Audio version of The Follies of the Western Mind
A book about how people in the Western world think, or don’t think.
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The Follies of the Western Mind
What is thinking? What calls on us to think? A book about how people in the Western world think, and how they don’t think.
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Part IV. The role of language in thinking
How much of what we call thinking is limited, or made possible, by the language we speak? Is language the fabric of thought, as Humboldt claims?
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If the world cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50% tomorrow what would happen?
Would the pace of climate change slow, or accelerate? It would accelerate.
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Why is 1ºC or 2ºC such a big deal?
To understand why small changes in the average global temperature matter we need to look at the last 65 million years.
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Climate change: what can you do?
Humanity is entering a period of turmoil because of climate change. What is happening and what can you do?
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Climate change: a simple guide
It’s easy to get confused about climate change when the endless headlines are as numbing as the endless inter-governmental meetings. What’s the real story?
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Are there ethics in business?
There are almost no useful market-based solutions to global warming because there is no profit in doing what’s necessary.
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