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May 26, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Expert Political Judgement: How Good Is It?” by Philip Tetlock

March 22, 2021December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “A Culture of Growth” by Joel Mokyr

December 7, 2020December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

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

May 12, 2020December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Atlas of Economic Complexity: Mapping Paths to Prosperity” by Hausmann, Hidalgo et al

May 1, 2020March 18, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How We Read” by Stanilaus Dehaene

April 30, 2020December 27, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Enlightened Economy: An Economic History of Britain 1700-1850” by Joel Mokyr

March 13, 2020December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World” by Daniel Epstein

February 18, 2020November 21, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Tentacles of Progress: Technology Transfer in the Age of Imperialism 1850-1940” by Daniel R. Headrick

February 11, 2020December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Why Most Things Fail” by Paul Ormerod

January 23, 2020April 13, 2021 Michael Magoon

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

January 22, 2020December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Learning by Doing” by James Bessen

January 16, 2020November 21, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Knowledge Illusion” by Sloman and Fernback

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