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AI, Artificial Intelligence, Computer, Computer Science, Non-Fiction, Science  0 Comments

November 18, 2022November 13, 2021

You Look Like A Thing and I Love You: How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It’s Making the World a Weirder Place – Janelle Shane

As far as I can tell, Janelle Shane wanted to put a cute and cuddly face on Artificial Intelligence, and this is exactly what the field needs.

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Cognitive Science, Non-Fiction, Science  0 Comments

November 4, 2022November 1, 2022

The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone – Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach

Intelligence is communal. I asked around, and apparently this makes sense.

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Medical History, Medicine, Non-Fiction, Science  0 Comments

April 1, 2022July 4, 2021

The Body: A Guide for Occupants – Bill Bryson

A guide to my body is exactly what I have always been wanting. I am not sure this book fulfills that desire.

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Europe, History, Non-Fiction, Science  0 Comments

February 4, 2022June 22, 2021

The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science – Richard Holmes

You can define your education by answering the question “Name notable figures from the Romantic period”. The answer, apparently, should all be scientists.

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Evolution, Fiction, Novel, Science, Science-Fiction, Short Stories  0 Comments

May 28, 2021January 20, 2021

Evolution – Stephen Baxter

If the sentence “Baxter did a Stapeldon” makes sense to you, you will enjoy this review.

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Future, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Science, Sociology  4 Comments

April 16, 2021April 17, 2021

Technopoly – Neil Postman

The problem with predicting how society will go wrong based on what is wrong now is that it assumes all the factors will stay the same. Whoops.

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Non-Fiction, Religion, Science, Sociology  0 Comments

December 11, 2020November 9, 2020

McMindfullness – Ronald E. Purser

It isn’t enough to have just a valid point. You also need to have a sound argument.

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Non-Fiction, Science  0 Comments

April 17, 2020December 19, 2019

This idea must die – John Brockman (ed.)

Try as I might, I just can’t think of who this book could possibly serve.

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Medicine, Non-Fiction, Science  0 Comments

April 3, 2020December 30, 2019

The Penis Book – Aaron Spitz

I told some friends I would read anything, pretty indiscriminately. For some reason they though this would be a challenge of some sort.

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Artificial Intelligence, Fiction, Science, Technology  0 Comments

November 22, 2019September 11, 2019

Manna: Two Visions of Humanity’s Future – Marshal Brian

A decent vision polluted by very poor execution.

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