This idea must die – John Brockman (ed.)
Try as I might, I just can’t think of who this book could possibly serve.
Science
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.
Manna: Two Visions of Humanity’s Future – Marshal Brian
A decent vision polluted by very poor execution.
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Age of the Spiritual Machine – Ray Kurzweil
How we come to categorize books like this is sometimes more interesting than the books themselves.
The Body Keeps The Score – Bessel van der Kolk
Most of us are silly enough to believe that were WE to suffer from Trauma, we would know what to do.
Contact – Carl Sagan
This is one of the most rich and complex book I have read in some time.
What to think about Machines that think – John Brockman
You could take a bunch of classes to find out the philosophy behind AI. This is a much cheaper shortcut
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Life 3.0 – Max Tegmark
Bright future ahead? I mean, maybe. It could also be rather bleak. Max Tegmark thinks that it all depends on what we prepare for.
Enlightenment Now – Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker wants to prove that things are not so bad right now., and will even get better if we focus on the correct things.
Data and Goliath – Bruce Schneier
People keep telling us that we are being spied on, but what does that really mean, anyway?
