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August 1, 2025March 27, 2025

L’Avvocato Dell’Atomo: In difesa dell’energia nucleare – Luca Romano

Italy, and really much of the EU, has been sadly anti-nuclear energy. One brave Italian spoke against this trend

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

January 31, 2025November 5, 2024

The Singularity is Near – Ray Kurzweil

Nearly 20 years old now, this book of pseudo religion does not hold up all that well.

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Non-Fiction, Science, Science-Fiction  3 Comments

February 2, 2024January 24, 2024

The Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal About Aliens- and Ourselves – Arik Kershenbaum

We are all fascinated by aliens, but what can we reasonably expect them to be like?

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July 21, 2023May 11, 2023

How the Mind Works – Steven Pinker

I am pretty happy to be reading a book of Pinker’s that was written well before he went out to

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May 26, 2023May 23, 2023

Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life – Lulu Miller

This book gave me some pause. Not too long ago, I moaned about how annoyed I am at the over

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Cognitive Science, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Science  1 Comment

May 12, 2023May 11, 2023

You Are Not So Smart – David McRaney

We live in a world that gets scarier the more you learn about it. It also gets more interesting.

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April 7, 2023April 19, 2022

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business – Charles Duhigg

I came into this with a whole lot of hesitation. The problem is that my ‘to-read’ list is now hundred

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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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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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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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