Slan – A. E. van Vogt
Once upon a time, science-fictions fans referred to themselves as Slans. Now it seems a bit much.
The Revolt of the Public: And The Crisis of Authority in the New Millenium – Martin Gurri
Another book that tried to explain why everything feels wrong now-a-days.
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The Inverted World – Christopher Priest
Good sci-fi is hard to pull off, and as the technology improves, it is getting increasingly harder.
Higher Superstition: The Academic Left and Its Quarrels with Science – Paul Gross and Norman Levitt
Attacks on Post-modernism are so frequently right-wing screeds. This one doesn’t even try to hide it.
Revolutionary Road – Richard Yates
Oh look, I actually liked one
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin – Benjamin Franklin
A whole lot of bravado from one of America’s founders.
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The Troop – Nick Cutter
Try as I might, horror just doesn’t work for me.
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.
Gunslinger – Edward Dorn
People always talk about the great American Novel. But what about the Great American Epic Poem?
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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Failures in Polymathy 