A civilisation of Ants and Dinosaurs living symbiotically. Good fun and perfect sunny day reading from Cixin Liu. Read in May 2021.
Of Ants and Dinosaurs
The Knowledge
Not suitable for preppers but a good take on the key technologies a budding civilization should focus on if they were trying to recreate the modern world from scratch. From Lewis Dartnell. Read in May 2021.
A Boy made of Blocks
Enjoyed this nice story written by Keith Stuart about a Dad building a relationship with his autistic son through playing Minecraft. Read in April 2021.
Universal – A Journey through the Cosmos
“The Inflationary Multiverse”. My head hurts. Professor Brian Cox and Jeff Foreshaw have put together a great book about how scientists have been able to infer the structure of reality. Read in April 2021.
The Alchemist
Enjoyed this from Paulo Coelho. Was on my shelf for a long time but picked it up and read in two sittings. Painted nice images in my mind of Andalusia and the Sahara. Read in April 2021.
Salvation Lost
Can’t beat a good alien invasion. From Stephen Baxter. Read in Nov 2020.
The Big Nine
The potential impact of AI & machine learning on our futures. Interesting scenario-based view from futurist Amy Webb. Read in Oct 2020.
Fall or Dodge in Hell
The cloud economics of the afterlife. Also a dystopian vision of a more polarised America driven by pervasive algorithmic social platforms. Good stuff from Neal Stephenson. Read in September 2020.
The Supernova Era
After this from Cixin Liu, must read “The Lord of the Flies”. Interesting perspective on how kids need play to learn how to make sense of the world. Read in August 2020.
Deep Creek
Some great essays about a transformative life on a ranch in Colorado near the Continental Divide. Will deffo read more from Pam Houston. Read in July 2020.