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5 books that teach you how to die well — by living better
“Our ultimate goal, after all, is not a good death but a good life to the very end.”
Nov 19
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Plato meets game theory: How Schelling points explain the power of great books
The great books aren’t just classics — they’re cultural Schelling points that give our minds a place to meet up in the world of ideas.
Nov 12
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Daniel Greco
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Matt Wansley
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The Big Think Bookshelf: November edition
What money, games, and sea slugs teach us about ourselves.
Nov 5
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Kevin Dickinson
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October 2025
Every era believes it is enlightened. Old books show us otherwise.
Reading classic books can teach you as much about the present as the past.
Oct 29
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Kevin Dickinson
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Review: Ken Liu's "All That We See or Seem"
Ken Liu ditches the neon skylines and chrome-plated slums for a cyber-age mystery that asks what happens when our dreams are trafficked like data.
Oct 27
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Kevin Dickinson
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Your October Bookmark
For readers who love a good read, even when it’s fake, haunted, or half-machine.
Oct 22
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Big Think Books
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Big Think
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Kevin Dickinson
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5 horrifying stories that double as lessons in philosophy
Each of these stories rests on a foundation of great ideas that will scare you to death and make you think.
Oct 15
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The Big Think Bookshelf: September edition
The six books that reminded me why we hold on to stories at all.
Oct 8
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Big Think Books
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Big Think
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Kevin Dickinson
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Neuroscience shows that speed reading is bullshit
Despite the claims of speed reading apps and programs, you actually have to read the book if you want to learn.
Oct 1
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Steven Ross Pomeroy
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September 2025
Your September Bookmark
This month’s Bookmark serves up Wilde’s sparkling wit, Cass Sunstein on saving liberalism, and the mystery of Netflix’s “meh” movies.
Sep 24
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Big Think Books
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Big Think
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Kevin Dickinson
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5 brilliant books to demystify the brain
Neuroscientist Rachel Barr shares her favorite books on the brain and how they shaped her approach to the field.
Sep 19
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Big Think Books
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Big Think
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Kevin Dickinson
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The Big Think bookshelf: August edition
What we're reading as the days get shorter.
Sep 10
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Big Think Books
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Big Think
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Kevin Dickinson
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