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Andrew McAfee

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Author of "Enterprise 2.0" and co-author of "Race Against the Machine". Expanded the latter work into the book "The Second Machine Age".

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Andrew McAfee @AndrewMcAfee · Nov 27, 2022
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"The Knowledge Machine" is more recent and spot on-er(?) IMO

Book Oct 13, 2020
The Knowledge Machine: How Irrationality Created Modern Science
by Michael Strevens
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Andrew McAfee @AndrewMcAfee · Mar 24, 2022
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Wicked flattered to be in this rarefied company of blurbers, and thrilled to help spread the word about this geeky-great book. Which you should order now if you're interested in our weird and wonderful species. @erezyoeli @Moshe_Hoffman

Book 2022
Hidden Games: The Surprising Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Human Behavior
by Erez Yoeli and Moshe Hoffman
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Andrew McAfee @AndrewMcAfee · Mar 12, 2022
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This interview with Stephen Kotkin is FANTASTIC: "We think of censorship as suppression of information, but censorship is also the active promotion of certain kinds of stories that will resonate with the people. "

Article Mar 11, 2022
The Weakness of the Despot
by David Remnick and Stephen Kotkin
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Andrew McAfee @AndrewMcAfee · Feb 28, 2022
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Kahneman's paper with intellectual adversary Gary Klein is a super informative small masterpiece of the genre. "Conditions for intuitive expertise: A failure to disagree."

Paper 2009
Conditions for intuitive expertise
by Daniel Kahneman
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Andrew McAfee @AndrewMcAfee · Feb 18, 2022
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Fact check: EXCELLENT thread

Tweet Feb 18, 2022
What's the most effective way to tackle climate change? My take on research in effective altruism to date. It seems that many popular approaches (eg recycling, planting trees) don't obviously work or are expensive ($100+ per tonne CO2), but... /1
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Andrew McAfee @AndrewMcAfee · Feb 15, 2022
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Fact check: great book #geekbookshelf

Book Dec 1, 2017
The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
by Robin Hanson and Kevin Simler
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Andrew McAfee @AndrewMcAfee · Feb 4, 2022
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This brings up a good question: what are best books about flying? I nominate “Wind, Sand, and Stars” by St.-Exupéry

Book Feb 6, 1939
Wind, Sand and Stars
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Andrew McAfee @AndrewMcAfee
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This is the most unconventional and uncomfortable self-help book you will ever read. But probably also the most important.

Book Dec 1, 2017
The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
by Robin Hanson and Kevin Simler
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Andrew McAfee @AndrewMcAfee
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This is the most unconventional and uncomfortable self- help book you will ever read. But probably also the most important.

Book Dec 1, 2017
The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
by Robin Hanson and Kevin Simler
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