Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2026-03-19
Books mentioned on 19 Uncomfortable Truths About Human Nature - Gurwinder Bhogal - #1073
Gurwinder Bhogal is a programmer and a writer. Gurwinder is one of my favourite X follows.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Against Empathy
Against Empathy by Paul Bloom is a provocative psychology book that argues emotional empathy can often lead to irrational decisions, tribalism, and moral bias, advocating instead for a more reasoned and compassionate approach to altruism.
Discussed“Um, and I first learned about this uh from a book called Against Empathy by um by Paul Bloom, who's a psychologist.”
Where to get it
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The Time Machine. H. G. Wells (englische Ausgabe)
Discussed“I think in we had a conversation in 2021 in which I I spoke about this but basically the analog I use is a novel called the time machine which was written I think at the start of the 20th century and uh it was basically um this story of in the far future humanity has sort of evolved into”
Where to get it
