What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children By: Alison Gopnik Published: 2016 Read: 2021 Summary As parents, we can’t know beforehand what new challenges kids will face. Shaping kids in your
How the quest for the ultimate learning machine will remake our world By: Pedro Domingos Published: 2015. Read: 2018. Summary: Machine learning may help to discover (the deepest) regularities in our universe in a computationally efficient way from finite data.
Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts By: Stanislas Dehaene Published: 2014 Read: 2016 Summary: A theoretical exploration of what goes on in the brain as conscious and non-conscious processes unfold. Exploring questions such as when do we become aware
Cutting Consciousness Down to Size By: Tor Norretranders Published: 1991 Read: 2017 Summary: Drawing on physics, information theory, communication theory and evolutionary psychology, the central point of this book is that consciousness represents only a very small fraction of our
Discovering the Intelligence of Every Living Thing By: Frank T. Vertosick Jr. Published: 2002 Read: 2017 Summary: Intelligence is loosely defined as the general ability to store past experiences and use that knowledge to solve future problems. The central idea
How the Battle Between Trump and Xi Threatens a New Cold War By: Bob Davis and Lingling Wei Published: 2020 Read: 2021 Summary A summary of the struggle over global political, economic and technological supremacy before and during the Trump
The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy By: Kishore Mahbubani Published: 2020 Read: 2021 Summary A major geopolitical contest between the US and China is both inevitable and avoidable. Both sides share some of the blame. China has alienated the US
On: Translating the science of endurance and extreme human performance Episode: 151 Date: 1 March 2021 Journalist and author of “Endure“. Key Subjects VO2 max: how much aerobic energy can you deliver. Amount of oxygen per unit time (per Kg)
Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance By: Alex Hutchinson Published: 2018 Read: 2021 Summary Endurance. The struggle to continue against a mounting desire to stop, to overcome our physical and mental limits. We tend to analyze
The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life or The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don’t Make Sense By: Rory Sutherland Published: 2019 Read: 2020 Summary Science and logic are useful. They provide rational