A recap from The Thinking Spot’s author evening with Ashley and Don Shelby We often talk about the power of story. But rarely do we hear...

Robin Dunbar’s Friends  isn’t your typical “friendship matters” book. It’s more like a behind-the-scenes tour of how our closest...

Loneliness is often dismissed as a private emotion, but Jeremy Nobel’s Project UnLonely  reveals it to be a profound public health...

What if we could reimagine how we think? That’s the central question Framers  by Kenneth Cukier, Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, and Francis de...

When I picked up How We Learn  by Stanislas Dehaene, I wasn’t just curious about the title; I was eager to understand how our brains...

I picked up Leslie Valiant’s The Importance of Being Educable expecting a deep dive into human intelligence, but what I got was something...

It’s not about avoiding failure—it’s about embracing it, learning from it, and creating systems that encourage the right kind of failure.

Good Thinking by David Robert Grimes is a beacon for the rational mind—a reminder that thinking well isn't just a skill; it's a...

In *Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions*, Batja Mesquita reshapes how we think about emotions. Rather than seeing them as universal...

Paco Calvo’s Planta Sapiens is more than a book—it’s a wake-up call to stop and truly see the plants around us, not just as silent...

David Epstein’s Range makes a compelling case for the value of breadth over early specialization. In a world that often glorifies...

A Deeper Look into Heart of the Hive by Hilary Kearney: Book Review, Insights, and an Interview Experience

a powerful manifesto on the ripple effects of kindness, not just as random acts of goodwill, but as a deliberate force to change the world

We’ve all experienced it—those fleeting moments when our minds drift away from the task at hand, slipping into a world of daydreams,...

In The Atomic Human: What Makes Us Unique in the Age of AI , Neil D. Lawrence embarks on a journey that navigates the complex and often...

In Emotional: How Feelings Shape Our Thinking , Leonard Mlodinow skillfully navigates the complex, often misunderstood relationship...

Jennifer Ackerman’s What an Owl Knows  is more than just a book; it’s a portal into the mysterious lives of one of nature’s most...

In " The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit " John V Petrocelli delivers a timely and essential guide for the modern reader. As...

I can't help but recommend "Upshift: Turning Pressure into Performance and Crisis into Creativity" by Ben Ramalingam to anyone who's...

... is what the riveting book by professor Yuval Noah Harari is all about. In his book Homo Sapiens, Mr. Harari describes the origin of...