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Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English (Valerie Fridlan)
Dirty Tricks of the CIA with John Lisle
Presence: The Strange Science and True Stories of the Unseen Other (Ben Alderson-Day)
Are We All Potential Nazis? The Nature of Evil (Gerald and Trisha Posner)
AI SciFi — Physicist and AI Expert David Brin on ChatGPT and Whether AI Poses an Existential Threat
On the Origin of Time — Thomas Hertog on Stephen Hawking’s Final Theory
The Sacred Depths of Nature — Ursula Goodenough on How to Find Sacred Scientific Spirituality
How to Find Meaning, Purpose, and Happiness in Everyday Life (Jennifer Michael Hecht)
The End of the World: Bart Ehrman on What the Bible Really Says About the End
ChatGPT, OpenAI, and Excellent Advice for Living (Kevin Kelly)
Wrongfully Convicted, Ultimately Acquitted — Amanda Knox on Criminal Injustice and Why It Happens
Immersion: The Science of the Extraordinary and the Source of Happiness (Paul Zak)
How to Be a Better Person (Jim Davies)
85 Years Nonstop! The Longest-Ever Study of Happiness (Marc Schulz)
Can Psychology Explain How Your Mind Works? (Paul Bloom)
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