Introduction: Election day 2016 -- Our free market scientists -- Republic Inc. -- Genes and machines -- The machinist ethos -- Sciences of zero tolerance -- Empire of light -- Conclusion: Reading social science again. "Popular culture is saturated with claims to a science of hu…
"Popular culture is saturated with claims to a science of human life. Demographics are said to predict how you'll vote; chemicals in your brain who you'll date; game-like scenarios how you'll spend your money; and genes what you'll think. This book explores this flood of scienti…
"Popular culture is saturated with claims to a science of human life. Demographics are said to predict how you'll vote; chemicals in your brain who you'll date; game-like scenarios how you'll spend your money; and genes what you'll think. This book explores this flood of scienti…
