Recent notable reads

 

Thinking Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

“This book succeeds in instilling an awareness of the many biases and heuristics that lead to errors of judgments and poor decision making. It should be made required reading for anyone; economists, libertarians, or whoever, who still holds fast to the notion that people make decisions rationally. Above all, it is a highly enjoyable and informative read for anyone wanting insight into the human mind.”―Joel Suss

 

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Yuval Noah Harari

“Fantastic history of humankind! Read it! Very interesting, you’ll learn about history, psychology, economics, it’s many lessons rolled into one compelling narrative.”

You Are Surely Joking Mr. Feynman

Richard P. Feynman

“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool. So you have to be very careful about that. After you’ve not fooled yourself, it’s easy not to fool other scientists. You just have to be honest in a conventional way after that.”

 

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

Yoval Noah Harari

“This is the best reason to learn history: not in order to predict the future, but to free yourself of the past and imagine alternative destinies.”

Something Deeply Hidden

Sean M. Carroll

“… whether or not I’ve convinced you of anything at all, this [problem of quantum mechanics poses] is what all thoughtful physicists should be talking about. What matters to me is not that everyone [accept the Many World’s interpretation] but that people take the challenge of understanding quantum mechanics seriously.”

 

The Book of Why

Dana Mackenzie and Judea Pearl

"Have you ever wondered about the puzzles of correlation and causation? This wonderful book has illuminating answers and it is fun to read."― Daniel Kahneman