Hanging on to the edges: essays on science, society, and the academic life

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- PART ONE -- 1. How my theory explains everything: and can make you happier, healthier, and wealthier -- 2. What we talk about when we talk about biology -- 3.The cultural and the agentic -- 4. What is cultural evolution like? -- 5. Is it explanation yet? -- PART TWO -- 6. The mill that grinds young people old -- 7. Why inequality is bad -- 8. Let them eat cake! -- 9. The worst thing about poverty is not having enough money -- 10. Getting your head around the Universal Basic Income -- PART THREE -- 11. The need for discipline -- 12. Waking up and going out to work in the uncanny valley -- 13. Staying in the game -- 14. Morale is high (since I gave up hope) -- Acknowledgements -- Index.

Introduction -- PART ONE. 1. How my theory explains everything: and can make you happier, healthier, and wealthier ; 2. What we talk about when we talk about biology ; 3. The cultural and the agentic ; 4. What is cultural evolution like? ; 5. Is it explanation yet? -- PART TWO. 6. The mill that grinds young people old ; 7. Why inequality is bad ; 8. Let them eat cake! ; 9. The worst thing about poverty is not having enough money ; 10. Getting your head around the Universal Basic Income -- PART THREE. 11. The need for discipline ; 12. Waking up and going out to work in the uncanny valley ; 13. Staying in the game ; 14. Morale is high (since I gave up hope) -- Acknowledgements -- Index.