Things That Make You Go Hmmm Book Review Podcast

Book Review of the Moral Animal by Robert Wright

Republic Lost by Lawrence Lessig

In this episode, I will review the book Republic Lost by Lawrence Lessig. The author speaks in great detail about the psychology of corruption, how congress is affected by it, and what we can do about it. The author touches on some important points on both why corruption in our current political system is inevitable and why we cannot expect the same people who are benefiting from the system to be the champions of change. 

Book review of The Optimism Bias by Tali Sharot

Book review of The Optimism Bias by Tali Sharot

Evolution for Everyone by David Sloan Wilson

For this inaugural podcast episode, I will be reviewing the book Evolution for Everyone by David Sloan Wilson. In the book the author posits that nearly everything in the world can be understood through a lens of evolution, and we as a people need to widen our own perspective about what evolution is.