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By synthesizing current research in the social sciences, Schwartz makes the counterintuitive case that eliminating choices can greatly reduce the stress, anxiety, and busyness of our lives. He offers eleven practical steps on how to limit choices to a manageable number, have the discipline to focus on the important ones and ignore the rest, and ultimately derive greater satisfaction from the choices you have to make.

Our ability to foresee and protect against natural catastrophes has never been greater; yet we consistently fail to heed the warnings and protect ourselves and our communities, with devastating consequences. What explains this contradiction? In The Ostrich Paradox, Wharton professors Robert Meyer and Howard Kunreuther draw on years of teaching and research to explain why disaster preparedness efforts consistently fall short.

A "skillful and lucid" (The Wall Street Journal) way of thinking about efficiency, challenging our obsession with it—and offering a new understanding of how to benefit from the powerful potential of serendipity. Algorithms, multitasking, the sharing economy, life hacks: our culture can't get...

Revised and updated to include current studies, politics, and discussions, The Macho Paradox is the first book to show how violence against women is a male issue as well as a female one - and how we can come together to stop it. Written by pioneering anti-violence educator Jackson Katz, The Macho Paradox incorporates the voices and experiences of women and men who have confronted the problem from all angles, the discussions surrounding currents events in politics and pop culture, and where the violence is ignored or encouraged in our upbringing.

The paradox of poverty amidst plenty has plagued the United States throughout the twenty-first century—why should the wealthiest country in the world also have the highest rates of poverty among the industrialized nations? Based on his decades-long research and scholarship, one of the nation's leading authorities provides the answer. In The Poverty Paradox, Mark Robert Rank develops his unique perspective for understanding this puzzle.

From the legendary singer-songwriter of Bad Religion comes a historical memoir and cultural criticism of punk rock’s evolution. Greg Graffin is the lead vocalist and songwriter of Bad Religion, recently described as “America's most significant punk band.” Since its inception in Los Angeles...

The Singularity Paradox: Bridging the Gap Between Humanity and AI is a comprehensive exploration of how the fusion of biology, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence can lead to the creation of Artificial Human Intelligence (AHI) as a conscious response to the unconscious development of superintelligence.

Storytelling, a tradition that built human civilization, may soon destroy it Humans are storytelling animals. Stories are what make our societies possible. Countless books celebrate their virtues. But Jonathan Gottschall, an expert on the science of stories, argues that there is a dark side to...

The grandson of an eminent ayatollah and the son of an Iranian diplomat, journalist Hooman Majd is uniquely qualified to explain contemporary Iran's complex and misunderstood culture to Western listeners. The Ayatollah Begs to Differ provides an intimate look at a paradoxical country that is both deeply religious and highly cosmopolitan, authoritarian yet informed by a history of democratic and reformist traditions.

A revolutionary and timely reconsideration of everything we know about power. Celebrated UC Berkeley psychologist Dr. Dacher Keltner argues that compassion and selflessness enable us to have the most influence over others and the result is power as a force for good in the world. It is taken for...

Paradoxes est une baladodiffusion bilingue (français/anglais) qui discute d'enjeux de santé et de la place de la culture dans la société. C'est aussi un espace où vous pourrez entendre des musiques moins diffusées mais non moins intéressantes.Paradoxes is a bilingual podcast (French and English) with discussions around health issues and also about the place of culture in our society. It is also a space where you will be able to hear seldomly broadcasted but probably more stimulating music.

Most of us think that longevity hinges on maintaining a normal Body Mass Index. But research conducted over the last decade hit the media in January with explosive news: Overweight and even moderately obese people with certain chronic diseases - from heart disease to cancer - often live longer and fare better than normal-weight individuals with the same ailments. In this groundbreaking audiobook, Carl Lavie, MD, reveals the science behind the obesity paradox and shows us how to achieve maximum health rather than minimum weight.

Each book is summarised to convey a brief idea of what each one has to offer the interested listener, while a 'Speed Read' for each book delivers a quick sense of what each book is like to read and a highly compressed summary of the main points of the book in question. The titles covered include thought-provoking classics on psychology, mindfulness, rationality, the brain, mathematical and economic thought and practical philosophy. Books about self-improvement as well as historically interesting accounts of how the mind works can also be found.

Bienvenue dans un monde merveilleux, où il est enfin possible de solutionner un problème sans avoir à le régler et de piloter un projet sans s'en occuper. En devenant chargée de mission, Zoé Shepard pense avoir trouvé un travail: grossière erreur ! Plongée dans une ambiance de cour de récréation, elle oscille entre fous rires nerveux et consternation.

Welcome Into The Paradox—the podcast designed to safely house all those fringe subjects that polite society pretends don't exist. We are your mental bunker for the unbelievable.We dissect UFO sightings, ancient mysteries, and conspiracies so dense they defy logic... but we never forget the punchline. This show operates on multiple levels of parody within the paradox itself, meaning we take the research seriously, but we take ourselves just seriously enough to know we’re probably all targets.Your host through this beautiful madness is Peter—also known by the designation Piggsy—and I ...

We are two sisters discussing our different generational views on topics happening today and discussing some topics of nostalgia from both millennial and Generation Z.

Life is full of ups and downs. It's also full of situations - paradoxes we call them. here is a look at 20 powerful paradoxes of life.

The Paradox Institute creates bold, science-based educational media that teaches the public about biology, with a focus on male and female. Explore all of our animated videos, articles, books, pamphlets, and more at theparadoxinstitute.org.

A sci-fi creative collaboration with Lov3 Books Etc and Ki Lov3 Books in their passion series "The Lov3 Paradox Project" EST 6/20/25

Testosterone propels our drive for exploration and risk, for competition and creation, and even our survival. The effects of testosterone permeate the traditions, philosophy, and literature of every known culture - without it, the world would be a drastically different place. It also has a role in humanity's darker side, contributing to violence, hubris, poverty, crime, and selfishness. Recent revelations of the science of testosterone show that high levels will deplete compassion and generosity, and even reduce the affection we show our children.