Reading
On books, reading, and writers.
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Death by AI: If anyone builds It, everyone dies
The most likely cause of death today is AI. It’s a reasonable statement. The most common cause of death right now is ischemic heart disease,…
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The Funny Side of Cancer: JBS Haldane’s poem on colorectal cancer
He – literally – dove into danger to study life’s mysteries, from the depths of the sea to the edge of the stars. His mind…
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The Rational Optimist: Matt Ridley’s ode to freedom
Reading and thinking about Birds, Sex & Beauty by Matt Ridely reminded me of his other books I’ve read over the years. He’s a wonderful…
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Greatness Can’t Be Planned: Grand strategies may be futile
No plan survives first contact with the enemy Helmuth von Moltke The plans are nothing, but the planning is everything Dwight Eisenhower I haven’t seen…
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Rome Was Different: Why America isn’t a New Rome
In SPQR, Mary Beard provides an overview of the history of ancient Rome from its founding to the first century AD. She knows her stuff and…
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Playing With the Sun As With a Little Brook: Girl Lithe and Tawny
Girl lithe and tawny, the sun forms the fruits, that plumps the grains, that curls seaweeds filled your body with joy, and your luminous eyes…
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