Ask HN: What are you reading this weekend?

Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom

Steps to an Ecology of Mind - Gregory Bateson.

I found it by reading the Wikipedia's article on map-territory relation, which I came to know by reading a blog post about Cyberpunk on RibbonFarm. I'm having a blast. The book is a collection of essays in many matters, including anthropology, biology, psychology and others.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map–territory_relation http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2016/10/27/the-cyberpunk-sensibili...

Just finished Last Days by Brian Evenson and started An Everyone Culture by Kegan and Lahey.

The shifting tone of the sequels put a lot of people off, but I regard the original five books as some of the finest I've ever read.

I can't tell whether you'd like them, but I do wish you luck.

My personal recommendation, if you like the first, is to at least read the next two (Dune Messiah and Children of Dune). If you're still liking the series, finish the next three (the tone does change with God Emperor and again with the last two).

It should be noted, the first three books form a trilogy. The fourth book is a bridge to what was intended to be a second trilogy. Herbert finished the first two in it (books five and six). His son (with Kevin J. Anderson) wrote several prequel trilogies (I did not enjoy, YMMV, read at least one of them if you've made it this far to determine if you'll continue, quick reads), and eventually concluded the original series with two additional novels (I haven't read them, I was turned off by the style of the first prequel trilogy and haven't returned to it).