Ever Since Darwin

This book by Stephen Jay Gould was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Lex Fridman. The people who vouched for it on air: Steven Pinker. It comes up in conversations about brain health, consciousness. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

Provides information on developments in evolutionary theory, discussing such topics as the Cambrian population explosion, Velikovsky's theories, and others.

• “Stephen Jay Gould first collection ever since Darwin also excellent example of lively writing”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “also excellent example of lively writing”
  Steven Pinker · Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 201800:37:09

  Said during "Steven Pinker: AI in the Age of Reason | Lex Fridman Podcast #3". The episode features Steven Pinker: Cognitive psychologist and linguist at Harvard; bestselling author on language, the mind, violence, and reason. Steven Pinker argues AI existential-threat fears are magical thinking, and that reason and engineering culture make AI a humanitarian boon.