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Anointed
by Toby Stuart • 2025
Why a Rembrandt sells for millions and the same painting by an unknown does not.
3.48
150
Anointed Summary
Anointed 88%
Why a Rembrandt sells for millions and the same painting by an unknown does not.
by Toby Stuart 2025
3.48
150 ratings
Biased
by Jennifer L. Eberhardt • 2019
Brains sort. Society stereotypes. Implicit bias shapes split-second decisions with deadly stakes.
4.31
9k+
Biased Summary
Biased 87%
Brains sort. Society stereotypes. Implicit bias shapes split-second decisions with deadly stakes.
by Jennifer L. Eberhardt 2019
4.31
9k+ ratings
Exit, Voice, and Loyalty
by Albert O. Hirschman • 1970
Organizations fail because those who care most leave first, silencing the pressure for change.
4.11
1k+
Exit, Voice, and Loyalty Summary
Exit, Voice, and Loyalty 87%
Organizations fail because those who care most leave first, silencing the pressure for change.
by Albert O. Hirschman 1970
4.11
1k+ ratings
The Hidden Brain
by Shankar Vedantam • 2009
Your unconscious picks presidents, sentences criminals, and spawns terrorists without your consent.
3.99
3k+
The Hidden Brain Summary
The Hidden Brain 87%
Your unconscious picks presidents, sentences criminals, and spawns terrorists without your consent.
by Shankar Vedantam 2009
3.99
3k+ ratings
Blindspot
by Mahzarin R. Banaji • 2013
A reaction-time test can reveal biases your conscious mind rejects, and strategies to close the gap.
3.72
7k+
Blindspot Summary
Blindspot 87%
A reaction-time test can reveal biases your conscious mind rejects, and strategies to close the gap.
by Mahzarin R. Banaji 2013
3.72
7k+ ratings
Twilight of American Sanity
by Allen Frances • 2016
Trump is just a symptom. The real disorder is a Stone Age mind steering a technological superpower.
3.60
287
Twilight of American Sanity Summary
Twilight of American Sanity 87%
Trump is just a symptom. The real disorder is a Stone Age mind steering a technological superpower.
by Allen Frances 2016
3.60
287 ratings
Status Anxiety
by Alain de Botton • 2004
Why you care what others think: not weakness, but modern life working as designed.
3.89
22k+
Status Anxiety Summary
Status Anxiety 87%
Why you care what others think: not weakness, but modern life working as designed.
by Alain de Botton 2004
3.89
22k+ ratings
Good Reasonable People
by Keith Payne • 2024
Why the other side isn't crazy: the same self-justifying mind runs us all.
4.08
1k+
Good Reasonable People Summary
Good Reasonable People 87%
Why the other side isn't crazy: the same self-justifying mind runs us all.
by Keith Payne 2024
4.08
1k+ ratings
Catalyst
by Jonah Berger • 2020
Pushing harder makes people dig in. Real persuasion works by removing the obstacles in their path.
3.92
3k+
Catalyst Summary
Catalyst 87%
Pushing harder makes people dig in. Real persuasion works by removing the obstacles in their path.
by Jonah Berger 2020
3.92
3k+ ratings
Everything is Obvious
by Duncan J. Watts • 2011
Common sense is a reverse-engineered story: it explains the past perfectly and predicts nothing.
3.81
5k+
Everything is Obvious Summary
Everything is Obvious 87%
Common sense is a reverse-engineered story: it explains the past perfectly and predicts nothing.
by Duncan J. Watts 2011
3.81
5k+ ratings
The Wisest One in the Room
by Thomas Gilovich • 2015
Your biggest blind spot is the belief you have none. A social psychologist's guide to wisdom.
3.79
1k+
The Wisest One in the Room Summary
The Wisest One in the Room 87%
Your biggest blind spot is the belief you have none. A social psychologist's guide to wisdom.
by Thomas Gilovich 2015
3.79
1k+ ratings
The Vision of the Anointed
by Thomas Sowell • 1995
Why failed policies survive: how the elite turns evidence into heresy and failure into virtue.
4.40
3k+
The Vision of the Anointed Summary
The Vision of the Anointed 87%
Why failed policies survive: how the elite turns evidence into heresy and failure into virtue.
by Thomas Sowell 1995
4.40
3k+ ratings
Social Psychology
by Elliot Aronson • 1973
The mind's need for self-esteem warps social reality, and we never blame the situation.
