In The Network State Balaji Srinivasan describes a future where networked organizations united by a shared cause or doctrine and facilitated by the distributed technology available thanks to blockchain, become a new and improved variation on the now all but defunct nation state. The book includes a lot of historical…
In the introduction to Medical Grade Music, the authors mention that they initially intended to write a sort of encyclopedia of the progressive, mind-bending music they have come to be identified with. I suspect I would have enjoyed that book better. Instead, the actual book is a double-headed autobiography with…
The Candy House is Jennifer Egan's return to the world of A Visit From The Good Squad. A sequel. Like the original, the book is structured as a collection of short stories that together form a rich universe of multiple perspectives and styles. A fun and engaging read, I nevertheless…
Wyner, an opera singer turned language acquisition geek, describes his method for acquiring new languages, arrived at by years of trial-and-error and perfected to suit the language acquisition needs of the trade and using modern tools. This is one of the more balanced and reasonable books on this topic. Wyner…
In this short book, which could have been a lot shorter, Herman, a performance coach, suggests a simple hack - adopt an alter ego who embodies the attitudes and behaviours you need to emphasize in your "field of play" and use it to achieve beter performance when it matters. The…
Fascinating anthropological investigation into the unique and bizarre subculture of rich men conspicuously spending ridiculous amounts of money on status competitions with other rich men. Mears, an anthropology professor and former fashion model, explored undercover the scene of pretty girls and exclusive parties, and provides a candid account and great…
Part memoir, part decision-making manual. Psychologist and science writer Konnikova tells her story of learning to play poker as a tool for investigating game theory and decision-making and becoming a world champion along the way. ★★★★☆ * ISBN: 9780525522638 * Wikipedia: Maria_Konnikova#Bibliography * Goodreads: 54493227-the-biggest-bluff * Amazon: B083XS1Q8R…
In More from Less, McAfee argues that to solve our ecological problems we don’t need to make radical changes. Instead, we need to do more of what we’re already doing: growing technologically sophisticated market-based economies around the world. ★★★★☆ * ISBN: 9781982103576 * Wikipedia: Andrew_McAfee#Bibliography * Goodreads: 43822733-more-from-less * Amazon: B07P5GPMTY…