Archive - Bookmarked Reads

Review of BONDED BY EVOLUTION

The science of relationships or a hit piece on evolutionary psychology?

Mar 10 • Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

Review of DOCTORED

A case study in the replication crisis

Mar 3 • Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

February 2026

TBR List: Mental health, evolution, publishing and more.

Eight new books I came across in February.

Feb 26 • Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

Review of STRONGMEN

Commonalities among authoritarian leaders of the past century.

Feb 24 • Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

Review of DEATH IN A SHALLOW POND

An exploration of a philosophical thought experiment.

Feb 19 • Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

Review of SEVEN DECADES

The anthropology of why we live as long as we do

Feb 17 • Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

Review of SISTERS IN SCIENCE

How four scientists escaped Nazi Germany

Feb 12 • Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

Review of WE HAVE NEVER BEEN WOKE

A must-read sociological analysis of the current moment

Feb 10 • Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

Review of STRANGERS

A deliciously delectable memoir

Feb 5 • Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

Review of THE ARROGANT APE

Are humans exceptional?

Feb 3 • Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

January 2026

TBR List: Education, history, girls & more

Eight new books I came across in January

Jan 29 • Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

Review of EVERY DAY IS SUNDAY

The marketing machine of the modern NFL

Jan 27 • Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

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