Reviews

Mini Reviews of MONEY, LIES, AND GOD; AUTHORITARIANS IN THE ACADEMY; THE CONSTITUTION OF KNOWLEDGE

Notes on politics and truth

May 19 • Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

Review of Streets of Gold

A solid, but biased book on immigration.

May 12 • Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

Review of WHEN IT ALL BURNS

Anthropology meets memoir to understand wildfires out west.

Apr 28 • Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

Mini Reviews of RAISING HARE, BEAUTY IN BREAKING, BRAIN ON FIRE, THE WATERBEARERS

Notes on some wonderful memoirs I’ve recently read

Apr 23 • Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

Review of THE CRADLE OF CITIZENSHIP

An argument for classical schools.

Apr 21 • Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

Review of ORIGINAL SIN

An unexpected meeting of science and religion.

Apr 16 • Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

Review of REEFS OF TIME

A deep dive into shallow waters

Apr 14 • Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

Review of THE OPINIONATED UNIVERSITY

What should a university say, if anything?

Apr 7 • Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

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.

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.

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