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Intelligence

This is about what makes us tick, where it falls apart, and ideas that may be useful in replicating intelligence.

It is limited to books I have personally read and consider quality reads, and is loosely sorted from exceptional to pretty good.

Position
Details
Rating
Readers Count
Controls
#1
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow
  • Daniel Kahneman
4.12601 reads
#2
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
  • Robert M. Sapolsky
4.2165 reads
#3
Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics
Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics
  • Richard H. Thaler
3.9855 reads
#4
Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
  • Robert M. Sapolsky
4.6316 reads
#5
Influence
Influence
  • Robert B. Cialdini
4.14160 reads
#6
The Elements of Choice: Why the Way We Decide Matters
The Elements of Choice: Why the Way We Decide Matters
  • Eric J Johnson
43 reads
#7
Peak
Peak
  • Anders Ericsson
  • Robert Pool
4.1961 reads
#8
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
  • David Epstein
4.15202 reads
#9
The Drunkard's Walk
The Drunkard's Walk
  • Leonard Mlodinow
3.9248 reads
#10
The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload
The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload
  • Daniel J. Levitin
3.4229 reads
#11
Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away
Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away
  • Annie Duke
4.516 reads
#12
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
  • Jonathan Haidt
4.38135 reads
#13
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don't
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don't
  • Nate Silver
3.96120 reads
#14
How to Decide
How to Decide
  • Annie Duke
3.8514 reads
#15
Rest
Rest
  • Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
3.8216 reads
#16
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
  • Jonathan Haidt
4.3255 reads
#17
Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction
Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction
  • Philip E. Tetlock
  • Dan Gardner
3.8351 reads
#18
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
  • Daniel Kahneman
  • Cass R. Sunstein
  • Oliver Sibony
3.6141 reads
#19
Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
  • Annie Duke
3.7782 reads
#20
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
  • Carl Sagan
4.22164 reads
#21
Nudge: The Final Edition
Nudge: The Final Edition
  • Richard H. Thaler
  • Cass R. Sunstein
3.65113 reads
#22
Brandwashed: Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy
Brandwashed: Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy
  • Martin Lindstrom
3.47 reads
#23
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
  • Caroline Criado Perez
4.28261 reads
#24
The Invisible Gorilla
The Invisible Gorilla
  • Christopher Chabris
  • Daniel Simons
3.3323 reads
#25
Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence
Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence
  • Daniel Goleman
3.4722 reads
#26
Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
  • Susan Cain
4555 reads
#27
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
  • Brian Christian
  • Tom Griffiths
4.01143 reads
#28
Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
  • Peter C. Brown
  • Henry L. Roediger III
  • Mark A. McDaniel
3.9958 reads
#29
Pre-Suasion
Pre-Suasion
  • Robert B. Cialdini
3.6823 reads
#30
Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
  • Amy Cuddy
3.8823 reads
#31
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone - Especially Ourselves
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone - Especially Ourselves
  • Dan Ariely
3.8321 reads
#32
Incognito
Incognito
  • David Eagleman
  • Catarina F. Almeida (Translator)
3.8939 reads
#33
The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home
The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home
  • Dan Ariely
3.633 reads
#34
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
  • Dan Ariely
4.05199 reads
#35
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Who's in Charge? Free Will and the Science of the Brain

Who's in Charge? Free Will and the Science of the Brain
  • Michael S. Gazzaniga
3.756 reads
#36
Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain
Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain
  • António R. Damásio
3.8912 reads
#37
On Intelligence
On Intelligence
  • Jeff Hawkins
  • Sandra Blakeslee
4.0618 reads
#38
The Wisdom of Psychopaths
The Wisdom of Psychopaths
  • Kevin Dutton
3.514 reads
#39
The Accidental Mind
The Accidental Mind
  • David J. Linden
41 read
#40
Social
Social
  • Matthew D. Lieberman
3.611 reads
#41
The art of choosing
The art of choosing
  • Sheena Iyengar
3.889 reads
#42
Neurotribes
Neurotribes
  • Steve Silberman
4.3253 reads
#43
Stealing Fire
Stealing Fire
  • Steven Kotler
  • Jamie Wheal
3.716 reads
#44
Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
  • Charles Duhigg
3.7475 reads
#45
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
  • Nick Bostrom
3.4974 reads
#46
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
  • Matthew Walker
4.34396 reads
#47
The Sociopath Next Door
The Sociopath Next Door
  • Martha Stout
3.8132 reads
#48
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
  • Charles Duhigg
3.99495 reads
#49
The Psychopath Test
The Psychopath Test
  • Jon Ronson
3.73138 reads
#50
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
  • Oliver Sacks
3.9277 reads
#51
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Virus of the Mind

Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme
  • Richard Brodie
41 read
#52
Bernoulli's Fallacy: Statistical Illogic and the Crisis of Modern Science
Bernoulli's Fallacy: Statistical Illogic and the Crisis of Modern Science
  • Aubrey Clayton
4.1410 reads
#53
Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data
Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data
  • Charles Wheelan
3.5437 reads
#54
Standard Deviations
Standard Deviations
  • Gary Smith
4.335 reads
#55
The Consciousness Instinct
The Consciousness Instinct
  • Gazzaniga, Michael S.
02 reads
#56
The Ethical Brain
The Ethical Brain
  • Michael S. Gazzaniga
41 read
#57
Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
  • Steven Pinker
3.4425 reads
#58
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
  • Chris Voss
  • Tahl Raz
4.3303 reads
#59
Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
  • Ethan Kross
4.0852 reads
#60
The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It... Every Time
The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It... Every Time
  • Maria Konnikova
00 reads
#61
Models of the Mind
Models of the Mind
  • Grace Lindsay
4.334 reads
#62
The Alter Ego Effect
The Alter Ego Effect
  • Todd Herman
3.7314 reads