"Correlation does not imply causation". This mantra has been invoked by scientists for decades and has led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. But today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, sparked by Judea Pearl and his colleagues, has cut through a century of confusion and placed causality - the study of cause and effect - on a firm scientific basis.

Eating is an indispensable human activity. As a result, whether we realize it or not, the drive to obtain food has been a major catalyst across all of history, from prehistoric times to the present. Epicure Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin said it best: "Gastronomy governs the whole life of man."

Now in a third edition, Robert M. Sapolsky's acclaimed and successful Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers features new chapters on how stress affects sleep and addiction, as well as new insights into anxiety and personality disorder and the impact of spirituality on managing stress. As Sapolsky explains, most of us do not lie awake at night worrying about whether we have leprosy or malaria. Instead, the diseases we fear-and the ones that plague us now-are illnesses brought on by the slow accumulation of damage, such as heart disease and cancer.

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. This bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other infamous strategists. The 48 Laws of Power will fascinate any listener interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.

Terrible lizards. That’s what the word dinosaurs means. Yet dinosaurs are not true lizards, and they are not necessarily terrible, either. Paleontologists have overturned many misconceptions, and in Dinosaurs!, we look at what the latest research tells us and what we still have to learn about these endlessly fascinating creatures. 

Words. We use them all the time, every day, mostly without giving them much thought at all. We take for granted that they’re here at our disposal whenever we need them. But if you’ve ever wished you could communicate more effectively, words are the place to start. It’s incumbent upon you to choose the best words to accomplish your goals, because how you choose to communicate influences—well, everything! The power of communication shapes our professional goals, our relationships, and our lives—so the words we choose to use carry a great deal of power.  

何をどう食べたらいいかわからないという相談を時々受けることがあります。ちゃんと食べるってどういうことなのかがわからないという相談もしばしば。食養生云々の前に、「ちゃんと」をまず整理してみましょう。 　栄養学……「食養生」に熱心な人たちからは目の敵にされている学問かもしれません。　断食、玄米菜食、生食、少食、糖質制限……などなど、様々な食事のとり方が提唱されていますが、栄養学がある側面の真実を捉えているのは確かな事なのです。だいたい、みんな、最低限の栄養学の話すらちゃんと知らないと思うんです。 　まずは必須カロリーについて知っておきましょう。必須カロリーとは、基礎代謝＋一日の活動で使うエネルギー量で、これに相当する食事をとっていれば痩せもせず太りもしません。（本文より)若林理沙の「鍼灸師が教える一人でできる養生法」はこちらから→http://yakan-hiko.com/wakabayashi.html

This is an audio summary of Homo Deus, a book that looks through the course of human history to predict future trends. 

【現代ビジネスの最重要課題「カスタマーサクセス」待望の入門書】

デジタル時代の「お得意さま」戦略

From finding a spouse to finding a parking spot, from organizing one's inbox to understanding the workings of human memory, Algorithms to Live By transforms the wisdom of computer science into strategies for human living.