"while unconscious bias is an understudied but potentially significant obstacle to DEI, the widely presumed relevance of bias on indirect measures seems questionable, if there is any at all"
All my favourites are here—Psych, Stumbling on Happiness, and Categories We Live By! Intrigued by The Philosophical Baby… next in line after Scott Hershovitz's Nasty, Brutish, and Short.
I'm not so keen on The Language Instinct as I find its fundamental premise unconvincing. (And FWIW, I think it also fails your test of "not just presenting the author’s theory". Pinker really does not give fair representation to alternative theories.)
At the very least, I recommend that people read the direct rebuttal The Language Myth (https://www.vyvevans.net/popular), and make up their own mind.
Available at all good book shops and also Amazon if you must.
Having thoroughly enjoyed all parts of Option 4, Option 6 is exactly what I was looking for as a next step. I wonder if you'd have any advice for how to dive deeper than popular treatments for areas that particularly interest me though. Do I find a syllabus for a class on a topic and just read through it? Does one need to learn in a specific way how to read individual psychology papers and (eventually) how to make judgements based on a collection of research?
Some truly, truly sterling choices on that book list in 6 -- worth sharing this post just for that selection although obviously points 1-4 are where it's at too (I'm only skipping 5 because I'm against modern general textbooks in principle, more so ones with shiny, scary covers ;).
Thank you for all the valuable information, Paul! Instead of watching TV, it will all make for interesting evening, reading… if I’ve read a book, like say psych, - sometimes I like to just go back and re-read or listen to a chapter, or as you point out, watch your YouTube, on the particular chapter of interest! Working like a snail, like I do, helps to put everything into long-term memory and ultimately helps to put information into systems for a greater perspective and understanding. Ultimately in my mind, this helps with creativity in terms of implementing content and designing interventions! ❤️
Awesome list. Skeptical, however, about BLINDSPOT:
What You Might Be Missing (2013)
https://archive.ph/MA417
"The big problem with Blindspot is that it perpetuates several inaccurate stereotypes about how science is done"
Stretching the Limits of Science (2024)
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xau4njotisg15tbovpg0c/2024-MITCHELL-AND-TETLOCK-Chapter5_AuthorReviewed.pdf?rlkey=3mzftxbms25btic61tpm719ji&e=2&dl=0
"No longer can implicit bias be sold as something that most good people unwittingly have, a pitch central to Blindspot"
Implicit Bias: What Is It and How Does It Matter for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion? (2024)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/379189928_Implicit_Bias_What_Is_It_and_How_Does_It_Matter_for_Diversity_Equity_and_Inclusion
"while unconscious bias is an understudied but potentially significant obstacle to DEI, the widely presumed relevance of bias on indirect measures seems questionable, if there is any at all"
All my favourites are here—Psych, Stumbling on Happiness, and Categories We Live By! Intrigued by The Philosophical Baby… next in line after Scott Hershovitz's Nasty, Brutish, and Short.
Oh thank you so very much 😃
This is exactly what I needed
I was going to ask you for this but you already answered with this post 😁❤️
I loved Stumbling on Happiness.
I'm not so keen on The Language Instinct as I find its fundamental premise unconvincing. (And FWIW, I think it also fails your test of "not just presenting the author’s theory". Pinker really does not give fair representation to alternative theories.)
At the very least, I recommend that people read the direct rebuttal The Language Myth (https://www.vyvevans.net/popular), and make up their own mind.
Available at all good book shops and also Amazon if you must.
This is fantastic! I think I’ll spend the next year on it.
Having thoroughly enjoyed all parts of Option 4, Option 6 is exactly what I was looking for as a next step. I wonder if you'd have any advice for how to dive deeper than popular treatments for areas that particularly interest me though. Do I find a syllabus for a class on a topic and just read through it? Does one need to learn in a specific way how to read individual psychology papers and (eventually) how to make judgements based on a collection of research?
I would also recommend Pinker's 'How the mind works', for cognitive psychology.
I'll add the books by your friend Bob Wright: "The Moral Animal" and "Why Buddhism Is True"
Some truly, truly sterling choices on that book list in 6 -- worth sharing this post just for that selection although obviously points 1-4 are where it's at too (I'm only skipping 5 because I'm against modern general textbooks in principle, more so ones with shiny, scary covers ;).
Thank you Paul. I passed my copy of your book Psych on to a friend who appreciated it much. Also requested a copy for the local public library.
What about "Blueprint" by Robert Plomin for an introduction to behavioral genetics
I meant to add “and adult education vignettes”
Thank you for all the valuable information, Paul! Instead of watching TV, it will all make for interesting evening, reading… if I’ve read a book, like say psych, - sometimes I like to just go back and re-read or listen to a chapter, or as you point out, watch your YouTube, on the particular chapter of interest! Working like a snail, like I do, helps to put everything into long-term memory and ultimately helps to put information into systems for a greater perspective and understanding. Ultimately in my mind, this helps with creativity in terms of implementing content and designing interventions! ❤️
Can't wait to try the podcast!