which is full of helpful information on developing the kind of cognition missed by IQ tests that constitutes rationality, very important information for parents, educators, and business leaders.
2009, the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his book On the Origin of Species, has been a banner year for new books on evolutionary biology. Some of my favorites include
http://www.amazon.com/What-Intelligence-Tests-Miss-Psycholog...
which is full of helpful information on developing the kind of cognition missed by IQ tests that constitutes rationality, very important information for parents, educators, and business leaders.
2009, the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his book On the Origin of Species, has been a banner year for new books on evolutionary biology. Some of my favorites include
Why Evolution is True by Jerry Coyne
http://www.amazon.com/Why-Evolution-True-Jerry-Coyne/dp/0670...
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins
http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Show-Earth-Evidence-Evolution...
and
Evolution: The First Four Billion Years edited by Michael Ruse and Joseph Travis.
http://www.amazon.com/Evolution-First-Four-Billion-Years/dp/...
All are full of up to date information about biology, which, as Thedosius Dobzhansky said, only makes sense in the light of evolution.
SuperFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
http://www.amazon.com/SuperFreakonomics-Cooling-Patriotic-Pr...
is enjoyable and thought-provoking, sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, for all the usual reasons applying to collaborations by those two authors.