New Books in Brief
Summary: Keeping you connected to the best ideas in the world of new non-fiction
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Podcasts:
On this episode, Cristina and I discuss the new book by Silicon Valley legend Jaron Lanier.Topic of Discussion: How the internet destroys jobs, and what we can do to change this.
On this episode, Cristina and I discuss the new book by Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen called The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations, and Business. Topic of discussion: Some of the benefits and dangers of the advancement and spread of digital technology, both domestically and internationally.
On this episode, Cristina and I discuss the new book by Ramez Naam called The Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet. Topic of discussion: Resource shortages, climate change, and how we will overcome these challenges through innovation.
A Discussion of ‘Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us’ by Michael Moss
A Discussion of ‘Contagious: Why Things Catch On’ by Jonah Berger
A Discussion of ‘Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work and Think’
A Discussion of ‘Last Ape Standing: The Seven-Million-Year Story of How and Why We Survived’
A Discussion of ‘The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change’ by Al Gore
A Discussion of ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ by Daniel Kahneman
A Discussion of The World Until Yesterday by Jared Diamond
A Discussion of Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
A Discussion of The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don’t by Nate Silver
A Discussion of How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character by P. Tough
A Discussion of ‘Dreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep’ by David K. Randall
A Discussion of ‘Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking’ by Susan Cain
