
Suicidal Empathy
Dying to Be Kind
Author: Gad Saad
Narrator: Gad Saad
Unabridged: 8 hr 23 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Broadside Books
Published: 05/12/2026

Author: Gad Saad
Narrator: Gad Saad
Unabridged: 8 hr 23 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Broadside Books
Published: 05/12/2026
Gad Saad, Ph.D. is a professor and an evolutionary behavioral scientist. He has authored numerous scientific papers and pioneered the use of evolutionary psychology in marketing and consumer behavior. In addition to his scientific work, he is a leading public intellectual who often writes and speaks about idea pathogens that are destroying logic, science, reason, and common sense. He is the host of The Saad Truth podcast, and his book, The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense, became an international bestseller.
Another great book from Gad Saad. Following him on X gave me a pretty good idea of what to expect, and I was not disappointed. The book is full of real-life examples, many of them recent enough to still be fresh in my memory. As an immigrant to Canada, like the author, I found parts of the book painfu......more
A great book on important topics, especially that we must not stop at naive first-order thinking, but dive into the knock-on effect of every decision. Written in an academic and sarcastic style, this book had me laughing out loud at times. Recommended to anyone interested in how crazy the zeitgeist h......more
really great picture of where we are and where we’re headed Lots of good stuff in this book I recommend it highly. I have two caveats. First , don’t get the audiobook. Saad isn’t the best reader. His pacing is off and he uses accented pronunciation when he says words based on other languages. It’s li......more
There is not just suicidal empathy but homicidal empathy in the healthcare field. The belief that certain patients can’t handle a loving and truthful guidance leads providers to not help people live healthier and longer lives.......more