Slan – A. E. van Vogt
Once upon a time, science-fictions fans referred to themselves as Slans. Now it seems a bit much.
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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.
Revolutionary Road – Richard Yates
Oh look, I actually liked one
The Troop – Nick Cutter
Try as I might, horror just doesn’t work for me.
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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For Small Creatures Such as We – Sasha Sagan
Without it being a comment on the book itself, I have no idea why I read this.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Mark Twain
There are some things I don’t want to discuss with my students. Here’s one.
Failures in Polymathy 