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Chris Williamson hosts Modern Wisdom. The series features thinkers and public figures. It seeks lessons relevant to the challenges of life. Guests include writers and entrepreneurs. Their varied experiences bring different perspectives to personal questions.

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Cover of How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion

How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion

byDavid McRaney

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Cover of A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload

A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload

byInnovation Hub,Modern Wisdom,Ten Percent Happier,Dan Harris,The Art of Manliness,The Ezra Klein Show,The James Altucher Show,The Jordan Harbinger ShowandThe Realignment

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Cover of Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals

byOliver Burkeman

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Cover of Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity

Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity

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Cover of What Works on Wall Street

What Works on Wall Street

byJim O'Shaughnessy

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Cover of Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages

Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages

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Cover of Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English

Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English

byValerie Fridland

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Cover of Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters

Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters

bySteven Pinker

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Cover of Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control

Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control

byStuart Russell

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Cover of The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don’t

The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don’t

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Cover of Get It Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation

Get It Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation

byAyelet Fishbach

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Cover of The Joy of Science

The Joy of Science

byJim Al-Khalili

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Cover of The New Silk Roads: The Present and Future of the World

The New Silk Roads: The Present and Future of the World

byPeter Frankopan

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Cover of Freedom

Freedom

bySebastian Junger

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Cover of Don’t Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in LIfe

Don’t Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in LIfe

bySeth Stephens-Davidowitz

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Cover of Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

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Cover of The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything

The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything

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Cover of Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention–and How to Think Deeply Again

Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention–and How to Think Deeply Again

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Cover of Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

byAnna Lembke “Brilliant… riveting,scary,cogentandcleverly argued

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Cover of The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name

The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name

byBrian Muraresku

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Cover of Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America

Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America

byCommonwealth Club of California,Conversations,Coleman,Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air,Modern Wisdom,NYT’s Book Review,The Gray Area,Sean Illing,The RealignmentandThe Rewired Soul

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Cover of Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk

Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk

byBrandon WarmkeandJustin Tosi

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Cover of Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock’s Gender Service for Children

Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock’s Gender Service for Children

byHannah Barnes

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Cover of Two Thoughts: A Timeless Collection of Infinite Wisdom

Two Thoughts: A Timeless Collection of Infinite Wisdom

byJim O'Shaughnessy

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Cover of Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents―and What They Mean for America’s Future

Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents―and What They Mean for America’s Future

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Cover of Evolutionary Ideas: Unlocking ancient innovation to solve tomorrow’s challenges

Evolutionary Ideas: Unlocking ancient innovation to solve tomorrow’s challenges

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Cover of Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires

Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires

byDouglas Rushkoff

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Cover of The Next 500 Years: Engineering Life to Reach New Worlds

The Next 500 Years: Engineering Life to Reach New Worlds

byChristopher E. Mason

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Cover of The Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter

The Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter

byPaul Steinhardt

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Cover of Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life

Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life

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Cover of Lifespan: Why We Age – and Why We Don’t Have To

Lifespan: Why We Age – and Why We Don’t Have To

byDavid A. Sinclair

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Cover of Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are

Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are

bySeth Stephens-Davidowitz

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Cover of How to Be a Dictator: The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century

How to Be a Dictator: The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century

byFrank Dikötter

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Cover of Dead in the Water: A True Story of Hijacking, Murder, and a Global Maritime Conspiracy

Dead in the Water: A True Story of Hijacking, Murder, and a Global Maritime Conspiracy

byKit ChellelandMatthew Campbell

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Cover of Hype: How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists Are Taking Over the Internet – and Why We’re Following

Hype: How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists Are Taking Over the Internet – and Why We’re Following

byGabrielle Bluestone

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Cover of Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neuman and WeWork

Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neuman and WeWork

byReeves Wiedeman

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Cover of Good to Go: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn from the Strange Science of Recovery

Good to Go: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn from the Strange Science of Recovery

byChristie Aschwanden

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Cover of Nose Dive: A Field Guide to the World’s Smells

Nose Dive: A Field Guide to the World’s Smells

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Cover of Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth

Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth

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Cover of Why?: What Makes Us Curious

Why?: What Makes Us Curious

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Cover of In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom

In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom

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Cover of Very Important People: Status and Beauty in the Global Party

Very Important People: Status and Beauty in the Global Party

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Cover of Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old

Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old

byAndrew Steele

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Cover of The Social Leap: The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy

The Social Leap: The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy

byWilliam Von Hippel

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Cover of Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men's Lives

Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men's Lives

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