Books like Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool
12 books with a reading profile close to Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool by Emily Oster. Clear-cut; a moderate read.
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
by Hans Rosling
Also clear-cut · practical, analytical
Hans Rosling identifies ten mental instincts that distort our perception of global reality, such as the gap instinct, which falsely divides the world into "us" and "them," and the negativity instinct, which causes us to…
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Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know
by Emily Oster
Also clear-cut · practical, analytical
Economics professor Emily Oster applies data analysis to pregnancy by evaluating the scientific studies behind standard medical restrictions.
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
Also clear-cut · practical, analytical
In Michael Pollan’s analysis of the Western diet, he identifies the rise of nutritionism—the ideology that views food merely as a collection of nutrients rather than a whole substance.
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Ultra-Processed People: Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food
Also clear-cut · analytical, accessible
Chris van Tulleken examines the rise of Ultra-Processed People (UPP) and the industrial manufacturing methods that create substances designed for overconsumption.
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The science of Game of thrones
by Helen Keen
Also clear-cut · analytical, accessible
Helen Keen investigates the technical and historical realities behind George R.R.
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Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are
analytical, accessible
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz argues that traditional surveys and public statements are unreliable because people constantly filter their responses to appear socially acceptable.
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Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
Also clear-cut · practical, analytical
Emmanuel Acho, a former NFL linebacker, set up a video series in 2020 after the murder of George Floyd, where he invites white viewers to ask questions about race that they might be afraid to raise elsewhere.
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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Also clear-cut · analytical, accessible
Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths explain how mathematical principles used in computer science apply to human dilemmas.
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Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
by Atul Gawande
Also clear-cut · practical, analytical
Atul Gawande examines the specific behaviors that allow medical professionals to bridge the gap between mediocre and superior performance.
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Bad Science
by Ben Goldacre
Also clear-cut · analytical, accessible
Ben Goldacre dismantles the misuse of statistics and clinical evidence by nutritionists, pharmaceutical companies, and the mainstream media.
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The World Without Us
by Alan Weisman
analytical, accessible
Alan Weisman presents a thought experiment regarding the physical fate of the Earth following the sudden disappearance of the human race.
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming
Also clear-cut · analytical, accessible
David Wallace-Wells argues that climate change is occurring much faster and with more devastating consequences than current political discourse suggests.
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