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The Social Brain, by Tracey Camilleri, Samantha Rockey & Robin Dunbar

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Whether it’s the tragic death of Willy Loman in A Death of A Salesman, or Lester Burnham’s midlife crisis in American Beauty, a persistent theme in popular culture is a gnawing sense of alienation people feel running the modern day rat race. If you’ve ever felt this way, you’re not alone. Given that we spend …

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Strategic Instincts, by Dominic Johnson

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Among political scientists, it's widely believed that ‘cognitive biases’ (that is, quirks of the human mind) are not only detrimental, but responsible for some of history’s worst policy blunders. Whether it’s the Bay of Pigs fiasco, Chernobyl, or the Global Financial Crisis, it’s easy to think of colossal disasters that back this up. But is …

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