New Books in Big Ideas

806 Episodes

1. Robert-Jan Smits and Rachael Pells, "Plan S for Shock: Science. Shock. Solution. Speed." (Ubiquity Press, 2022)

   Published: 6/21/2022
2. Sergei Guriev and Daniel Treisman, "Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century" (Princeton UP, 2022)

   Published: 6/17/2022
3. Michael Munger, "The Sharing Economy: Its Pitfalls and Promises" (Duke UP, 2021)

   Published: 6/15/2022
4. The Future of Religion: A Conversation with Robin Dunbar

   Published: 6/14/2022
5. Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin, "How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth" (Polity, 2022)

   Published: 6/9/2022
6. Catherine Besteman, "Militarized Global Apartheid" (Duke UP, 2020)

   Published: 6/8/2022
7. Gernot Wagner, "Geoengineering: The Gamble" (Polity, 2021)

   Published: 6/7/2022
8. David B. Goldstein, "The End of Genetics: Designing Humanity's DNA" (Yale UP, 2022)

   Published: 6/6/2022
9. Are We Entering a "Neo-Medieval" Era?: A Conversation with Greg Lewicki

   Published: 6/3/2022
10. Rob Dunn, "A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species" (Basic Book, 2021)

    Published: 6/2/2022
11. The Future of the Brain: A Conversation with Daniel Graham

    Published: 5/31/2022
12. Ilana M. Horwitz, "God, Grades, and Graduation: Religion's Surprising Impact on Academic Success" (Oxford UP, 2022)

    Published: 5/30/2022
13. Clive Hamilton and Mareike Ohlberg, "Hidden Hand: Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party is Reshaping the World" (Oneworld, 2021)

    Published: 5/30/2022
14. Yanis Varoufakis, "Another Now: Dispatches from an Alternative Present" (Melville House, 2020)

    Published: 5/30/2022
15. Paul Morland, "Tomorrow's People: The Future of Humanity in Ten Numbers" (Picador, 2022)

    Published: 5/25/2022
16. Ran Abramitzky and Leah Boustan, "Streets of Gold: America's Untold Story of Immigrant Success" (Public Affairs, 2022)

    Published: 5/18/2022
17. David M. Peña-Guzmán, "When Animals Dream: The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness" (Princeton UP, 2022)

    Published: 5/17/2022
18. The Future of Human Fertility: A Conversation with R. John Aitken

    Published: 5/17/2022
19. Will Kinney, "An Infinity of Worlds: Cosmic Inflation and the Beginning of the Universe" (MIT Press, 2022)

    Published: 5/16/2022
20. Sam Tatam, "Evolutionary Ideas: Unlocking Ancient Innovation to Solve Tomorrow's Challenges" (Harriman House, 2022)

    Published: 5/11/2022