so far i've read: a brief history of time fermat's last theorem the code book prime obsession symmetry and the monster what is mathematics the disaster artist (it was really funny)
the following ones are in my backlog: the selfish gene measurement chaos (gleick) codebreakers (kahn) easy riders, raging bulls the hero with a thousand faces the language instinct the horse wheel and language women, fire and dangerous things guns, germs and steel SPQR
currently reading: GEB
anything good you guys could recommend? subject matter is not that important, but keep it math/physics-related if possible, although i'll take anything good
Culture of Critique The Bell Curve Decline of the West Revolt Against the Modern World Protocols of the Elders of Zion 12 Rules for Life
Jack Cooper
haha yes, eggs dee in all seriousness though i did try 12 rules, got bored on the 2nd one. wasn't so bad though, might try powering through it some time later
Luis Collins
which ones of the ones you've red would you rec? sorry for not contributing, wanna start reading scientific non-fiction as well
Lmao at reading pop sci and and pop history. Truly the tastes of a plebian
Jack Hill
Blueprint; Robert Plomin - about the genetics of behaviour. Rhythms of the Brain; Buzsaki - about how brains work; this field borrows its models largely from physics.
Michael Collins
depends on what you like if you are interested in mathematics, i'd definitely recommend fermat's last theorem. it charts the historic course of the search for a proof of a certain theorem, for 300+ years. no knowledge of maths above that of school level is required, but you should be interested in the subject matter to read this the disaster artist, on the other hand, has nothing to do with science. it's the true account of the making of "The Room" by Greg Sestero, one of the leads and friend of the creator of the film, Tommy Wiseau. as i've said already, it's an extremely funny read and pretty short to boot, definitely recommend it what the fuck do you know about what i read outside of this? i'm a maths student who likes to read pop sci outside of actual studies, who the fuck are you?
Liam Butler
Behave, Sapolsky The Master and His Emissary, McGilchrist
Carter Thomas
stop being a faggot i'm about to get a masters in genetics and I like to read popsci, aside from the usual technical shit i work with
Noah Rogers
also hawking's a brief history of time is the cornerstone of popsci literature (that or sagan's cosmos), and it's VERY readable, you should try it
Jaxson Carter
Bruh get this pop sci and determinism fuled garbage out of here.
Jace Taylor
Antifragile
Jace Foster
i heard that you have to read his previous books to appreciate it properly, is that true? also i don't exactly get what his topics are in general, do i need to know about economics to read his work?
Nicholas Torres
"Why does the world exist?" combines science, philosophy and humor. It's a question I'm obsessed with so I may be biased but I like it.
Luis Morris
Checked No you don’t need to understand economics to appreciate the concepts. I think the books are so interesting because they dont just apply to econ, but to almost every field. I highly recommend reading his other books first though. Read Fooled by Randomness -> Black Swan -> Antifragile. All are highly accessible
Tyler Hall
Skip SPQR, it's shit. A Troublesome Inheritance The 10,000 year explosion The Faith Instinct
