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Category: Human Networks

Books that focus on how human cooperate to solve problems. They particularly focus on the advantages of humans working cooperatively have over individuals working alone.

June 24, 2021November 21, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Networked Machinists: High-Technology Industries in Antebellum America” by David Meyer

January 15, 2021December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Scale: The Universal Laws of Life…” by Geoffrey West

December 7, 2020December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Hive Mind: How Your Nation’s IQ Matter More than Your Own” by Garett Jones

April 2, 2020November 21, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Marriage and Civilization: How Monogamy Made Us Human” by William Tucker

March 4, 2020December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Social Physics: How Social Networks Make Us Smarter” by Alex Pentland

March 2, 2020November 21, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Social Networks in the History of Innovation and Invention” by Francis Moon

January 23, 2020April 13, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Wisdom of Crowds” by James Surowiecki

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