used to read a lot of books years ago, now my focus is kinda ruined but maybe this will help me a bit
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The hidden costs of artificial intelligence, from natural resources and labor to privacy, equality, and …
recommended to all the policy-makers, computer scientists, data analysts etc etc that will probably never read it, sigh
Techno-utopianism is dead: Now is the time to pay attention to the inequality, marginalization, and biases woven into our technological …
The world has finally awoken to the reality of climate breakdown and ecological collapse. Now …
builds on a rich tradition of ecology (most importantly indigenous one) and states the obvious. hard to read, strong emotions. highly recommended.
The world has finally awoken to the reality of climate breakdown and ecological collapse. Now …
this book is REALLY heavy
The world has finally awoken to the reality of climate breakdown and ecological collapse. Now …
really good so far, only thing I dislike a bit is the title, because it may sound too naive... (I don't think that the phrasing 'save the world' makes sense, the world can't be 'saved' at this point.. but degrowth is the only viable strategy for the future, at a planetary system scale). the content of the book is not naive at all, it's well-written and builds on decades of works already done in the same direction, most often by people who are not white people in the Western world
The world has finally awoken to the reality of climate breakdown and ecological collapse. Now …
the description of the rise of capitalism in chapter 1 is excellent
The world has finally awoken to the reality of climate breakdown and ecological collapse. Now …
the introduction does not present new pieces of information, like, I've read papers and reports on the 6th mass extinction, biodiversity loss, climate scenarios, catastrophic forecasts, warnings by hundreds of scientists, etc, it's not new information, but reading it again synthesized in the span of a few pages is gut-wrenching
The essential guide for singles and couples who want to explore polyamory in ways that …
I read the original edition on purpose and the language is outdated when it comes to tackling gender and trans folks but never in a nasty way and despite that I am surprised by how well this book has aged
There is a lifeform so strange and wondrous that it forces us to rethink how …
rich in references, to the point that if one wants to follow them all it becomes an endless rabbit hole
The story takes place on the fictional planet Urras and its moon Anarres (since Anarres …
very deep personal relationship with this book
There is a lifeform so strange and wondrous that it forces us to rethink how …
the chapter on psilocybin convinced me that it's something I definitely would like to try once in life if I get the chance
a close friend borrowed this as soon as I got it in the mail, so I get to read it only when I visit them for now, which makes it like a luxury treat
There is a lifeform so strange and wondrous that it forces us to rethink how …
reading this book is turning out to be hard lol, it's too packed with too many excellent references that I feel compelled to check out, I can make it to 2-3 pages max per day..
In these eight piercing explorations on beauty, media, money, and more, Tressie McMillan Cottom-award-winning professor …
feels preposterous to even write a review, just excellent
