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Ecology, Economics, and Delayed Gratification

2020.02.01 by Bookscrounger 2 Comments
Plant growing from a pile of coins.

Economics fails to explain why Homo economicus struggles with delayed gratification, but ecology can offer some historical perspectives.

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Posted in: Biology, Books Tagged: Civilizing Evolution, Darwin Dada, Kings Conquerors Psychopaths, Wisdom

KRVS Après-Midi Interview

2018.09.24 by Bookscrounger Leave a Comment

Judith Meriwether and Joseph N. Abraham, MD, discuss Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths on Après-Midi from KRVS, the Acadiana NPR affiliate

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Posted in: Books Tagged: Partisan Politics, Tolerance, Wisdom

Amazon Sales: Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths

2018.09.21 by Bookscrounger Leave a Comment
Cropped image of the cover of Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths

Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths: From Alexander to Hitler to the Corporation is now on sale through Amazon.

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Posted in: Books Tagged: Small Evolution, Sociobiology, Wisdom

Dallas-Fort Worth Book Appearances

2018.09.13 by Bookscrounger Leave a Comment
Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths, Joseph N. Abraham, MD, UL Press

Join UL alumnus, physician, biologist, and author Joseph N. Abraham, MD, for several appearances in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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Posted in: Books Tagged: Liberal and Conservative, Partisan Politics, Small Evolution, Sociobiology, Wisdom

Liberal and Conservative, Left and Right

2018.08.28 by Bookscrounger Leave a Comment
The Liberal Bell

In popular usage, ‘left’ and ‘right’ have come to mean the same thing as ‘liberal’ and ‘conservative,’ respectively. This is a critical mistake.

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Posted in: Books, Politics Tagged: Constitutional Fundamentalism, Hammer Thinking, Liberal and Conservative, Partisan Politics, Wisdom

Abraham Talks about Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths

2018.08.25 by Bookscrounger Leave a Comment
Joseph N. Abraham Speaks

Joseph N. Abraham speaks about his upcoming book, Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths: From Alexander to Hitler to the Corporation.

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Posted in: Books, Politics Tagged: Liberal and Conservative, Partisan Politics, Trump, Wisdom

Socialist Governments vs Capitalist Markets

2018.08.22 by Bookscrounger Leave a Comment
Socialist Government vs Capitalist Markets

Socialist governments vs capitalist markets, left vs right. These obscure the point: the only true American ideology should be pragmatism.

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Posted in: Politics Tagged: Constitutional Fundamentalism, Liberal and Conservative, Partisan Politics, Wisdom

The 10 Books Everyone Should Read

2017.12.13 by Bookscrounger 5 Comments

What are the 10 books that every well educated person should read? It depends on the definition of ‘well educated’.

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Posted in: Books, Education, Knowledge Tagged: Intellectual Abuse, Lifelong Learning, Teaching, Wisdom

Shabby Elegance

2017.11.29 by Bookscrounger Leave a Comment

We never consider that our opulent luxury costs us much more than money; it robs us of our time, it robs us of lives. Expensive things need to be cleaned, insured, repaired, carefully maintained and protected – and then, after a decade or two, much of it must be replaced and updated.

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Posted in: Knowledge Tagged: Wisdom

Dumb Rich People

2017.11.15 by Bookscrounger 1 Comment

To make a lot of money you spend your life making money, rather than focusing on important things, which is why we have so many dumb rich people.

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Posted in: Politics Tagged: Partisan Politics, Wisdom
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