Behavioral economics has transformed how we understand decision-making, challenging the long-standing assumption that human act rationally in their economic choices. Born from the intersection of psychology and economics, the field began to take shape in the late 20th century, pioneered by thinkers like Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. Their groundbreaking research demonstrated that cognitive biases, … Read more
Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction is the first book I have read about the damaging effect of internet pornography, and remains the best book on the science of addiction. In the last few years we have seen several books published on addiction, dopamine, and social media addiction but … Read more
It was during the Great Chinese Famine of 1959-1961 – a time when starvation and death swept through China. In the face of unbearable suffering, a group of students, led by Zhang ChunYuan, decided they could no longer stay silent. They launched a student-led journal with the hope to bringing awareness to the famine’s devastating … Read more
Hello world! Books hold a special place in my life. As a child. I immersed myself in stories from Peter and Jane series (Goodreads), Disney classics, and Japanese folklores. But my true love for books blossomed during my school years with Chinese classics such as Romance of the Three Kingdom, various WuXia novels, and Harry … Read more