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Gene Expression Book Club – Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom & Not Born Yesterday
October 25, 2020 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
I will be reading 1 chapter per week of:
– Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom.
– Not Born Yesterday: The Science of Who We Trust and What We Believe
You can read both books, or just one. I will be putting up a post on both chapter commentaries on Fridays. I may do ancillary events such as livestreams or podcasts, depending on how it goes. I will add blog posts etc. from others in the links to my posts.
Here are the dates/chapters (will be adding links as I put posts up):
| Chapter | Autumn & the Heavenly Kingdom | Not Born Yesterday | Date |
| 1 | Prologue + The Preacher’s Assistant | Introduction + The Case for Gullibility | 10/11/20 |
| 2 | Neutrality | Vigilance in Communication | 10/18/20 |
| 3 | The Shield King | Evolving Open-Mindedness | 10/25/20 |
| 4 | Soundings | What to Believe | 11/01/20 |
| 5 | An Appointment in the North | Who Knows Best | 11/08/20 |
| 6 | A Reluctant General | Who to Trust | 11/15/20 |
| 7 | The Force of Doctrine | What to Feel | 11/22/20 |
| 8 | The Perils of Civilization | Demagogues, Prophets, and Preachers | 11/29/20 |
| 9 | Endurance | Propagandists, Campaigners, and Advertisers | 12/06/20 |
| 10 | Heaven and Earth | Titillating Rumors | 12/13/20 |
| 11 | Crossings | From Circular Reporting to Supernatural Beliefs | 12/20/20 |
| 12 | The Point of No Return | Witches’ Confessions and Other Useful Absurdities | 12/27/20 |
| 13 | Vampires | Futile Fake News | 01/03/21 |
| 14 | Flowering Rain | Shallow Gurus | 01/10/21 |
| 15 | Blood and Honor | Angry Pundits and Skillful Con Men | 01/17/21 |
| 16 | Crossing the Mountain + Epilogue | The Case against Gullibility | 01/24/21 |