technology
Science Fictions: How Fraud, Bias, Negligence, and Hype Undermine the Search for Truth — Summary & Review
Stuart Ritchie
Why I reviewed this: Science is supposed to be our best shot at truth.
My take — 7 min
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The Study of History — Summary & Review
Arnold J. Toynbee
Why I reviewed this: Arnold Toynbee's "A Study of History" maps the rise and fall of civilizations through their
My take — 7 min
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Wide Sargasso Sea — Summary & Review
Jean Rhys
Why I reviewed this: Antoinette Cosway is the woman behind the infamous ‘madwoman in the attic’ from Jane Eyre,
My take — 7 min
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Traffic in Women: Notes on the 'Political Economy' of Sex — Summary & Review
Gayle Rubin
Why I reviewed this: Gayle Rubin’s essay exposes how women have been treated as objects of exchange in marriage
My take — 7 min
Read summary & review →business
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround — Summary & Review
Louis V. Gerstner Jr.
Why I reviewed this: IBM in the early ’90s was a giant stuck in its own maze of bureaucracy
My take — 7 min
Read summary & review →science
What's Life? How Chemistry Becomes Biology — Summary & Review
Addy Pross
Why I reviewed this: Addy Pross breaks down the leap from inert chemicals to living organisms with a clear-eyed
My take — 7 min
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Ethical Machines: The Role of Ethics in AI and Machine Learning — Summary & Review
Wendell Wallach
Why I reviewed this: Machines are getting smarter, but do they know right from wrong?
My take — 7 min
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Kubernetes: Up and Running, 3rd Edition — Summary & Review
Brendan Burns
Why I reviewed this: Kubernetes isn’t just another tech buzzword—it’s the stubborn engine under the hood of almost every
My take — 7 min
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Computers as Components: Principles of Embedded Computing System Design — Summary & Review
Wayne Wolf
Why I reviewed this: Embedded systems are everywhere—from your smart fridge to the traffic lights that won’t let you
My take — 7 min
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AI Ethics — Summary & Review
Mark Coeckelbergh
Why I reviewed this: AI isn’t just some fancy tool you switch on and off.
My take — 7 min
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Algorithms Unlocked — Summary & Review
Thomas H. Cormen
Why I reviewed this: Algorithms are the unseen engines running everything from your GPS to your online bank.
My take — 7 min
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Programming Pearls — Summary & Review
Jon Bentley
Why I reviewed this: Programming isn’t just banging out lines of code until something works.
My take — 7 min
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The Ghost of Grania O'Malley — Summary & Review
Josephine Phelan
Why I reviewed this: Jessie Parsons is no typical heroine—she’s a ten-year-old with cerebral palsy who teams up with
My take — 7 min
Read summary & review →business
Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround — Summary & Review
Louis V. Gerstner Jr.
Why I reviewed this: IBM in the early ’90s was a giant stuck in its own maze of bureaucracy
My take — 7 min
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