Morgan Blackledge
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“the basic lesson of evolutionary psychology: a need shaped in the wild continues to be felt subjectively even if it is no longer really necessary for survival and reproduction.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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“scientific research can flourish only in alliance with some religion or ideology. The ideology justifies the costs of the research. In exchange, the ideology influences the scientific agenda and determines what to do with the discoveries.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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“With the capacity to represent the world in signs and symbols comes the capacity to change it, which, as it happens, is also the capacity to destroy it. A tiny set of genetic variations divides us from the Neanderthals, but that has made all the difference.”
― The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
― The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
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“Social cooperation is our key for survival and reproduction.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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“If we assume, very conservatively, that there are two million species in the tropical rainforests, this means that something like five thousand species are being lost each year. This comes to roughly fourteen species a day, or one every hundred minutes.”
― The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
― The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
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This is a group for readers to recommend and discuss books related to real and/or artificial brains. Categories include but are not limited to: neuros ...more
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This is an open group for students, amateurs, and professionals of psychology. It is intended to connect mental health professionals from all fields t ...more
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This is a group meant for the discussion of atheism and skepticism and the books associated with both. Recommending books arguing for or against relig ...more
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A group in Oxford, MS that reads works dealing with mindfulness, spirituality, meditation, and yoga.
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Psychology is a fascinating subject that can elicit great discussion. Here we discuss various kinds of psychology, recommend and review psychology boo ...more
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