Modern Wisdom

A collection of essential works by the philosopher John Stuart Mill, including his thoughts on indiv...

The seminal work by Robert Putnam (explicitly named in the transcript) exploring the collapse of Ame...

A book by David Buss and William Costello that explores the scientific underpinnings of human attrac...

A classic dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood, often referenced in cultural discussions regarding wom...

A book by Jennifer Sciubba (misspelled as Schuber in transcript) that examines global population shi...

Richard Reeves explores the structural challenges facing men and boys in modern society, from educat...

A book by Paul Eastwick that explores the evolutionary psychological aspects of human mating, bondin...

A classic satirical dystopian short story by Kurt Vonnegut about a future where a government agency ...

A classic book by Paul R. Ehrlich that predicted mass starvation in the 1970s and 1980s due to overp...

A book by Darby Saxby that explores the neurological and psychological changes men undergo when they...

A book by Warren Farrell and John Gray (often discussed by Richard Reeves and in the context of Robe...

In this book, Melissa Kearney, a leading economist, presents evidence on how the decline in two-pare...

A book by Eve Rodsky that explores a system for rebalancing domestic responsibilities and housework ...

A roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, written by social scientist Arthur C....

Scott Galloway's examination of the American economy and social landscape through data and analysis.

A book that reveals the secrets of great writing and the figures of rhetoric that make English so ex...

The debut book by Malcolm Gladwell that explores how small ideas or behaviors can spread like viruse...

A book by Etymology Nerd (Adam Aleksic) exploring how social media platforms and algorithms are fund...

A seminal sociological work by Erving Goffman that explores face-to-face interaction and the managem...

A circular stroll through the hidden connections of the English language, exploring how one word lea...