David Love wants to read The beginning of infinity by Deutsch, David
"A bold and all-embracing exploration of the nature and progress of knowledge from one of …
Recommended by one of the Readwise founders as a book that teaches agency.
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David Love wants to read The Perfect Wrong Note by William Westney
Recommended by Jeeyoon Kim
In The Four Agreements, don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob …
Recommended by Jeyoon Kim
David Love wants to read How Life Works by Philip Ball
From Tyler Cowen's review: marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2024/02/how-life-works.html
David Love wants to read The MANIAC by Benjamín Labatut
A prodigy whose gifts terrified the people around him, John von Neumann transformed every field …
From Tyler Cowen review marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2024/02/the-maniac.html
David Love finished reading Civilizations of Ancient Iraq by Benjamin R. Foster
Very brief chapters on each stage on ancient Iraq, starting from pre Uruk peoples all the way to the Muslim conquest. A quick but interesting read. Moving on to more Mesopotamian history and literature next!
David Love finished reading A City on Mars by Kelly Weinersmith
Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away - …
This book discusses many aspects of space settlement, from biology and reproduction in space (where we have many unknowns), to where to live, to current and potential future space law and the possibility of wars caused by a rush of colonization.
Interesting throughout, leaving with the conclusion to venture slowly into space. We should test slowly, learn what it takes to create a functional biosphere and keep it running technologically, discover the effects of procreation in space, and create a commons of the cosmos to build lasting peace.
David Love finished reading Locked in Time by Dean R. Lomax
A fun read about lots of prehistoric behavior caught in fossilization. Surprising amounts of parental care, courtship displays, some predatory instances.
A groundbreaking study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of …
The most recent chapter covers the Amazon basin. Similar to prior chapters, much of the evidence suggests that pre-contact America was much more populous than previously estimated. The people used fire in ways that supported both themselves and enhanced the environment. Charcoal may have even enhanced the Amazon soil semi-permanently!
David Love wants to read Inanna, Lady of Largest Heart by Betty De Shong Meador
The earliest known author of written literature was a woman named Enheduanna, who lived in …
History's first named author!
David Love wants to read Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters by Winfred Blevins
Sounds entertaining, maybe not particularly deep. Available on libro.fm
Will get it from Libro.fm
David Love started reading Making Work Visible by Dominica DeGrandis
If someone stole your wallet, you'd notice it. So why don't people notice when they …
I've started reading this to improve how my team makes use of Jira.
David Love rated Sex Object: 2 stars
Sex Object by Jessica Valenti
"Who would I be if I lived in a world that didn't hate women?" Hailed by the Washington Post as …
David Love rated Permanent record: 5 stars
Permanent record by Esther Cruz Santaella, Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first …