A mathematician tries to make sense of the world through different lenses in this surprisingly original bookDepending on which source of pop-rationality you consult, there are three, five, six or more ways of thinking that need to be mastered before th...
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From ‘proactive aggression’ to our ‘predilection’ for polygamy, an engaging study of the traits that have influenced civilisation I blame Yuval Noah Harari. Since the Israeli historian’s bestselling Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind in 2011, there...
A science fiction story from the 50s propels this brilliantly digressive exploration into art, ecology and the psychology of conspiracy theoriesIn the future, Earth has won a gruelling war against an extraterrestrial civilisation. As a monument to huma...
The modern online environment undermines our independence of opinion, argues a human rights lawyerIt is often said that people are entitled to their opinions. But are they really? Do you have a ***-given right to believe that torture is good, or that t...