One of the best sources of information and out of the box think i have found in years.

One of the best sources of information and out of the box think i have found in years.  Read Less

Nice and clear description of how we have evolved in every facet of modern and historical life

Nice and clear description of how we have evolved in every facet of modern and historical life  Read Less

That whole topic seemed more like a tangent with points to be made, and not necessarily clearly under the "evolution" umbrella.

That whole topic seemed more like a tangent with points to be made, and not necessarily clearly under the "evolution" umbrella.  Read Less

Pretty well done because it didn’t become too didactic and, tho i disagreed a ton, its points of view were well supported.

Pretty well done because it didn’t become too didactic and, tho i disagreed a ton, its points of view were well supported.  Read Less

Years ago, i liked ridley's the rational optimist, and this book is even better, making the case for largely accidental trial-a...  Read More

Years ago, i liked ridley's the rational optimist, and this book is even better, making the case for largely accidental trial-and-error advancement in biology and, more broadly, in economics and politics and other human endeavors, where great man theories might have ascribed certain outcomes to exceptional individuals, when in fact the time was right, the conditions aligned for the almost-spontaneous outcomes.  Read Less

By contrast, any governmental intervention, or top-down approach, is categorically bad and not only fails to compete against fr...  Read More

By contrast, any governmental intervention, or top-down approach, is categorically bad and not only fails to compete against free markets in terms of technological innovation, education or monetary regulation, it can be downright harmful (as in the case of attempted methods in population control).  Read Less

(for example, he asserts that montessori schools are better than traditional education based on the evidence that three success...  Read More

(for example, he asserts that montessori schools are better than traditional education based on the evidence that three successful tech companies were started by montessori students).  Read Less

This point of view strikes me as somewhat overly simplistic given that no free market force on its own has created for a better...  Read More

This point of view strikes me as somewhat overly simplistic given that no free market force on its own has created for a better solution than the epa, cdc, highway system, military or medicare/medicaid.  Read Less