Can reading a book make you more rational? Can it help us understand why there is so much irrationality in the world? Steven Pinker, author of Enlightenment Now, answers these questions in Rationality. In the 21st century, humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding--and at the same time appears to be losing its mind. How can a species that developed vaccines for Covid-19 in less than a year produce so much fake news, medical quackery, and conspiracy theorizing?

Pinker rejects the cynical cliché that humans are simply irrational--cavemen out of time saddled with biases, fallacies, and illusions. Instead, he explains that we think in ways that are sensible in the low-tech contexts in which we spend most of our lives, but fail to take advantage of the powerful tools of reasoning our best thinkers have discovered over the millennia: logic, critical thinking, probability, correlation and causation, and optimal ways to update beliefs and commit to choices individually and with others.

These tools are not a standard part of our educational curricula and have never been presented clearly and entertainingly in a single book--until now. Rationality also explores its opposite: how the rational pursuit of self-interest, sectarian solidarity, and uplifting mythology by individuals can add up to crippling irrationality in a society. Collective rationality depends on norms that are explicitly designed to promote objectivity and truth.

Rationality matters. It leads to better choices in our lives and in the public sphere, and is the ultimate driver of social justice and moral progress. Brimming with insight and humor, Rationality will enlighten, inspire, and empower.

Women without Children: Nurturing Lives is based on over 125 interviews with women who have no children. The author, Yvonne M. Vissing, explores the cultural myths surrounding childlessness and delves into the reasons why these women do not have children, as well as how it affects and shapes their day-to-day lives.

This book is organized into three main sections: the social context of "childlessness", its causes, and its meanings. Each section places the women's experiences within a demographic and sociological context, offering readers an understanding of the issues these individuals face and their efforts to create a place for themselves in a child-centered society.

Women without Children is a celebration of the strength, beauty, and love demonstrated by women who—by accident or choice—have not borne or raised children. It provides understanding, insights, comfort, and empowerment to those who have traditionally been made to feel less than whole because they do not have children.