The Crime of Reason

Peter Thiel, President, Clarium Capital Management
"Nobel Laureate Robert Laughlin convincingly argues that we are on the verge of a new dark age as scientific and technical knowledge become the province of experts and the broader populace becomes more ignorant. The Crime of Reason is an eloquent plea for our civilization to keep its lights on."

Library Journal
"With humorous honesty (it can be fun to think apocalyptically from time to time), Laughlin uncovers the barriers scientists, engineers, and laypeople encounter when they try to learn how the world works by standing on the shoulders of giants, the discoveries of others.. His argument is profound and not easy to dismiss."

The Tennessean
“In this jeremiad against the stifling constraints of commercialized culture…Laughlin explains the problems well.”