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Buddhist Biology
by David Philip Barash • 2013
Buddhism saw it first, biology confirms: the self is a process, not a thing.
3.80
108
Buddhist Biology Summary
Buddhist Biology 86%
Buddhism saw it first, biology confirms: the self is a process, not a thing.
by David Philip Barash 2013
3.80
108 ratings
The Polymath
by Waqas Ahmed • 2019
History's true geniuses refused to pick a lane. Why versatility beats narrow expertise every time.
3.86
413
The Polymath Summary
The Polymath 86%
History's true geniuses refused to pick a lane. Why versatility beats narrow expertise every time.
by Waqas Ahmed 2019
3.86
413 ratings
Linked
by Albert-László Barabási • 2002
A few critical hubs hold most networks together. Target them, and the whole system collapses.
3.94
5k+
Linked Summary
Linked 86%
A few critical hubs hold most networks together. Target them, and the whole system collapses.
by Albert-László Barabási 2002
3.94
5k+ ratings
Synchronicity
by Joseph Jaworski • 1996
The leader's inner shift: how surrendering control unlocks a flow of meaningful coincidences.
4.18
1k+
Synchronicity Summary
Synchronicity 86%
The leader's inner shift: how surrendering control unlocks a flow of meaningful coincidences.
by Joseph Jaworski 1996
4.18
1k+ ratings
Nexus
by Mark Buchanan • 2002
Pandemics, power grids, and viral hits share a hidden architecture, and a few shortcuts explain why.
3.81
521
Nexus Summary
Nexus 86%
Pandemics, power grids, and viral hits share a hidden architecture, and a few shortcuts explain why.
by Mark Buchanan 2002
3.81
521 ratings
Doctor Strange and Philosophy
by Mark D. White • 2018
How a surgeon's shattered hands open a portal to virtue ethics, quantum mind, and dirty choices.
4.27
44
Doctor Strange and Philosophy Summary
Doctor Strange and Philosophy 86%
How a surgeon's shattered hands open a portal to virtue ethics, quantum mind, and dirty choices.
by Mark D. White 2018
4.27
44 ratings
The Turning Point
by Fritjof Capra • 1982
Cancer, inflation, and nuclear threat share a root: the mechanical worldview. The alternative.
4.11
1k+
The Turning Point Summary
The Turning Point 86%
Cancer, inflation, and nuclear threat share a root: the mechanical worldview. The alternative.
by Fritjof Capra 1982
4.11
1k+ ratings
The Orbital Perspective
by Ron Garan • 2015
An astronaut's 71-million-mile view shows Earth borderless, and a plan for fixing global problems.
3.80
205
The Orbital Perspective Summary
The Orbital Perspective 86%
An astronaut's 71-million-mile view shows Earth borderless, and a plan for fixing global problems.
by Ron Garan 2015
3.80
205 ratings
Video Game Storytelling
by Evan Skolnick • 2014
Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.
3.99
503
Video Game Storytelling Summary
Video Game Storytelling 86%
Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.
by Evan Skolnick 2014
3.99
503 ratings
The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos
by Brian Swimme • 1996
The universe has an origin point, and cosmology now locates it wherever you happen to be.
4.25
223
The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos Summary
The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos 86%
The universe has an origin point, and cosmology now locates it wherever you happen to be.
by Brian Swimme 1996
4.25
223 ratings
Deep Simplicity
by John Gribbin • 2004
Simple rules, run long enough, build a universe. A physicist shows the working.
3.98
2k+
Deep Simplicity Summary
Deep Simplicity 86%
Simple rules, run long enough, build a universe. A physicist shows the working.
by John Gribbin 2004
3.98
2k+ ratings
The God Equation
by Michio Kaku • 2021
Three forces unified. Gravity alone resists. The ten-dimensional theory that might finally crack it.
4.11
9k+
The God Equation Summary
The God Equation 86%
Three forces unified. Gravity alone resists. The ten-dimensional theory that might finally crack it.
by Michio Kaku 2021
4.11
9k+ ratings
Everyday Chaos
by David Weinberger • 2019
A medical AI diagnoses illness but can't explain how. The age of demanding explanations is over.
