Supplementary Materials
The Origin of Wealth
The Blank Slate
- A video of Steven Pinker lecturing at MIT about The Blank Slate
- Commentary about the recently published study finding a correlation between teen pregnancy and sexual content on television
- An interesting blog post about the persistence of "women and children first" in emergency situations. Perhaps our biological nature has something to say about this social practice.
The God Delusion
- An op-ed piece by Michael Gerson discussing some new neurological evidence about the biological basis for feelings of transcendence
- A news report from the Washington Post about dueling bus advertising campaigns between Christians and atheists in London and elswhere
The Happiness Hypothesis
- Self-promoting website with some useful information and links
- WNRN radio interview with Jonathan Haidt about the book
- Links to reviews of the book (from Haidt's website)
The Omnivore's Dilemma
- Critique by economist Tyler Cowen - http://www.slate.com/id/2152675/
- Roundtable book discussion by Slate writers - http://www.slate.com/id/2152567/
- A related article by Michael Pollan that appeared in the New York Times Magazine
- An open letter from Michael Pollan to the next President about agricultural policy
- An account of a Polyface Farm tour from the Washington Post