bdu rated Bullshit Jobs: 5 stars
Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber that argues the existence and societal harm of …
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bdu reviewed Factfulness by Hans Rosling
It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better …
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5 stars
bdu rated How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking: 3 stars
How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking by Jordan Ellenberg
The Freakonomics of math—a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in …
bdu rated Astrophysics for people in a hurry: 4 stars
Astrophysics for people in a hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
A short book for almost all ages, it’s simply astrophysics for people in a hurry, taught by acclaimed astrophysicist Neil …
bdu rated Algorithms to live by: 4 stars
Algorithms to live by by Brian Christian
Algorithms to Live By looks at the simple, precise algorithms that computers use to solve the complex 'human' problems that …
The Stand by Stephen King
A patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon: a mutated strain of super-flu that will …
bdu rated Ready Player One: 4 stars
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, Ernest Cline (duplicate) (Ready Player One, #1)
Ready Player One is a 2011 science fiction novel, and the debut novel of American author Ernest Cline. The story, …
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson, Neal Stephenson
When a catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb, it triggers a feverish race against the inevitable. An …
bdu rated Cryptonomicon: 4 stars
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Cryptonomicon zooms all over the world, careening conspiratorially back and forth between two time periods—World War II and the present. …
Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, …
bdu rated Sapiens and Homo Deus : the e-Book Collection: 5 stars
bdu rated Eating Animals: 5 stars
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer
Jonathan Safran Foer spent much of his teenage and college years oscillating between omnivore and vegetarian. But on the brink …
bdu rated The master algorithm: 4 stars
The master algorithm by Pedro Domingos
"Describes the quest to find the Master Algorithm, which will take machine learning to the next level, allowing computers to …