Superpower Showdown

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

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Has China Won?

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

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Alchemy

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

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Complexity — David Krakauer, Part 2

On: COVID-19 & Complex Time in Biology & Economics Transmission Series Ep. 2 Episode: 27 Date: April 14, 2020 Evolutionary biologist. Key Concepts Review of 5 Transmission Essays 005: Andrew Dobson on the Need for Disease Models which Capture Key

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Factfulness

Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think.By: Hans Rosling (with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Ronnlund) Published: 2018 Read: 2020 Summary: The world is much better. The world is awful. The

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