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Intelligence
This is about what makes us tick, where it falls apart, and ideas that may be useful in replicating intelligence. While it is heavily psychology/behavioral economics, it may be somwhat arbitrary. I will also include tangential stuff that makes sense to me as relevant. It is limited to books I have personally read and consider quality reads, and is loosely sorted from exceptional to pretty good.
The Wisdom of Psychopaths
Kevin Dutton, 2012
The Accidental Mind
David J. Linden, 2007
Social
Matthew D. Lieberman, 2013
The art of choosing
Sheena Iyengar, 1989
Neurotribes
Steve Silberman, 2015
Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work
Steven Kotler, Jamie Wheal, 2017
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: Earth Before Human
Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan, 1992
The Sociopath Next Door
Martha Stout, 2005
Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme
Richard Brodie, 1995
Bernoulli's Fallacy: Statistical Illogic and the Crisis of Modern Science
Aubrey Clayton, 2021
Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data
Charles Wheelan, 2012
Standard Deviations
Gary Smith, 2014
The Consciousness Instinct
Gazzaniga, Michael S., 2018
The Ethical Brain
Michael S. Gazzaniga, 2005
Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
Steven Pinker, 2021
The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time
Maria Konnikova, 2015
Models of the Mind
Grace Lindsay, 2021
The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
Maria Konnikova, 2021
Projections
Karl Deisseroth, 2021
§ About this list
- Books
- 68
- Published
- 1800–2023
- Average rating
- 4.0 / 5 across 6,802 ratings
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Philosophy, General, Self-Help
Most-rated on Intelligence
- 1Thinking, Fast and Slow · Daniel Kahneman
- 2Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking · Susan Cain
- 3The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business · Charles Duhigg
Common questions about Intelligence
- How many books are on Intelligence?
- Intelligence has 68 books, published between 1800 and 2023.
- Which book on Intelligence is the most popular?
- Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is the most-rated book on the list, with 646 ratings and a 4.1 average.
- What is the highest-rated book on Intelligence?
- Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker has the highest average rating among the list's books with at least 100 ratings: 4.4 out of 5.
- Where should I start with Intelligence?
- Start with Thinking, Fast and Slow, Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking and The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business: the three most-rated books on the list.
- What genres are on Intelligence?
- The books on this list are tagged Nonfiction, Philosophy, General and Self-Help.
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