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 Is Democracy Possible Here?: Principles for a New Political DebatePolitics in America are polarized and trivialized, perhaps as never before. In Congress, the media, and academic debate, opponents from right and left, the Red and the Blue, struggle against one another as if politics were contact sports played to the shouts of cheerleaders. The result, Ronald Dworkin writes, is a deeply depressing political... |  |  |  |  The Evolution DeceitFor some people the theory of evolution or Darwinism has only scientific connotations, with seemingly no direct implication in their daily lives. This is, of course, a common misunderstanding. Far beyond just being an issue within the framework of the biological sciences, the theory of evolution constitutes the underpinning of a deceptive... |
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 The Flaw of Averages: Why We Underestimate Risk in the Face of UncertaintyA must-read for anyone who makes business decisions that have a major financial impact.
As the recent collapse on Wall Street shows, we are often ill-equipped to deal with uncertainty and risk. Yet every day we base our personal and business plans on uncertainties, whether they be next month’s sales, next year’s... |  |  |  |  IQ: A Smart History of a Failed IdeaAdvance praise for
IQ A Smart History of a Failed Idea
"An up-to-date, reader-friendly account of the continuing saga of the mismeasure of women and men." —Howard Gardner, author of Frames of Mind and Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons
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