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url 2015-11-08 11:45
Humankind’s best days lie ahead debate with Steve Pinker and Alain De Botton
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined - Steven Pinker
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature - Steven Pinker
The Origins of Virtue: Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation - Matt Ridley
On Love - Alain de Botton
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference - Malcolm Gladwell

Great debate.

 

Steven Pinker is brilliant. 


Matt Ridley is witty.

 

Alain de Botton and Malcolm Gladwell are both lack of substance when deal with fact, data and science. 

 

So glad I didn't waste any time reading books from Alain De Botton and Malcolm Gladwell.

 

The debate is highly entertaining. So, search for it in the link. If it is not link to the right one, search for it. It is worth the time. 

 

Of course, Steven Pinker side won. 

 

DEBATE RESULTS

PRE-DEBATE RESULTS

71% PRO      29% CON
 

POST-DEBATE RESULTS

73%PRO       27%CON
 

Pro wins with 2% vote gain.

 

 

 

 

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url 2013-10-29 00:08
Check out this great piece on Love
A General Theory of Love - Thomas Lewis,Fari Amini,Richard Lannon
Essays in Love - Alain de Botton
Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love - Helen Fisher
The Psychology of Love - Robert J. Sternberg
Falling in Love: Why We Choose the Lovers We Choose - Ayala Malach Pines

Click around and see the recs of great books on the psychology of love as well. 

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