3.78
202
Everyday Chaos Summary
Everyday Chaos 86%
A medical AI diagnoses illness but can't explain how. The age of demanding explanations is over.
by David Weinberger 2019
3.78
202 ratings
Parallel Worlds
by Michio Kaku • 2004
A multiverse explains our improbable existence, and may offer an escape when this universe freezes.
4.21
23k+
Parallel Worlds Summary
Parallel Worlds 86%
A multiverse explains our improbable existence, and may offer an escape when this universe freezes.
by Michio Kaku 2004
4.21
23k+ ratings
The Synchronicity Key
by David Wilcock • 2012
Rome and America share a 2,160-year cycle; Joan of Arc and 1968 Paris share 539.
3.94
1k+
The Synchronicity Key Summary
The Synchronicity Key 86%
Rome and America share a 2,160-year cycle; Joan of Arc and 1968 Paris share 539.
by David Wilcock 2012
3.94
1k+ ratings
Context
by Cory Doctorow • 2011
Copyright law failed creators. The internet didn't; the platforms that locked it down did.
3.66
372
Context Summary
Context 86%
Copyright law failed creators. The internet didn't; the platforms that locked it down did.
by Cory Doctorow 2011
3.66
372 ratings
The Square and the Tower
by Niall Ferguson • 2017
The real shapers of history were not kings but the networks connecting everyone else.
3.65
4k+
The Square and the Tower Summary
The Square and the Tower 86%
The real shapers of history were not kings but the networks connecting everyone else.
by Niall Ferguson 2017
3.65
4k+ ratings
Bandersnatch
by Diana Pavlac Glyer • 2016
Ruthless critique and a wager over pints: the creative collision that built Middle-earth and Narnia.
4.28
1k+
Bandersnatch Summary
Bandersnatch 86%
Ruthless critique and a wager over pints: the creative collision that built Middle-earth and Narnia.
by Diana Pavlac Glyer 2016
4.28
1k+ ratings
The Fourth Turning Is Here
by Neil Howe • 2023
An 80-year cycle pushes America toward a 2030 crisis. The last two ended in total war.
3.93
3k+
The Fourth Turning Is Here Summary
The Fourth Turning Is Here 86%
An 80-year cycle pushes America toward a 2030 crisis. The last two ended in total war.
by Neil Howe 2023
3.93
3k+ ratings
Neil Gaiman and Philosophy
by Tracy L. Bealer • 2012
What Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Derrida would make of Neil Gaiman's gods, graveyards, and dreams.
3.55
92
Neil Gaiman and Philosophy Summary
Neil Gaiman and Philosophy 86%
What Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Derrida would make of Neil Gaiman's gods, graveyards, and dreams.
by Tracy L. Bealer 2012
3.55
92 ratings
Chaos
by James Gleick • 1987
A rounding error revealed that chaos hides order. The discovery reshaped what science can predict.
4.03
41k+
Chaos Summary
Chaos 86%
A rounding error revealed that chaos hides order. The discovery reshaped what science can predict.
by James Gleick 1987
4.03
41k+ ratings
The Systems Bible
by John Gall • 1977
Every system malfunctions and fights its own purpose. The counterintuitive guide to surviving them.
3.99
1k+
The Systems Bible Summary
The Systems Bible 86%
Every system malfunctions and fights its own purpose. The counterintuitive guide to surviving them.
by John Gall 1977
3.99
1k+ ratings
The Grand Design
by Stephen W. Hawking • 2010
A landscape of 10^500 possible universes explains the fine-tuning of ours, no designer required.
4.06
78k+
The Grand Design Summary
The Grand Design 86%
A landscape of 10^500 possible universes explains the fine-tuning of ours, no designer required.
by Stephen W. Hawking 2010
4.06
78k+ ratings
A God That Could be Real
by Nancy Ellen Abrams • 2015
What if God isn't a creator but a creation, emerging from collective human consciousness right now?
3.71
276
A God That Could be Real Summary
A God That Could be Real 86%
What if God isn't a creator but a creation, emerging from collective human consciousness right now?
by Nancy Ellen Abrams 2015
3.71
276 ratings
The Anatomy of Story
by John Truby • 2007
The organic alternative to formula: how character, plot, and theme grow from a single premise's DNA.
