Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2023-05-01
Chris Williamson & David Geary: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #622
Why Science Says Men & Women Will Never Be The Same - David Geary - #622
David Geary is a cognitive developmental and evolutionary psychology professor at The University of Missouri and an author. Men and women are different.
Chris Williamson recommended Daring Young Men by Richard Reeves and Of Boys and Men by Richard Reeves, and discussed Men Without Work by Nick Eberstadt.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Daring Young Men
Daring Young Men by Richard Reeves is a sociology and parenting book that examines the structural challenges, employment struggles, and educational disparities facing modern boys and men.
Recommended“so first one um Richard Reeves book of boys and men were you familiar with that did you get to read that last year I don't think I I've read that you would it's very short super short read only about 150 200 pages”
Where to get it
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Of Boys and Men
Of Boys and Men by Richard Reeves is an insightful sociological examination of the modern challenges, educational struggles, and structural disadvantages currently facing boys and men.
Recommended“so first one um Richard Reeves book of boys and men were you familiar with that did you get to read that last year I don't think I I've read that you would it's very short super short read only about 150 200 pages”
Where to get it
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Men Without Work
Nick Eberstadt's book Men Without Work examines the alarming rise of prime-working-age men who have dropped out of the labor force and are neither employed nor actively seeking jobs.
Discussed“secondly Nicholas eberstat men without work are you familiar with him no no yeah I I yeah sorry I I've read the basic economic papers but not the popular press books”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I published a third edition of my book male female um came out in 2021 so it's it's pretty pretty up-to-date and I'm pretty anal about documenting things”