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How the Mind Works
 

How the Mind Works

by Steven Pinker

Why do fools fall in love? Why does a man's annual salary, on average, increase $600 with each inch of his height? When a crack dealer guns down a rival, how is he just like Alexander Hamilton, whose face is on the ten-dollar bill? How do optical illusions function as windows on the human soul? Cheerful, cheeky, occasionally outrageous MIT psychologist Steven Pinker answers all of the... (read more)

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evolution and behaviour 168 books / 73 members / 19 posts Theories on evolution have not been hard to find. however, a consensus is sure hard to get. Here you can discuss what theories you support and why. How does selection affect the propogation of a certain behaviour? Why do genetic diseases exist at all? What is the need for so complex sex when reproduction can be asexual? We can discuss and try to answer these and more questions that boggle our minds so often.
Human Evolution 94 books / 25 members / 2 posts Human evolution is an interesting subject today. We get different theories regarding this matter. This group is aimed to accumulate all these theories into one scientific and rational theory. The members can subscribe different books, theories and ideas. It will be interesting as well as fun.
Followers of Darwin 444 books / 147 members / 60 posts
Sydney Freethinking Society 57 books / 2 members / 1 posts This is a group for members of the Sydney Freethinking Society* to be able to easily find each other, and see what books are available to borrow from other members. * - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=13374658462
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