This idea is brilliantJohn Brockman
This idea is brilliant
by John Brockman · first published 2018
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67% recommend33% neutral
Presents essays responding to a question about what scientific term or concept ought to be more widely known, written by such authors as Jared Diamond, Richard Thaler, Richard Dawkins, Lisa Randall, Steven Pinker, and Carlo Rovelli.
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# Intuition Pump and other tools for thinking by Daniel Dennett # Books edited by John Brockman - 1) This Explains Everything, 2) This Idea is Brilliant, 3) This Will Make You Smarter, 4) Thinking # Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman Also second the recommendation of other books based on Charlie Munger's wisdom and farnam street's reading list.
on “Ask HN: Which books teach mental models?” ↗…big tech companies grow their products. Most of the books I've read on the subject were bullshit, but this one is absolutely fantastic, can't recommend it enough. Other great books I should mention: This Idea is Brilliant, Actionable Gamification, The Design of Everyday Things, The Master Algorithm (great overview of machine learning techniqes), Springfield Confidential (fun behind the scenes from one of the writers on…
on “Ask HN: 2018 Summer Reading List?” ↗…Remaking of the Civilized World 3. Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone 4. The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google 5. This Idea Is Brilliant: Lost, Overlooked, and Underappreciated Scientific Concepts Everyone Should Know 6. A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution 7. Easternization: Asia’s Rise and…
on “Best Tech Books of 2017” ↗