Nurture Effect
The simple idea that Nurture behaviours could be a solution to the problems of this world, backed up through his research at the Oregon Research Institute.
How to Have a Good Day
Applications for Behavioural Science in the world of work and everyday life.
THIS NAKED MIND: The myth-busting cult hit for anyone who wants to cut down their alcohol consumption
Alcohol: it’s cultural, it’s celebrated, it’s aspired to, but it is still a poison.
Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results
Designing the environment for the behaviours and habits you want. Clear’s summery is fairly clear and actionable.
The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love – Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits
Picking apart the mechanisms that lead to addictive behaviour and Brewer then offers mindfulness as a way to break inconvenient habits. Another reason to give the practise a go.
The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity
Neo conservative, Murray, professes to step out of the madding crowd to examine the debate around the hot topics of the age.
Alchemy: The Magic of Original Thinking in a World of Mind-Numbing Conformity
Driving behaviour by making you feel more than you think. Think too hard and it would be irrational to like this book.
Drink?: The New Science of Alcohol and Your Health
As balanced a book on booze as one could expect from a neuropsychopharmacologist who owns a wine bar.
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race
How to unpick the structural racism when your are unwittingly part of it – start in the history books. Eddo-Lodge shares her own investigations into Black History in Britain and how it lead to her viral blog post of the same title.
Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers
Stress will kill you, but Sapolsky will make you laugh while you’re at it.