The Better Angels of Our Nature
Why Violence Has Declined
by Steven Pinker

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Steven Pinker

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  1. Junk Science: severely flawed thesis/handling of data.

    Nassim Taleb

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  2. The book argues that things have actually improved. I find it hard to believe that any sane and half-well-read person would think otherwise, without entire chapters on medieval torture. Someone else might like it, but I found it too exhausting. Quitting ~1/3rd through. 3/5

    Andrej Karpathy

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  3. One of the most important books I’ve read—not just this year, but ever.

    Bill Gates

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