Sequel Overview: Children of Blood and Bone Continuation Chapter 44 – Zelie Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi is the highly anticipated follow-up to the blockbuster Children of Blood and Bone. At the end of the first story, … Continue reading Children of Virtue and Vengeance: Power Dynamics Explored
The World Until Yesterday: What We Can Learn from Traditional Societies Traditional Societies and Human Intelligence Part 1 – 5 Minutes In Almost immediately, I felt like I understood where this book was headed. In many ways, it feels like … Continue reading Lessons from Traditional Societies in Human Development
The Power of Habit Relisten I started relistening to The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg during my morning walk, and I wanted to document some early thoughts while they were fresh. One thing that immediately stood out to me … Continue reading How Habits Shape Our Behavior: Key Learnings
Introduction: Reflecting on Humans by Tom Phillips On October 1, 2020, I sat down to record my thoughts on Tom Phillips’ book Humans: A Brief History of How We Fcked It All Up. The book explores many of the major … Continue reading Humans: A Brief History of How We Messed It Up – Book Review and Key Takeaways
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondWhy are there modern unequal distributions of power and economics among different nations and peoples? Why did civilizations progress differently across the world? I’m currently 16 minutes into a 16-hour audiobook, and there’s already … Continue reading Guns, Germs, and Steel: Rethinking Nature vs. Nurture in Human History
AI-Generated Fantasy and Sci-Fi Visual Art Showcase: Exploring Creativity with MidJourney and Beyond Artificial Intelligence (AI) has completely transformed the way we think about creativity. A few years ago, I, like a lot of other people, was fascinated by the … Continue reading AI-Generated Fantasy and Sci-Fi Visual Art Showcase: Exploring Creativity with MidJourney and Beyond
I’m recording a few thoughts on the book Gratitude by Oliver Sacks. Gratitude is the last book Oliver Sacks published, I believe. It’s a very short book—the audiobook version is only about 36 minutes long. This book was written after … Continue reading Reflections on Oliver Sacks’ Gratitude: Life, Death, and Appreciation
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander One of the least protected, least liked, least defensible groups in America is criminals. It’s hard to defend defending a criminal. Therefore, if you label a Black person a criminal, you can do … Continue reading The New Jim Crow and the Persistence of Racial Injustice
Whiteness is seen as the norm in U.S. society. For example, in literature, the race of people of color is explicitly stated, while white characters are simply referred to as “people.” This raises an important question: if race is a … Continue reading Reflections on White Fragility and the Concept of Race
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