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Biological War
Just finished reading Biological War by Annie Jacobsen. I enjoyed it (is that the right term?) as well as their previous book, Nuclear War. Both are narratives of what could possibly happen in today’s world with these scary technologies, basically worse-case scenarios, told in a way that explains the science of the tech, the inner…
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The Upcycled Self
I enjoyed reading Tariq (Black Thought) Trotter’s book. He’s easily one of my favorite artists ever, and I’ve listened to his music constantly since junior high. It’s crazy to learn about his life through these stories: his Dad murdered when just an infant, him burning down his home by accident when he was six, his…
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Trust
Finished reading Trust by Hernan Diaz. I wasn’t sure what I expected, but it wasn’t this. A book (historical fiction/mystery) that is actually made up of 4 books written by different fictional characters central to the overall story (each book being roughly a quarter of the overall story). It seems disconnected after the first “book”,…
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The Nix
“Seeing ourselves clearly is the project of a lifetime.” Just finished The Nix by Nathan Hill. Loved it. Some of my favorite passages in recent memory. Like this bit about life problems being like video game problems: ““Your philosophy came from video games?” Samuel said.“I find this is also true in life. Any problem you…
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Infinity machine
I was surprised at how interesting The Infinity Machine was, but maybe I shouldn’t be. It’s a biography of one person, namely one of the fathers of modern AI and the person that runs Google’s Gemini AI product now (Demis Hassabis, which is pronounced DEH-mees Has-SAH-bees), but it also covers many people who have been…
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The Slip
Have you ever read an author that could describe you and everyone you know better than you could? Who could make observations cut so deep you question whether you are paying attention to your own life? This is how I felt after finishing The Slip by Lucas Shaefer, my most recent fiction read after The…
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June reading update
My beach book was The Golem and Jinni by Helene Wecker. I picked it up randomly from the library in one of the recommended sections, and something about it piqued my interest. I’m always up for good fantasy (and sci-fi) fiction, so maybe that was it. I really enjoyed it. Had no idea that it…
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Bobbi Gibb
“When you’re running, you don’t have to think about what your boss wants you to do that day. You’re free. You feel the energy of the universe blowing through you.” Bobbi Gibb My next marathon is coming up, and surprise, surprise… I’m reading a new book about running: The Running Ground by Nicholas Thompson. It’s…
