Rationality Book Club
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We are now reading "Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World" by David J. Epstein.
On May 16 we will discuss Chapters 10 and 11.
10. Fooled by Expertise
11. Learning to Drop Your Familiar Tools
We will conclude this book at the May 23 meeting. Start collecting your suggestions; we will also choose our next book on May 23..
I look forward to seeing you!
Lisa
Previous books we've read - all highly recommended:
- The Scout Mindset, by Julia Galef
- Rationality, by Steven Pinker
- The Rational Optimist, by Matt Ridley
- The Righteous Mind, by Jonathan Haidt
- The Signal and the Noise, by Nate Silver
- Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman
- Determined, by Robert Sapolsky
- Mistakes Were Made (but Not by Me), by Carol Tavris And Elliot Aronson
- How the World Really Works, by Vaclav Smil
- The Big Picture, by Sean Carroll
- 4000 Weeks, by Oliver Burkeman.
- The Best American Essays 2024, edited by Wesley Morris
- Think Again, by Adam Grant
- God Human Animal Machine by Meghan O'Gieblyn
- Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell