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everything is a nail, or at least it ought to be

“the irrational decision” by Ben Recht

Evaluating Delusional Startups

Written pieces, talks, and other bits by Zach Holman.

Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Interesting Triad and an incredibly Complex Book

Book Review

Being rational all the time isn’t going to do you any favors

When Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky published their paper on Prospect Theory in 1979, few people could have imagined the long-term implications.

A heartbreaking work of staggering genius

A book that redefines both family and narrative for the…

Magic Paper

Working notes by Michael Nielsen, November 2017. Followup to (but doesn't require) my notes on Chalktalk.

Umberto Eco's Guide to Writing a Thesis

A funny and unpretentious guide by the illustrious novelist Umberto Eco, for his favorite audience: teachers and their students.

Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid

Douglas Hofstadter's book is concerned directly with th…

Rationally irrational

I waste a lot of time sweating small details of code. Stuff that has absolutely zero impact on anything quantifiable. It took me a long time to stop feeling bad about this. I’m not talking about tu…

BookHive | sci-fi spec fic book club ideas

sci-fi spec fic book club ideas — a book shelf by @awarm.space on BookHive

Against the brainrot

Reading the Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom by Stephen Platt (highly recommended), I was particularly impressed by the rules of life of Zeng Guofan, the conqueror of Taipings.

Who's Afraid of Frankenstein's Monster?

Book Review

Ultra-Processed Minds: The End of Deep Reading and What It Costs Us

A reflection on the reading life. What formed it, what threatens it, and what remains.

If the DNA molecule is the book of life, it's a very strange book indeed - 3 Quarks Daily

by Yohan J. John