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Category: Theory

Blog posts that focus on high-level theory as to why human societies have developed as they have done, why some societies develop faster than others and factors that help us understand the above.

December 26, 2019December 28, 2019 Michael Magoon

Authors who have influenced me the most

December 26, 2019January 18, 2020 Michael Magoon

Introduction to my thoughts so far… (part 4)

December 26, 2019January 18, 2020 Michael Magoon

Introduction to my thoughts so far… (part 3)

December 26, 2019January 18, 2020 Michael Magoon

Introduction to my thoughts so far… (part 2)

December 26, 2019January 9, 2021 Michael Magoon

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Top Posts & Pages

  • Book Summary: “Emergence: the Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities and Software” by Steven Johnson
  • Book Summary: "The Nature of Technology" by W. Brian Arthur
  • Book Summary: “Human Societies: An Introduction to Macrosociology” by Nolan & Lenski
  • Book Summary: “The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves” by Matt Ridley
  • Summaries of Top Ten Books
  • Read my new book "From Poverty to Progress"
  • Article Summary: “The Early Modern Great Divergence” by Broadberry and Gupta

Recent Posts

  • Book Summary: “Evolution of Human Societies” by Johnson and Earle
  • Book Summary: “The Central Liberal Truth” by Lawrence Harrison
  • Book Summary: “Scale” by Geoffrey West
  • Read my new book: “From Poverty to Progress”
  • Book Summary: “Hive Mind” by Garett Jones

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