The Great Mental Models, Volume 2: Physics, Chemistry, and Biology

The second volume of The Great Mental Models borrows big ideas from the natural sciences and applies them to life and work. Shane Parrish and Rhiannon Beaubien explain concepts such as relativity, reciprocity, thermodynamics, inertia, friction, velocity, leverage, activation energy, catalysts, alloying, evolution, natural selection, ecosystems, niches and self-preservation. With examples drawn from history and business, they show how understanding how the physical and living world works can sharpen judgment and lead to better decisions.