Awareness: Conversations with the Masters by Anthony de Mello
3/7/2025Rating: 1/5
I listened to this on audiobook, and it was poor audio quality. At first I was interested, but it eventually got a bit banal and it wasn’t enough to overcome the annoying audio, so I stopped.
Read More →Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions by Sabine Hossenfelder
3/7/2025Rating: 3/5
I like Sabine, I follow her on YouTube and her brand of German bluntness, middle-aged jadedness, and subject matter knowledge makes for good content.
Her book is decent. As the title implies, it gets philosophical. If you’re a fan of her work, you might enjoy it, but otherwise, skip.
Read More →The Myth of Mental Illness by Thomas S. Szasz
3/7/2025Rating: 4/5
This may be one of the most controversial books that I’ve never heard anyone else mention before.
Don’t draw too many conclusions just based on the title alone. He puts a lot of thought into his ideas, and it’s important to understand his definitions....
Read More →The Open Society and Its Enemies by Karl Popper
3/7/2025Rating: 3/5
Hard read! Not something you can approach lightly. When I took the time, I found it rewarding. Very thought provoking.
Read More →Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom
3/7/2025Rating: 3/5
Bostrom is considered one of the best researchers on this subject, and it’s clear he’s spent a lot of time thinking about this.
I made it about halfway through the book, and I began losing interest. It felt overly speculative and philosophical....
Read More →Fall, or Dodge in Hell by Neal Stephenson
3/6/2025Rating: 3/5
Fall, or Dodge in Hell
Fall, or Dodge in Hell by Neal Stephenson is an ambitious novel that explores digital consciousness and the nature of reality....
Read More →Lost in Thought by Zena Hitz
3/6/2025Rating: 5/5
Lost in Thought
Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life by Zena Hitz makes a compelling case for investing in a rich inner life through intellectual pursuits....
Read More →This Idea Is Brilliant edited by John Brockman
3/6/2025Rating: 2/5
This Idea Is Brilliant
This Idea Is Brilliant: Lost, Overlooked, and Underappreciated Scientific Concepts Everyone Should Know is a collection of short essays from scientists and thinkers edited by John Brockman....
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