Hanging on to the edges : essays on science, society, and the academic life /
What does it mean to be a scientist working today; specifically, a scientist whose subject matter is human life? Scientists often overstate their claim to certainty, sorting the world into categorical distinctions that obstruct rather than clarify its complexities. In this book Daniel Nettle urges t...
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Cambridge, UK :
Open Book Publishers,
[2018]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- PART ONE. 1. How my theory explains everything: and can make you happier, healthier, and wealthier ; 2. What we talk about when we talk about biology ; 3. The cultural and the agentic ; 4. What is cultural evolution like? ; 5. Is it explanation yet?
- PART TWO. 6. The mill that grinds young people old ; 7. Why inequality is bad ; 8. Let them eat cake! ; 9. The worst thing about poverty is not having enough money ; 10. Getting your head around the Universal Basic Income
- PART THREE. 11. The need for discipline ; 12. Waking up and going out to work in the uncanny valley ; 13. Staying in the game ; 14. Morale is high (since I gave up hope)
- Acknowledgements
- Index.