4.02
1k+
Social Psychology Summary
Social Psychology 87%
The mind's need for self-esteem warps social reality, and we never blame the situation.
by Elliot Aronson 1973
4.02
1k+ ratings
Simpler
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2013
Regulation doesn't need more weight; it needs simplicity, smarter defaults, and behavioral insight.
3.58
535
Simpler Summary
Simpler 87%
Regulation doesn't need more weight; it needs simplicity, smarter defaults, and behavioral insight.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2013
3.58
535 ratings
Conformity
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2019
We copy, therefore we err. The hidden logic of conformity and the architecture that counters it.
3.46
396
Conformity Summary
Conformity 87%
We copy, therefore we err. The hidden logic of conformity and the architecture that counters it.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2019
3.46
396 ratings
You May Also Like
by Tom Vanderbilt • 2016
Your tastes feel personal. The science of why they're mostly unconscious, borrowed, or made up.
3.29
1k+
You May Also Like Summary
You May Also Like 87%
Your tastes feel personal. The science of why they're mostly unconscious, borrowed, or made up.
by Tom Vanderbilt 2016
3.29
1k+ ratings
The Death of Expertise
by Thomas M. Nichols • 2017
Why do people resent the experts who know more? A diagnosis of the cultural war on knowledge.
3.82
10k+
The Death of Expertise Summary
The Death of Expertise 87%
Why do people resent the experts who know more? A diagnosis of the cultural war on knowledge.
by Thomas M. Nichols 2017
3.82
10k+ ratings
Team Human
by Douglas Rushkoff • 2019
Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.
3.83
1k+
Team Human Summary
Team Human 87%
Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.
by Douglas Rushkoff 2019
3.83
1k+ ratings
Everybody Lies
by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz • 2017
Google searches expose the racism, fear, and desire that surveys and social media carefully hide.
3.91
43k+
Everybody Lies Summary
Everybody Lies 86%
Google searches expose the racism, fear, and desire that surveys and social media carefully hide.
by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz 2017
3.91
43k+ ratings
The Social Atom
by Mark Buchanan • 2007
Segregation, fads, and wealth gaps are not about human nature. They are physics.
3.71
587
The Social Atom Summary
The Social Atom 86%
Segregation, fads, and wealth gaps are not about human nature. They are physics.
by Mark Buchanan 2007
3.71
587 ratings
Collective Illusions
by Todd Rose • 2022
Private belief and public behavior rarely match. The mismatch, not the minority, shapes our world.
4.03
1k+
Collective Illusions Summary
Collective Illusions 86%
Private belief and public behavior rarely match. The mismatch, not the minority, shapes our world.
by Todd Rose 2022
4.03
1k+ ratings
Rationality
by Steven Pinker • 2021
How a single mental toolkit built science, law, and democracy, and why it keeps short-circuiting.
3.84
7k+
Rationality Summary
Rationality 86%
How a single mental toolkit built science, law, and democracy, and why it keeps short-circuiting.
by Steven Pinker 2021
3.84
7k+ ratings
Post-Truth
by Lee McIntyre • 2018
Tobacco companies perfected the blueprint for making people doubt facts. Now it powers politics.
4.01
2k+
Post-Truth Summary
Post-Truth 86%
Tobacco companies perfected the blueprint for making people doubt facts. Now it powers politics.
by Lee McIntyre 2018
4.01
2k+ ratings
How We Know What Isn't So
by Thomas Gilovich • 1991
The mind finds pattern in noise, then argues for it with absolute conviction.
3.95
3k+
How We Know What Isn't So Summary
How We Know What Isn't So 86%
The mind finds pattern in noise, then argues for it with absolute conviction.
by Thomas Gilovich 1991
3.95
3k+ ratings
Rage Inside the Machine
by Robert Elliott Smith • 2019
Algorithms reduce reality to neat categories. Prejudice is not a bug but the predictable exhaust.
3.97
145
Rage Inside the Machine Summary
Rage Inside the Machine 86%
Algorithms reduce reality to neat categories. Prejudice is not a bug but the predictable exhaust.
by Robert Elliott Smith 2019
3.97
145 ratings
Black and White Thinking
by Kevin Dutton • 2021
Your brain sorts the world into two piles. It saved your ancestors. It sabotages you.
