Adventures With Alex

Tag: Cass Sunstein

  • BR301) “#Republic” Book Review

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    #Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media by Cass Sunstein 1/5 rating. 265 pages. Book #17 of 2023. Read May 17, 2023. This might’ve been one of the biggest let-downs of all time. I heard about this book a few years ago and was so intrigued, but I finally got around to it…

  • BR197) “Nudge” Book Review

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    Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein. 3/5 rating. 271 pages. Book #33 of 2021. Read April 21, 2021. This is a book all about using the inherent psychological and sociological norms of humans to push us into improved decision-making. The authors are huge proponents of what they…