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Reading this so far has been one of the most rewarding learning experiences of my life. If you are interested in how philosophy, religion, and civilization has emerged and grown in our species, than you will be constantly delighted while reading this. The Durants are equal to none.
Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom. Few thinkers have thought about this issue as deeply as Bostrom, and it was fascinating to hear his thoughts on AI.
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. Pretty traumatic read but essential if you really want to understand a dark and overlooked chapter of American history
- "Rationality: From AI to Zombies" - probably the most influential book I've read in my life, profoundly changed the way I think. It's a collection of LessWrong essays on science and rationality. - "On Intelligence" and "I am a Strange Loop" - how mind works. - "Rework", "Zero to One", "Start Small, Stay Small" - insightful startup advice. - Fun autobiographies: Ghost in the Wires (Kevin Mitnick), iWoz (Steve Woznia…
1. 'The Making of the Atomic Bomb', R. Rhodes
2. 'Apollo: Race to the Moon', C. Murray, C. Cox
3. 'The Prize', D. Yergin
4. 'Are Your Lights On?', D. Gause, G. Weinberg
5. 'Becoming A Technical Leader', G. Weinberg
The Art of Electronics, and especially the student manual that accompanies it. I read these a long time ago, and at the time it was a pretty good introductionto electronics, especially if you bought some cheap second hand test equipment and had a few breadboards and components to do the lab work. I'm not sure if it's aged well. There are a bunch of people on HN who still do electronic work who could recommend better newer books.
Raven, by Tim Reiterman. Biography of Jim Jones by one of the journalists who'd reported the story the longest.
Liquid Intelligence, by Dave Arnold. Everything you need to know to understand cocktails and make good ones.
On Food and Cooking, by Harold McGee. An exhaustive reference on the history and science of food and ingredients. Every page has something surprising and useful.
Design of Crystal and Other Harmonic Oscillators by Parzen delighted me with its practical depth and detail.
- Thinking fast, and slow
- 7 habits of highly effective people
- Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
- Getting Things Done
- Choose Yourself
The Story of Civilization - Will and Ariel Durant Reading this so far has been one of the most rewarding learning experiences of my life. If you are interested in how philosophy, religion, and civilization has emerged and grown in our species, than you will be constantly delighted while reading this. The Durants are equal to none.