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Fiction, Science-Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized  0 Comments

September 13, 2019June 4, 2019

Influx – Daniel Suarez

If nothing else, this book wins all the internet points for putting in a “Leroy Jenkins” reference.

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Culture, Current Events, Non-Fiction, Sociology  0 Comments

September 6, 2019April 15, 2019

The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure – Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff

“The Coddling of the American Mind” might be the next book in the series of doom-saying prophecy, or it may have some actual valid points.

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Fiction, Humour, Parody, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

August 30, 2019April 17, 2019

Redshirts – John Scalzi

I was initially concerned that, not knowing anything about Star Trek, much of the point of this book would be lost. That wasn’t the case.

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Cognitive Science, Non-Fiction, Psychology  0 Comments

August 23, 2019April 15, 2019

Thinking, Fast and Slow – Daniel Kahneman

There is a very little I can say about this short of ‘please go read it’

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Capitalism, Economics, Fiction, Science-Fiction, Technology  0 Comments

August 16, 2019April 5, 2019

Makers – Cory Doctorow

Makers by Cory Doctorow really seems to cement the point that Doctorow just really hates the Disney corporation.

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Current Events, Future, Non-Fiction, Politics, Technology  0 Comments

August 9, 2019February 26, 2019

Abundance: The Future is Better than you Think – Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kolter

The authors of this book think that everything is going to be fine, and that the future is going to be great. But to what extent are the correct?

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Fiction, Science-Fiction  5 Comments

August 2, 2019March 31, 2019

Green Mars – Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson’s Green Mars didn’t have the same pull as the previous title.

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Atheism, Culture, Humanism, Non-Fiction, Politics, Religion  0 Comments

July 26, 2019January 29, 2019

What is Secular Humanism? – Paul Kurtz

I’ve noticed a problem; anyone can join a movement. People nowadays seem to be big on labels, and the problem

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Fiction, Horror, Science-Fiction, Zombie  0 Comments

July 19, 2019March 27, 2019

Feed – Mira Grant

Many science-fiction novels forget that the internet exists. Feed, thankfully, doesn’t.

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Non-Fiction, Philosophy  0 Comments

July 12, 2019January 22, 2019

Did the Greeks believe in their Myths? – Paul Veyne

Paul Veyne’s “Did the Greeks Believe in Their Myths” is all the reasons why you don’t send a philosopher to do a historian’s job.

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