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Book Summary: “The Origin of Wealth” by Eric D. Beinhocker
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Innovation is like solving a jigsaw puzzle
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Book Summary: “Why Europe?” by Michael Mitteraur
Book Summary: "The Nature of Technology" by W. Brian Arthur
Book Summary: “Emergence: the Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities and Software” by Steven Johnson
Book Summary: “Ultrasociety: How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators on Earth” by Peter Turchin
Article Summary: “The Puzzle of Monogamous Marriage” by Henrich, Boyd and Richerson

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