3.57
489
Black and White Thinking Summary
Black and White Thinking 86%
Your brain sorts the world into two piles. It saved your ancestors. It sabotages you.
by Kevin Dutton 2021
3.57
489 ratings
The Way Out
by Peter T. Coleman • 2021
Winning arguments deepens polarization. The real way out: redesign the hidden systems that fuel it.
3.81
145
The Way Out Summary
The Way Out 86%
Winning arguments deepens polarization. The real way out: redesign the hidden systems that fuel it.
by Peter T. Coleman 2021
3.81
145 ratings
How to Think
by Alan Jacobs • 2017
You think you're reasoning, but you're mostly just belonging; here's how to tell the difference.
3.95
5k+
How to Think Summary
How to Think 86%
You think you're reasoning, but you're mostly just belonging; here's how to tell the difference.
by Alan Jacobs 2017
3.95
5k+ ratings
How Change Happens
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2019
Social change seems impossible until the moment it isn't: the hidden forces that drive it.
3.11
197
How Change Happens Summary
How Change Happens 86%
Social change seems impossible until the moment it isn't: the hidden forces that drive it.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2019
3.11
197 ratings
The Reality Bubble
by Ziya Tong • 2019
You see 0.0035% of the light spectrum. The remaining 99.9965% hides how the world really works.
4.18
1k+
The Reality Bubble Summary
The Reality Bubble 86%
You see 0.0035% of the light spectrum. The remaining 99.9965% hides how the world really works.
by Ziya Tong 2019
4.18
1k+ ratings
Manufacturing Consent
by Edward S. Herman • 1988
Why a free press produces propaganda as reliably as a state ministry: the structural answer.
4.23
25k+
Manufacturing Consent Summary
Manufacturing Consent 86%
Why a free press produces propaganda as reliably as a state ministry: the structural answer.
by Edward S. Herman 1988
4.23
25k+ ratings
Us Against Them
by Donald R. Kinder • 2009
An instinct to split the world into us and them shapes nearly every American political opinion.
3.97
33
Us Against Them Summary
Us Against Them 86%
An instinct to split the world into us and them shapes nearly every American political opinion.
by Donald R. Kinder 2009
3.97
33 ratings
Factfulness
by Hans Rosling • 2018
A chimp guessing at random outperforms experts on global trends. The data tells a better story.
4.35
203k+
Factfulness Summary
Factfulness 86%
A chimp guessing at random outperforms experts on global trends. The data tells a better story.
by Hans Rosling 2018
4.35
203k+ ratings
Groupthink
by Christopher Booker • 2020
The psychological engine behind the Reign of Terror now powers modern politics and climate policy.
3.12
116
Groupthink Summary
Groupthink 86%
The psychological engine behind the Reign of Terror now powers modern politics and climate policy.
by Christopher Booker 2020
3.12
116 ratings
Success and Luck
by Robert H. Frank • 2016
The luck you won't acknowledge is the public good you refuse to pay for.
3.70
1k+
Success and Luck Summary
Success and Luck 86%
The luck you won't acknowledge is the public good you refuse to pay for.
by Robert H. Frank 2016
3.70
1k+ ratings
The Psychology of Stupidity
by Jean-François Marmion • 2019
The smartest people on why everyone, including you, keeps doing idiotic things.
3.16
3k+
The Psychology of Stupidity Summary
The Psychology of Stupidity 86%
The smartest people on why everyone, including you, keeps doing idiotic things.
by Jean-François Marmion 2019
3.16
3k+ ratings
Az elvek csapodár természete
by Mérő László • 2008
Reason depends on emotion. Logic has limits. A psychologist's case for pragmatism over purity.
4.25
61
Az elvek csapodár természete Summary
Az elvek csapodár természete 86%
Reason depends on emotion. Logic has limits. A psychologist's case for pragmatism over purity.
by Mérő László 2008
4.25
61 ratings
Incerto 4-Book Bundle
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2011
Some things get stronger from disorder. Most of what we build gets this backward.
4.57
497
Incerto 4-Book Bundle Summary
Incerto 4-Book Bundle 86%
Some things get stronger from disorder. Most of what we build gets this backward.
