A Theory of Everyone
Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We’re Going
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Michael Muthukrishna
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A blueprint for a better future.
Playing on the phrase "a theory of everything" in physics, Michael Muthukrishna's ambitious, original and deeply hopeful audiobook offers a unified theory of human behavior, culture, and society - a theory of everyone.
In A Theory of Everyone, Muthukrishna draws on the most recent research across the sciences, humanities, and the emerging field of cultural evolution to paint a panoramic picture of who we are and exactly what makes human beings different from all other forms of life on the planet.
He argues it is our unique ability to create culture, a shared body of knowledge, skills, and experience passed on from generation to generation, that has enabled our current dominance. But it is only by understanding and applying the laws of life - the need for energy, innovation, cooperation and evolution - that we can solve the practical and existential challenges we face as a species.
A Theory of Everyone attempts to provide solutions for how to solve the most pressing problems of our collective future, such as polarization, inequality, the "great stagnation" in productivity, and the energy crisis. Casting a bold and ambitious net, Muthukrishna's audiobook is a must-listen for anyone interested in a better future for ourselves and generations to come.
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- Vera Kempe
- 01-11-23
The progressivist manifesto we all truly need
Just finished what was a stimulating and thought-provoking anti-doomsday polemic that has much to recommend itself by being thoroughly grounded in the social and life sciences. As a psychologist I can vouch for those bits. Will buy multiple hardcopies as my go-to christmas present for Everyone.
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- Mr Hayward
- 30-01-24
worth a listen
i found this book to be thoughtful, insightful and also hopeful. simple ideas that could improve the future.
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- Sara
- 26-11-23
A message that everyone needs to get
Such a great book that everyone needs to read. Ideas that are part of a framework for how to see ourselves. An idea that goes beyond left and right wing simplicity and dismissal. I feel it is meant to help us see we are in this together and not polarise us. A theory of everyone is something that we all need to know and understand before we can improve the state of the world. It’s a shame that most likely the people who will read this will already have these ideas to some extent and the people who need to read it will probably dismiss it without hearing its intelligent and inclusive perspective.
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- Filip Malinowski
- 04-06-24
Thought provoking but not quite convincing
The titular theory of everything is not quite what one may hope for. There is a thread of referring to a collection of ideas, but it does not really work. Otherwise, it is thought provoking, but not very convincing.
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