av:Steven Pinker
Kategorier: Matematik och naturvetenskap Naturvetenskap Naturvetenskapens och teknikens inverkan på samhället
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”In our uncertain age, which can so often feel so dark and disturbing, Steven Pinker has distinguished himself as a voice of positivity.” – New York Times
Can reading a book make you more rational? Can it help us understand why there is so much irrationality in the world?…
av:Robert Peckham
Kategorier: Matematik och naturvetenskap Naturvetenskap Naturvetenskapens och teknikens inverkan på samhället
It’s been said that, after 9/11, the 2008 financial crash and the Covid-19 pandemic, we’re a more fearful society than ever before. Yet fear, and the panic it produces, have long been driving forces – perhaps the driving force – of world history: fear of God, of famine, war, disease, poverty,…