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2011
4.57
497 ratings
Rebel Sell
by Joseph Heath • 2004
The counterculture's war on consumerism is the consumer economy's greatest weapon.
3.84
2k+
Rebel Sell Summary
Rebel Sell 86%
The counterculture's war on consumerism is the consumer economy's greatest weapon.
by Joseph Heath 2004
3.84
2k+ ratings
Wilful Blindness
by Margaret Heffernan • 2011
Enron, Madoff, the 2008 crash: disasters hiding in plain sight. Psychology of why we miss them.
4.05
2k+
Wilful Blindness Summary
Wilful Blindness 86%
Enron, Madoff, the 2008 crash: disasters hiding in plain sight. Psychology of why we miss them.
by Margaret Heffernan 2011
4.05
2k+ ratings
A Hacker's Mind
by Bruce Schneier • 2023
Every system has loopholes. The powerful find them first, from tax codes to your attention.
3.68
1k+
A Hacker's Mind Summary
A Hacker's Mind 86%
Every system has loopholes. The powerful find them first, from tax codes to your attention.
by Bruce Schneier 2023
3.68
1k+ ratings
Future Babble
by Dan Gardner • 2010
Confidence sells. Accuracy doesn't. Why the loudest experts are the worst forecasters.
3.79
737
Future Babble Summary
Future Babble 86%
Confidence sells. Accuracy doesn't. Why the loudest experts are the worst forecasters.
by Dan Gardner 2010
3.79
737 ratings
Risk
by Daniel Gardner • 2008
Motorcycle crashes kill more than terrorists. Your brain's shortcuts make you fear the wrong one.
3.96
6k+
Risk Summary
Risk 86%
Motorcycle crashes kill more than terrorists. Your brain's shortcuts make you fear the wrong one.
by Daniel Gardner 2008
3.96
6k+ ratings
Fooled by Randomness
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2001
Ten thousand coin-flippers produce three hundred geniuses. The biographies write themselves.
4.08
72k+
Fooled by Randomness Summary
Fooled by Randomness 86%
Ten thousand coin-flippers produce three hundred geniuses. The biographies write themselves.
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2001
4.08
72k+ ratings
The Systems Bible
by John Gall • 1977
Every system malfunctions and fights its own purpose. The counterintuitive guide to surviving them.
3.99
1k+
The Systems Bible Summary
The Systems Bible 86%
Every system malfunctions and fights its own purpose. The counterintuitive guide to surviving them.
by John Gall 1977
3.99
1k+ ratings
Don't Talk About Politics
by Sarah Stein Lubrano • 2025
Arguments rarely change political minds. New experiences, real friendships, and public benches do.
4.12
303
Don't Talk About Politics Summary
Don't Talk About Politics 86%
Arguments rarely change political minds. New experiences, real friendships, and public benches do.
by Sarah Stein Lubrano 2025
4.12
303 ratings
Expert Political Judgment
by Philip E. Tetlock • 2005
Political pundits barely beat chance. Those who change their minds and doubt themselves do best.
3.98
709
Expert Political Judgment Summary
Expert Political Judgment 86%
Political pundits barely beat chance. Those who change their minds and doubt themselves do best.
by Philip E. Tetlock 2005
3.98
709 ratings
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
by Carol Tavris • 2007
Why smart people double down on bad decisions, rewrite history, and refuse to admit error.
4.04
29k+
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) Summary
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) 86%
Why smart people double down on bad decisions, rewrite history, and refuse to admit error.
by Carol Tavris 2007
4.04
29k+ ratings
Blind Spots
by Max H. Bazerman • 2011
Most unethical behavior is driven by mental gaps, not character flaws. A lens to see what you miss.
3.68
597
Blind Spots Summary
Blind Spots 86%
Most unethical behavior is driven by mental gaps, not character flaws. A lens to see what you miss.
by Max H. Bazerman 2011
3.68
597 ratings
Social Theory and Social Structure
by Robert K. Merton • 1949
Why false beliefs become real, rules outlast their purpose, and satisfaction is always relative.
4.23
124
Social Theory and Social Structure Summary
Social Theory and Social Structure 86%
Why false beliefs become real, rules outlast their purpose, and satisfaction is always relative.
by Robert K. Merton 1949
4.23
124 ratings
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