4.25
7k+
The Anatomy of Story Summary
The Anatomy of Story 86%
The organic alternative to formula: how character, plot, and theme grow from a single premise's DNA.
by John Truby 2007
4.25
7k+ ratings
The Anarchist In The Library
by Siva Vaidhyanathan • 2004
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
3.50
175
The Anarchist In The Library Summary
The Anarchist In The Library 85%
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
by Siva Vaidhyanathan 2004
3.50
175 ratings
Six Degrees
by Duncan J. Watts • 2003
The hidden math that connects everyone: why short chains dominate epidemics, fads, and power grids.
3.90
1k+
Six Degrees Summary
Six Degrees 85%
The hidden math that connects everyone: why short chains dominate epidemics, fads, and power grids.
by Duncan J. Watts 2003
3.90
1k+ ratings
Los superhéroes y la filosofía
by Tom Morris • 2001
What Batman's vigilantism and Spider-Man's guilt reveal about the age-old question: Why be moral?
3.84
965
Los superhéroes y la filosofía Summary
Los superhéroes y la filosofía 85%
What Batman's vigilantism and Spider-Man's guilt reveal about the age-old question: Why be moral?
by Tom Morris 2001
3.84
965 ratings
The Marriage of Sense and Soul
by Ken Wilber • 1998
The war between science and religion is a category error. Fix the method, conflict dissolves.
4.11
522
The Marriage of Sense and Soul Summary
The Marriage of Sense and Soul 85%
The war between science and religion is a category error. Fix the method, conflict dissolves.
by Ken Wilber 1998
4.11
522 ratings
Complexity
by M. Mitchell Waldrop • 1992
In a desert convent, a few rogue scientists discovered the universal grammar of complex systems.
4.05
3k+
Complexity Summary
Complexity 85%
In a desert convent, a few rogue scientists discovered the universal grammar of complex systems.
by M. Mitchell Waldrop 1992
4.05
3k+ ratings
Fractal Time
by Gregg Braden • 2009
Time is a repeating fractal; its 2012 convergence opened a still-active choice point for humanity.
3.91
836
Fractal Time Summary
Fractal Time 85%
Time is a repeating fractal; its 2012 convergence opened a still-active choice point for humanity.
by Gregg Braden 2009
3.91
836 ratings
Just Six Numbers
by Martin J. Rees • 1999
The difference between a living universe and a dead one is six numbers.
3.96
5k+
Just Six Numbers Summary
Just Six Numbers 85%
The difference between a living universe and a dead one is six numbers.
by Martin J. Rees 1999
3.96
5k+ ratings
The Other Side of Nothing
by Brad Warner • 2022
Time is not a container, the self is a process, and harming others is self-harm.
4.33
228
The Other Side of Nothing Summary
The Other Side of Nothing 85%
Time is not a container, the self is a process, and harming others is self-harm.
by Brad Warner 2022
4.33
228 ratings
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It
by Jonathan L. Zittrain • 2008
Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.
3.86
1k+
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It Summary
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It 85%
Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.
by Jonathan L. Zittrain 2008
3.86
1k+ ratings
On Dialogue
by David Bohm • 1996
Dialogue is less about talking than about seeing the hidden thought system that runs you.
4.08
1k+
On Dialogue Summary
On Dialogue 85%
Dialogue is less about talking than about seeing the hidden thought system that runs you.
by David Bohm 1996
4.08
1k+ ratings
The Long Tail
by Chris Anderson • 2006
Digital shelves flip the economics: niche products collectively now outsell blockbusters.
3.82
30k+
The Long Tail Summary
The Long Tail 85%
Digital shelves flip the economics: niche products collectively now outsell blockbusters.
by Chris Anderson 2006
3.82
30k+ ratings
Nexus
by Yuval Noah Harari • 2024
The history of information is the history of power. The next chapter has no human author.
4.16
52k+
Nexus Summary
Nexus 85%
The history of information is the history of power. The next chapter has no human author.
by Yuval Noah Harari 2024
4.16
52k+ ratings
Estéticas liminales
by Valentina Tanni • 2023
What if vaporwave, creepypasta wikis, and liminal spaces are the real heart of contemporary art?
4.32
428
Estéticas liminales Summary
Estéticas liminales 85%
What if vaporwave, creepypasta wikis, and liminal spaces are the real heart of contemporary art?
by Valentina Tanni 2023
4.32
428 ratings
Indiana Jones and Philosophy
by Dean Kowalski • 2023
Beneath the fedora: a philosophy seminar on heroism, faith, aging, and who really owns the past.
