From deep fictions to informative non-fictions, Bill Gates’ recent lists of books have something for everyone.

Civilisation rarely reveals itself through isolated moments, and these books step back far enough to show patterns, power shifts and shared human instincts. Spanning centuries, cultures and ideas, ...

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Harvard professor Steven Pinker insists that he doesn’t go looking for controversy, yet it often finds him. Take his planned tour of Australia, as an example. The dates had only just been announced ...

The recent release of thousands of emails that late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein exchanged with associates has renewed interest in the disgraced financier’s connection to star Harvard University ...

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Charles Murray doesn’t need my help debating Steven Pinker, but as the author of the principal book on terminal lucidity, I offer a few observations (Letters, Nov. 1). Contrary to Mr. Pinker, grieving ...

In his latest book, When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows, Harvard cognitive scientist and psychologist, Steven Pinker, takes us on another profound journey into the human mind, a subject that he ...

I don’t know about you, but ever since I can remember – from my early teens – I have been bemused about the endless rituals we humans perform; and even more so about what can and can’t be said about ...

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In a sense, human beings are constantly playing games with one another. Whether finding one’s place in the pecking order, testing another’s mettle, angling for scarce resources or more desirable ...