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Two brothers slurp up the BEST non-fiction books about science, evolution, culture, history, complexity, cognitive neuroscience, artificial intelligence etc

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    • 5.0 • 47 Ratings

Two brothers slurp up the BEST non-fiction books about science, evolution, culture, history, complexity, cognitive neuroscience, artificial intelligence etc

    Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers Strategies - Nick Bostrom

    Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers Strategies - Nick Bostrom

    Many smart people out there say AI is an existential risk. AI Armageddon is certainly is a top-5 concern of  enough people that we feel it warrants a deeper understanding. And in Superintelligence, Bostrom is the perfect robot-impersonating-author to teach us AI 101 while simultaneously capturing AI’s full scale and magnitude. He talked to everybody and covers the biggest questions: what are all the potential outcomes? How likely is AI? When might it happen? What’s the history of AI technology and are we excited about nothing? If an artificial intelligence does take over what would it do? High-probability take-over-the-world is on the early menu. 
    Plus, what’s the world’s current #robotpopulation? Could #serversruntheworld? 
    This book will make you think differently about the way your BRAIN and your SOCIETY operate. This Books Brothers summary will do ALL that and make you laugh.

    • 1 hr 5 min
    The Selfish Gene - Richard Dawkins

    The Selfish Gene - Richard Dawkins

    Selfish Gene answers a deep and fundamental question: How does evolution work? We start our story in the Primordial Soup served hot at the Big Bang’s favorite diner, the single-cell-stew that brewed in Earth’s original oceans (after millions of years cooled the atmosphere obviously). The effect those little replicating cells, containing the world’s first DNA structures, have on our behavior today is 😳🤯🤔. 
    Plus, Dawkins colorfully illustrates why #NatureIsMetal and what really goes on #WhenaManLovesaWoman 
    This book will make you think differently about the way your BRAIN and your SOCIETY operate. This Books Brothers summary will do ALL that and make you laugh.
    With Books Brothers podcasts, we do our best to share the author’s perspective. If you’ve read it before, you’ll know the book better. If you haven’t read it yet, you’ll learn what it contains and we hope you read it soon.
    Andrew and JD

    • 1 hr 18 min
    The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion - Jonathan Haidt

    The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion - Jonathan Haidt

    The Righteous Mind answers a deep and fundamental question: why can’t we all just get along? Why can’t Democrats and Republicans understand each other better? Haidt answers these better than anyone (ever) by breaking down the social psychology and brain science of why our species is so apt to join groups, take sides and fight. The Righteous Mind covers 17 years of Haidt’s research into moral psychology and human behavior, and he uses it to explain our divided world today. 
    Plus, Hadit drops some bombs on our next book, Selfish Gene. #EmotionsFirstReasoningSecond #10%bee #BelongingNotBelieving
    This book will make you think differently about the way your BRAIN and your SOCIETY operate. This Books Brothers summary will do ALL that and make you laugh.
    With Book Brothers we do our best to share the author’s perspective. If you’ve read it before, you’ll know the book better. If you haven’t read it yet, you'll love it so much you'll go out an buy it
    Enjoy!
    -Andrew and JD

    • 1 hr 41 min
    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind - Yuval Noah Harari

    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind - Yuval Noah Harari

    Sapiens is a 416-page story of humankind from 6M years ago to today. Harari wraps it all up: our psychology, technology, religion, economy, politics… Nobody puts things quite the way Yuval does - he’s got some weird/deep thoughts and spits some fire trash talk at basically everything. We guarantee this book will make you stop and think about who we are and where we come from. 
    Plus it’s got plenty of #CavemanTalk and #YuvalSlamPoetry
    This book will make you think differently about the way your BRAIN and your SOCIETY operate. This Books Brothers summary will do ALL that and make you laugh.
    We do our best to share the author’s perspective. If you’ve read it before, you’ll know the book better. If you haven’t read it yet, you’ll love it so much you'll buy the book
    Enjoy!
    -Andrew and JD

    • 1 hr 39 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
47 Ratings

47 Ratings

vbr1582 ,

Good stuff!

I’ve only listened to one episode (The Selfish Gene), but it was great! The hosts dissect complex topics and discuss them in relatable language, making it easier to understand the larger points in these long books. Looking forward to listening to more!

JaLazz ,

Two Thumbs Up

Enjoyed listening to the podcast of The Righteous Mind. Not a book I would usually select. The format was great and the brotherly banter of these clearly intelligent young men made for easy listening. Plan to read the book now that I have some help in understanding what I am reading.

ctkevb ,

For a good time, download this

The Books Brothers just sound like guys you want to hang out with. Sharp, witty and fun loving, if this podcast is the closest you can get these guys, well that ain’t that bad.

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