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April monthly round-up
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April's been quieter than I expected. I only published one book summary—and the two posts I managed to put out were offshoots from that summary. I hope to get back to publishing two summaries in May. Book summaries
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My next summary will be for Jonathan Haidt's The Righteous Mind. It's a thought-provoking book about moral psychology that I found pretty persuasive on my first read, but a lot less so as I'm working my way through a summary of it. So I'll probably publish an accompanying post explaining why. Thanks and until next time, To Summarise |
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My latest summary is for Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World by Nick Bostrom, a former Oxford professor in philosophy. The books explores the question of what utopia could look like if technological progress goes as well as it possibly could, and what problems might still be left. As usual, the key takeaways are below, and you can find the full summary by clicking the link above. KEY TAKEAWAYS Bostrom explores what utopia could look like if we reached a state of technological...
After a month off in April, I got back to posting my usual 2 summaries this month: Book summaries The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker (23 mins) — an easy-to-read book with helpful advice on how to host meaningful social gatherings. The New Map by Daniel Yergin (28 mins) — a denser read that explains how energy security affects geopolitics and how the fracking boom and green energy transition have altered some of those dynamics. My next summary will be for Deep Utopia by Nick Bostrom, which...
I've just published a summary for The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations by Daniel Yergin. The book is a bit of a denser read, explaining how changes in energy markets are reshaping geopolitics, but I found it highly educational. As usual, the key takeaways are below, and you can find the full summary by clicking the link above. KEY TAKEAWAYS Energy is a major driver of geopolitics. The shale revolution beginning in the 2010s has made the US into an energy superpower. Shale...