Yuval Noah Harari. Sapiens.
My notes on a book that tells the story of the history of Homo Sapiens.
Long History: Humanity’s Past and Future as a Cultural Species
My note setting out the insights from eight absorbing books on long history.
Joseph Henrich. The Weirdest People In The World
Notes on a book showing that westerners are outliers -W.E.I.R.D. – Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic.
Jared Diamond. Guns, Germs and Steel.
My notes on this book on long history. Eurasia was settled first due to its domesticable plants and animals, and its accessibility and scale.
Steven Pinker. Enlightenment Now.
Notes on a book showing that the enlightenment ideas of reason, science, humanism and progress have transformed human well-being.
Joseph Henrich. The Secret of our Success.
My notes on a book arguing that the secret of humanity’s success is cumulative cultural evolution.
Steven Pinker. The Better Angels of our Nature
My notes on a book that argues that violence has declined over history. Wide ranging and impressive.