Reason: Books I & II: A Critical Thinking-, Reason-, and Science-based Approach to Issues That Matter by Bennett, Bo -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Preface PART I: Science Works.

PART II: Rationally and Scientifically Correct

Part III: Here’s To Your Health and Well-Being

Part IV: Human Behavior and Navigating Our Social World

Jumping On Grenades: Attempting to Explain Determined Behavior Are Genes Linked to Psychopathy? How To Avoid Being Seen as “Creepy” How To Tell If Someone Likes You (or Not) The Secret To Success 90 Days Following FOX News and MSNBC

Part V: A Healthy Dose of Skepticism

Dead Men Don’t Tell Tales: Understanding the Survivorship Bias Woo or Communication from Beyond? Don’t Be Manipulated by Loaded Language Personal Religious Experiences: Real or Imagined? If Zombies Eat Brains, Do They Eat Minds, Too? Do Atheists Fear Hell? Do You Believe in Karma? Should You? The Science Behind “Group Levitation” The Psychology Behind the Anti-Vaccine Movement The Placebo Effect Explained Are You Really Certain? Conspiracy Theorists: Although They Might Be Right, Why It’s Reasonable To Assume They’re Wrong Christians, Are You in an Abusive Relationship with God?

Part VI: Doing Your Part To Make The World a Better Place

What You Can Do About Political Polarization How You Can Help Solve the Problem of Mass Shootings How You Can Show More Appreciation The Difference Between Being Nice and Being Kind

About the Author Footnotes