldfogel talked about his book Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn’t Buy Presents for the Holidays (Princeton University Press; October 25, 2009). In his book he argues that Americans end up wasting billions of dollars on presents during the holiday season every year. He says that the worth attached to these gifts by those who receive them is generally considerably less than what the gift-giver spends on them. close
David Brooks looks at how the unconscious mind shapes our character, intelligence, and biases. He spoke about the topic,…
Michael Scheuer, former head of the Bin Laden unit at the Central Intelligence Agency, talked about Osama bin Laden and …
Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist E.O. Wilson talked about his book on the rise and domination of Homo sapiens on Earth a…
Stephen Kotkin recounted the early life and political ascendancy of Joseph Stalin in his book, Stalin: Volume 1 - Parado…