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Tag Archives: non-fiction
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs (2018) by Steve Brusatte
Before there was fantasy and science fiction, before there was literature, before there were learned gentlemen, before there was agriculture, before there were humans, before there were freaking capuchin monkeys, before there was grass, before there were, in some cases, … Continue reading
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Tagged biology, Books, non-fiction, review, science, Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
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Peter Frankopan – The New Silk Roads (2018) Review
Peter Frankopan’s The Silk Roads: A New History of the World became a very popular history book and deservedly so. It might be the best book about general history of the world that I have ever read. Not only gives … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, China, History, non-fiction, Peter Frankopan, review, The New Silk Roads
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Peter Godfrey-Smith – Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life (2017) Review
The octopus is the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien. The fact that the octopus shows any kind of intelligence has implications on a cosmic level. First, you have to realize that the octopus is incredibly far … Continue reading
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Tagged biology, Books, non-fiction, Octopus, Other Minds, Peter Godfrey-Smith, review, science
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Yuval Noah Harari – 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (2018) Review
Historian Yuval Noah Harari made a name for himself with his successful non-fiction book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. A very readable and easy to understand view of the rise of humanity, yet also brimming with fresh perspectives. Then … Continue reading
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Tagged 21 Lessons for the 21st century, Books, future, History, non-fiction, review, Yuval Noah Harari
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Max Tegmark – Life 3.0 (2017) Review
The decades after WW2, the 1950s and 1960s, was a time when many people found themselves rather stunned by the leaps of technological achievement and the rapid changes in society that had taken place. First there was radio, television, automobiles, … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Books, Life 3.0, Max Tegmark, non-fiction, review, science, science fiction
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Daniel C. Dennett – From Bacteria To Bach and Back; The Evolution of Minds (2017) Review
Alright, this is going to be long. Daniel Dennett talks in this work about the things that he has always talked about, namely, about the nature of consciousness. And for him the word nature has a strong meaning. It means … Continue reading
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Tagged biology, Books, Consciousness, Daniel C. Dennett, From Bacteria to Bach and Back, non-fiction, philosophy, review, science
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Kate Fox – Watching the English (2004). English versus Dutch culture.
I’m not English; I’m Dutch. But I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and working with many English people throughout the years. These were always enjoyable experiences, but there were always things that I couldn’t quite place. I often ended up … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Kate Fox, non-fiction, review, Watching the English
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Steven Pinker – Enlightenment Now (2018) Review
“My attempt is to restate the ideals of the Enlightenment in the language and concepts of the 21st century.” That’s Steven Pinker’s own stated goal for this book, which is sort of a sequel to his highly appreciated book The … Continue reading
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Tagged book, Enlightenment Now, non-fiction, review, science, Steven Pinker
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Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell – The Disaster Artist (2013) Review
The book about the creation of the movie The Room and about its writer and director, Tommy Wiseau. The Disaster Artist, the book, is an amazing addition to the film The Room (2003). First of all, it clarified the big … Continue reading
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Tagged book, Greg Sestero, hollywood, James Franco, non-fiction, review, The Disaster Artist, The Room, Tommy Wiseau
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Charles Foster – Being a Beast (2016) Review
It must be great having Charles Foster as a guest lecturer at University. He’ll surely be full of witty remarks and fascinating stories, of the kind that make you wonder whether he is serious or pulling your leg. His book, … Continue reading
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Tagged Being a Beast, biology, Books, Charles Foster, nature, non-fiction, review
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