Differential Privacy

1. Differential Privacy (2025) by Simson Garfinkel A readable but thorough introduction to differential privacy. 2. Tales of the Weird: An Uncanny Introduction (2023) A collection of short stories from the British Library to introduce the many flavors of weird fiction. 3. An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise (1980) by John R. Pierce A fun survey of information theory with great anecdotes about Bell Labs in mid-century. See my full list here: https://bcmullins.github.io/interesting-books-2025/

Here's my list so far: Differential Privacy (2025) by Simson Garfinkel. This is an accessible and enjoyable introduction to differential privacy from the MIT Press essentials series. The Philosopher in the Kitchen (1825) by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. This is a primer on gourmandism or the art and science of cooking, eating, and hosting. An interesting look at the French intellectual milieu at the turn of the nineteenth century. Relativism and the Foundations of Philosophy (2006) by Steven Hales. This book argues for relativism about philosophical propositions, e.g., metaphysical statements. I came across this book and picked it up after enjoying a few articles from Hales' blog [0]. I usually put up a list at the end of each year. Here's the list from last year [1]. [0] https://hilariusbookbinder.substack.com [1] https://bcmullins.github.io/interesting-books-2024/