sien

This reader’s recommendations and supporting excerpts from the sampled discussions.

13 books

sien · Oct 8, 2024
It still worked for me. It didn't quite have the same impact and the it sags a bit in the middle but it's still a great book that well, shaped the way I see the world.
sien · Mar 27, 2020
The Friendly Orange Glow : The Untold Story of the PLATO system and the dawn of cyberculture (2017) is a really interesting book
sien · Mar 27, 2020
Accidental Empires is also very good
sien · Nov 28, 2024
Orbital - Samantha Harvey - Booker Prize winner about people on the ISS and the world.
sien · Nov 28, 2024
Build, Baby, Build - Bryan Caplan on why YIMBYism is a good idea. This is a graphic novel. It's really fun.
sien · Nov 28, 2024
Dictatorland - Paul Kenyon - About the dictators who have impoverished Africa.
sien · Mar 27, 2020
How the Internet Happened is very good.
sien · Nov 28, 2024
Magic Pill - Johann Hari - About Semaglutide and how people got fat.
sien · Nov 28, 2024
Not the End of the World - Hannah Ritchie from 'Our World in Data' about the state of the planet.
sien · Nov 28, 2024
On the Edge - Nate Silver - About how seeing the world in terms of risk and expected value can work.