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diegol

bookwormdiego@bookwyrm.social

Joined 2 months, 1 week ago

I tend to read nonfiction, although I enjoy the occasional sci-fi or thriller. My posts, opinions, and endorsements—if any—are my own and do not reflect those of my employers.

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6% complete! diegol has read 3 of 50 books.

reviewed The Expectant Father by Armin A. Brott

Armin A. Brott, Jennifer Ash: The Expectant Father (Paperback, 2015, Abbeville Press) 4 stars

Helpful, but...

3 stars

It should be titled "The Expectant American Father." Look, most of what the book discusses is common sense. However, there are indeed some tips and facts that will help expectant fathers, especially on how to be supportive to your partner when pregnant. Still, most of the book focuses on American culture, stats, and facts, leaving non-Americans with (a lot) of material that is simply irrelevant to you.

Cory Doctorow: The Lost Cause (Paperback, 2023, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom) 4 stars

It’s thirty years from now. We’re making progress, mitigating climate change, slowly but surely. But …

An urgent read

5 stars

I already enjoyed Cory Doctorow’s Martin Hench series and his nonfiction writing. This book fits kind of in the middle of both: set in the future, it might have some sci-fi elements, but it is eerily contemporary—so much so that it can make you uncomfortable. It’s an urgent read for anyone who cares about climate change and social action.

Ethan Mollick: Co-Intelligence (Hardcover, 2024, Penguin Publishing Group) 4 stars

This is probably the best starter book on Generative AI and LLMs. Professor Mollick does a fantastic job explaining how this technology works, how it might help us in different scenarios, and what ethical concerns may arise without getting too technical. He defends the usage of Generative AI, though—hence the title of "Co-Intelligence,"—particularly in education. But I liked this about his book. If I could change one thing about it, it would be to expand on some of its chapters. But you can read some of Professor Mollick’s papers on those subjects.