In which Harry and Mairead discuss bicycles and pharmacotherapy.

For more on pharmacotherapy, Mairead recommends this episode of Science VS about the opioid epidemic, this interview with Dr. Leana Wen (health commissioner of Baltimore City, Maryland) on The Ezra Klein Show, this interview with Johann Hari on The Ezra Klein Show, and Hari's book, Lost Connections.

For more on bicycles, Harry recommends that you ride a Bixi or read the Wikipedia page for bicycles.

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In which Harry and Mairead discuss the Internet and law/Latin.

For more about dark patterns, Mairead recommends watching this Nerdwriter video.

For more on frivolous lawsuits, Harry recommends this "Adam Ruins Everything" video.

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In which Harry and Mairead discuss McCarthyism and voting behaviour.

For more on McCarthyism, Harry recommends the book The Age of McCarthyism: A Brief History with Documents by Ellen Schrecker and Phillip Deery.

For more on voting behaviour, Mairead recommends the book Democracy for Realists by Larry Bartels and Christopher Achen.

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In which Harry and Mairead discuss urban planning and China in the 1970s and 80s.

For more on urban planning, Mairead recommends this Vox video about defensive design, this Vox video about malls in America and third spaces, and this episode of the podcast 99% Invisible.

For more on China in the 1970s and 80s, Harry recommends the book The Cultural Revolution at the Margins by Yiching Wu.

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In which Harry and Mairead discuss the Chinese cultural revolution and espionage.

For more on the cultural revolution, Harry recommends Mao Zedong and China in the Twentieth-Century World by Rebecca Karl.

Mairead recommends the podcast/radio program Because News, perusing this espionage dictionary, and reading Vera Atkins’ biography and a chronicle of the all-female concentration camp Ravensbruck, both by Sarah Helm.

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In which Harry and Mairead discuss religion in medieval Europe and deep work.

For more on deep work, Mairead recommends reading the book Deep Work by Cal Newport, and listening to Newport's interview on The Ezra Klein Show.

For more on religion in medieval England, Harry recommends the book New Worlds, Lost Worlds by Susan Brigden.

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In which Harry and Mairead discuss linguistics and the development of expertise.

To learn more about developing expertise, Mairead recommends the book "Peak" by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool, this video about the zone of proximal development/adjacent possible, "Thought and Language" by Lev Vygotsky, and this book on flow states by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.

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In which Harry and Mairead discuss goal setting and twentieth century China.

For more on goal setting, Mairead recommends the book Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals by Heidi Grant Halvorson.

For more on twentieth century China, Harry recommends the book China in War and Revolution by Peter Zarrow.

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In which Harry and Mairead discuss historical trade, Facebook's algorithm, and public discourse.

For more on public discourse, Mairead recommends you start with this Vox video on the window of discourse in the context of Trump. She also recommends you dominate in Monopoly using the advice in this reddit post.

In which Mairead and Harry discuss Latin American history and politics, generally.

For more on Latin American history, Mairead recommends the excellent book "Born in Blood and Fire" by John Charles Chasteen.

For more on politics, generally, Harry recommends reading about the Michigan model of voter choice for the funnel of causality, Charles Tilly's "Contention and Democracy in Europe 1650-2000" for protected consultation, and about pre-Civil War history for the Know Nothing party.

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