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Category: Books and Media I Recommend
Kevin Kelly: 68 bits of advice (Technecium)
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51QL5AGCcjL.SX324_BO1,204,203,200.jpg From amazon.com and Kevin Kelly https://kk.org/thetechnium/68-bits-of-unsolicited-advice/ Kevin Kelly: co-author of the defunct but world-changing Whole World Catalog, publisher of Cool Tools, author of What Technology Wants, and generally smart guy, is 68 (or was when he posted this). Brilliant observations. This is me Plus-one-ing his post. Some teasers: Learn how to learn from those … Continue reading Kevin Kelly: 68 bits of advice (Technecium)
Where good ideas come from (Steven Johnson, TED)
Chance favors the connected mind.
Book Review: The Map that Changed the World
My favorite getaway: renting a place, bringing a bunch of books (or better yet, discovering new books in the rental home), cooking in the Instant Pot, hiking, and playing the ukulele. I have apparently infected at least one offspring with similar interest in reading. This week's book? A story about a man living in England … Continue reading Book Review: The Map that Changed the World
Laocoön, The Aeneid and Captain Picard
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Laocoon_and_His_Sons.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laoco%C3%B6n_and_His_Sons My high-school aged son is avidly devouring classic literature, and the echoes of those epic struggles from my own education, float back to me. On our winter break one evening, he had left the Norton Anthology of Western Literature out on the coffee table. Soon I was in the midst of battle at … Continue reading Laocoön, The Aeneid and Captain Picard
Bowling Alone or Kicking in Groups? Wellness concerns…
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f5/Bowling_Alone.jpg/220px-Bowling_Alone.jpg I'm part of WellDOM, the Wellness initiative within the Department of Medicine at University of Colorado. As such, I continue to support the idea of Sprints, the way we boost physician and team efficiency and effectiveness using the Electronic Health Record. However, we know that a large part of physician burnout and wellness have … Continue reading Bowling Alone or Kicking in Groups? Wellness concerns…
Because of Winn Dixie (book review)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/76/Because_of_Winn-Dixie.jpg by Kate DiCamillo, via Wikipedia I think it is crucial to read outside of one's vocation. Winn-Dixie is a supermarket chain where I grew up, in Tallahassee, Florida. Furthermore, Kate DiCamillo is a magical writer, whom my children and I discovered as they were growing up. I recently found audio books at our local … Continue reading Because of Winn Dixie (book review)
Why I read and blog about Sci-Fi. Life 3.0, Superintelligence, and the Sirens of Titan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/12/books/review/namwali-serpell.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=Book%20Review This is a fun read. My father never understood my passion for fantasy (The Hobbit, the Lord of the Rings) in middle school or sci-fi in high school (Ender's Game, entire libraries of Asimov, Heinlein, PK Dick, and countless others). I'd try to explain, (not nearly as cogently as this journalist) that science fiction … Continue reading Why I read and blog about Sci-Fi. Life 3.0, Superintelligence, and the Sirens of Titan
Getting to Yes (Book review)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c-SUdBoD6M OK, nobody has time to read an actual book, so here is William Ury speaking at Creative Mornings about his book. Do you have 30 minutes to be a better person? Ever seen the arm-wrestle exercise? Watch the video. I've read his book several times now. At least put it on your bookshelf. My … Continue reading Getting to Yes (Book review)
Book review: Turtles All the Way Down
Five stars. John Green channels teenage angst like no one, and he parlays them, unaccountably, into riveting novels of pathos and the teen journey. He broke my heart with The Fault in Our Stars, and he did it agai with Turtles. The title of course comes from the story that some old woman was arguing … Continue reading Book review: Turtles All the Way Down