Reading List: Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking
Stephen was working on it before he died, and it has been completed in collaboration with his family, friends and colleagues.
Non-fiction
“Non-fiction (or nonfiction) is any document or media content that attempts, in good faith, to convey information only about the real world, rather than being grounded in imagination”
Review: Delusions of Gender by Cordelia Fine
If you would go by some popular science magazines and conventional wisdom – when it comes to differences between men and women science is settled. We know exactly what the differences are, what are the strong points of being a man and what are the strong points of being a woman.
Why evolution is true
One of the things that has great potential to irritate is the denial of fundamental, proven scientific truths. A lot of confusion can come from the fact that a scientific theory is very different from the regular understanding of the word “theory”.
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
This time in the Book Recommendations I will be talking about a fascinating, heartbreaking book that touches upon a topic which many of us have a problem facing – the human-induced disappearance of species from Earth.
Yuval Noah Harari: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
21 lessons for the 21st century by Yuval Noah Harari. It’s a great book by a brilliant…
Peter Singer: Practical Ethics
WHY are you “automatically” good if you do certain things, we might ask – or we might dismiss such a question with a thought of the sort “because stealing is against the law”. Ok, but what about lying? Or cheating, for that matter? Are the answers always so clear? What about if you’re lying, cheating or stealing to prevent or stop a greater injustice?
Peter Singer: Animal Liberation Review
This book was first published in 1975, and it’s considered by many to be profound and groundbreaking. And with good reason. Let’s explore some of these reasons here and try to look at why is it so profound, why after 45 years it’s still very relevant and why you should read it.
Bill Gates: How to avoid a Climate Disaster – Review
Bill Gates, already a transformative figure in the software industry, continues to strive for global change through his foundation’s efforts to eradicate polio and malaria. His focus has also expanded to include the climate crisis.
Mike Wendling: Alt-Right: From 4chan to the White House
As the world gets into bigger and bigger trouble I find myself searching for, reading and recommending books I feel can help us all understand what the issues are exactly, why are the things the way they are, how did they get there and what can be done to undo some of the damage.
Review of “Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It” by Chris Voss and Tahl Raz
Life is negotiation, “they” say. And if you think about it, they are right. But what if you could read a book that would make you a better negotiator? Doesn’t that mean you would have an advantage in life?