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Interested in science, engineering, history, democracy, renewable energy, circular economies, sustainability, infrastructure security, alternatives to capitalism, and remote work, among other things.
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Dan Shuman finished reading Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber
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 …
Dan Shuman started reading Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber
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 …
Dan Shuman started reading How the South Won the Civil War by Heather Cox Richardson
Dan Shuman finished reading Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams
An explosive memoir charting one woman’s career at the heart of one of the most influential companies on the planet, …
Dan Shuman finished reading Death's End by Cixin Liu (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #03)
Death's End by Cixin Liu (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #03)
Death's End (Chinese: 死神永生, pinyin: Sǐshén yǒngshēng) is a science fiction novel by the Chinese writer Liu Cixin. It is …
Dan Shuman rated Burning the Books: 5 stars
Burning the Books by Richard Ovenden
The director of the famed Bodleian Libraries at Oxford narrates the global history of the willful destruction -- and surprising …
Dan Shuman finished reading Burning the Books by Richard Ovenden
Burning the Books by Richard Ovenden
The director of the famed Bodleian Libraries at Oxford narrates the global history of the willful destruction -- and surprising …
Dan Shuman finished reading Abundance by Derek Thompson
Abundance by Derek Thompson, Ezra Klein
To trace the history of the twenty-first century so far is to trace a history of unaffordability and shortage. After …
Dan Shuman started reading Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman
Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman
Utopia for Realists: The Case for a Universal Basic Income, Open Borders, and a 15-hour Workweek (alternatively subtitled And How …
Dan Shuman finished reading Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth
Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth
Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist is a 2017 non-fiction book by Oxford economist Kate Raworth. …
Dan Shuman started reading Death's End by Cixin Liu (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #03)
Death's End by Cixin Liu (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #03)
Death's End (Chinese: 死神永生, pinyin: Sǐshén yǒngshēng) is a science fiction novel by the Chinese writer Liu Cixin. It is …
Dan Shuman finished reading The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu (Three-Body Trilogy, #2)
The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu (Three-Body Trilogy, #2)
"With the scope of Dune and the rousing action of Independence Day, this near-future trilogy is the first chance for …
Dan Shuman finished reading How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking by Jordan Ellenberg
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 …
Dan Shuman finished reading A Little History of Economics by Niall Kishtainy
A Little History of Economics by Niall Kishtainy
What causes poverty? Are economic crises inevitable under capitalism? Is government intervention in an economy a helpful approach or a …