3.71
21
Indiana Jones and Philosophy Summary
Indiana Jones and Philosophy 85%
Beneath the fedora: a philosophy seminar on heroism, faith, aging, and who really owns the past.
by Dean Kowalski 2023
3.71
21 ratings
Hitchcock/Truffaut
by François Truffaut • 1985
A bomb under the table, a document nobody cares about: Hitchcock decodes suspense for Truffaut.
4.47
10k+
Hitchcock/Truffaut Summary
Hitchcock/Truffaut 85%
A bomb under the table, a document nobody cares about: Hitchcock decodes suspense for Truffaut.
by François Truffaut 1985
4.47
10k+ ratings
Diversity and Complexity
by Scott E. Page • 2010
Diversity isn't a slogan: it's a measurable property with predictable benefits and knowable limits.
4.12
207
Diversity and Complexity Summary
Diversity and Complexity 85%
Diversity isn't a slogan: it's a measurable property with predictable benefits and knowable limits.
by Scott E. Page 2010
4.12
207 ratings
Too Big to Know
by David Weinberger • 2012
Knowledge on paper was settled and scarce. Online, it is abundant, linked, and never finished.
3.80
2k+
Too Big to Know Summary
Too Big to Know 85%
Knowledge on paper was settled and scarce. Online, it is abundant, linked, and never finished.
by David Weinberger 2012
3.80
2k+ ratings
Small Worlds
by Duncan J. Watts • 1999
A few distant links turn clustered networks into superhighways for disease, ideas, and synchrony.
3.88
85
Small Worlds Summary
Small Worlds 85%
A few distant links turn clustered networks into superhighways for disease, ideas, and synchrony.
by Duncan J. Watts 1999
3.88
85 ratings
The Seven Basic Plots
by Christopher Booker • 2004
All stories are one of seven shapes. And they all solve the same psychological problem.
3.76
2k+
The Seven Basic Plots Summary
The Seven Basic Plots 85%
All stories are one of seven shapes. And they all solve the same psychological problem.
by Christopher Booker 2004
3.76
2k+ ratings
Being Digital
by Nicholas Negroponte • 1995
Why your TV, newspaper, and phone are about to merge into one seamless stream of bits.
3.80
2k+
Being Digital Summary
Being Digital 85%
Why your TV, newspaper, and phone are about to merge into one seamless stream of bits.
by Nicholas Negroponte 1995
3.80
2k+ ratings
Optimize
by Lee Odden • 2012
Optimize for Google and for humans simultaneously: the integrated playbook that ends the tug-of-war.
3.78
264
Optimize Summary
Optimize 85%
Optimize for Google and for humans simultaneously: the integrated playbook that ends the tug-of-war.
by Lee Odden 2012
3.78
264 ratings
Ubiquity
by Mark Buchanan • 2000
One grain of sand explains why markets crash, species vanish, and empires fall.
3.90
716
Ubiquity Summary
Ubiquity 85%
One grain of sand explains why markets crash, species vanish, and empires fall.
by Mark Buchanan 2000
3.90
716 ratings
The Man in the High Castle
by Mike Avila • 2019
A decade-long battle to adapt a cult novel, and the designers who built its fascist America.
4.00
13
The Man in the High Castle Summary
The Man in the High Castle 85%
A decade-long battle to adapt a cult novel, and the designers who built its fascist America.
by Mike Avila 2019
4.00
13 ratings
In a Flight of Starlings
by Giorgio Parisi • 2021
Starlings, spin glasses, and science's messy path: why simple rules create complex systems.
3.41
2k+
In a Flight of Starlings Summary
In a Flight of Starlings 85%
Starlings, spin glasses, and science's messy path: why simple rules create complex systems.
by Giorgio Parisi 2021
3.41
2k+ ratings
All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek
by Dave Marinaccio • 1994
The leadership and ethics curriculum hidden inside Star Trek, finally pulled into plain sight.
3.46
407
All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek Summary
All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek 85%
The leadership and ethics curriculum hidden inside Star Trek, finally pulled into plain sight.
by Dave Marinaccio 1994
3.46
407 ratings
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