Profit motives lead to yet more endemic horrors - this time, convincing us that ‘edible industrially produced compounds’ are food. Eat real food, not too much - mostly vegetables 😎
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Thomas wants to read Good Enough Job by Simone Stolzoff
Good Enough Job by Simone Stolzoff
"Superb."—Oliver Burkeman
A challenge to the tyranny of work and a call to reclaim our lives from its clutches.
From …
Thomas wants to read Badvertising by Andrew Simms
Badvertising by Andrew Simms, Leo Murray
‘Why do we allow adverts that actively promote our own destruction? Halting climate catastrophe is hard enough without ads selling …
Thomas started reading Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality by Helen Joyce
Thomas reviewed Ultra-Processed People by Chris van Tulleken
An eye-opening investigation into the science, economics, history and production of ultra-processed food.
It's not …
Capitalism does it again!
4 stars
Thomas finished reading Ultra-Processed People by Chris van Tulleken
An eye-opening investigation into the science, economics, history and production of ultra-processed food.
It's not …
Thomas set a goal to read 12 books in 2023
Thomas rated The Internet Con: 4 stars
The Internet Con by Cory Doctorow
When the tech platforms promised a future of "connection," they were lying. They said their "walled gardens" would keep us …
Thomas rated Hunt, Gather, Parent: 4 stars
Thomas rated The Nazi Conspiracy: 4 stars
The Nazi Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch
In 1943, as the war against Nazi Germany raged abroad, President Franklin Roosevelt had a critical goal: a face-to-face sit-down …
Thomas reviewed Nuclear Spies by Vince Houghton
Review of 'Nuclear Spies' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
The best stuff in the book is about the espionage during the second world war. The intelligence operations into Soviet science were lamentable post-war, so the subject matter isn't as juicy.
Thomas reviewed Chip War by Chris Miller
An epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world’s …
Review of 'Chip War' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Fantastic from start to finish. Well done. A+
I am so sad this ended.
Thomas rated Tracers in the Dark: 4 stars
Tracers in the Dark by Andy Greenberg
Over the last decade, a single innovation has massively fueled digital black markets: cryptocurrency. Crime lords inhabiting lawless corners of …
Thomas reviewed How the World Really Works by Smil Vaclav
We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us …
Review of 'How the World Really Works' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Like having cold water poured all over your optimism for the immediate future.
Realism and numbers. Well written and very enjoyable.
Thomas rated Stolen Focus: 4 stars
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
Is your ability to focus and pay attention in free fall?
You are not alone. The average office worker now …