Books like Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100
12 books with a reading profile close to Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 by Michio Kaku. Outward-looking; a moderate read.
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The science of Game of thrones
by Helen Keen
Also outward-looking · analytical, data driven
Helen Keen investigates the technical and historical realities behind George R.R.
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Ultra-Processed People: Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food
Also outward-looking · analytical, data driven
Chris van Tulleken examines the rise of Ultra-Processed People (UPP) and the industrial manufacturing methods that create substances designed for overconsumption.
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Bad Science
by Ben Goldacre
Also outward-looking · analytical, data driven
Ben Goldacre dismantles the misuse of statistics and clinical evidence by nutritionists, pharmaceutical companies, and the mainstream media.
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Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have To
Also outward-looking · analytical, data driven
David Sinclair proposes that aging is a treatable medical condition rather than an inevitable biological decay.
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming
Also outward-looking · analytical, data driven
David Wallace-Wells argues that climate change is occurring much faster and with more devastating consequences than current political discourse suggests.
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Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are
Also outward-looking · analytical, data driven
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz argues that traditional surveys and public statements are unreliable because people constantly filter their responses to appear socially acceptable.
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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Also outward-looking · analytical, data driven
Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths explain how mathematical principles used in computer science apply to human dilemmas.
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The World Without Us
by Alan Weisman
Also outward-looking · analytical, data driven
Alan Weisman presents a thought experiment regarding the physical fate of the Earth following the sudden disappearance of the human race.
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The Atlas of AI
Also outward-looking · analytical, theoretical
Kate Crawford argues that artificial intelligence is neither thin nor ethereal, but a physical industry built on heavy resource extraction.
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Also outward-looking · analytical, data driven
Steven D.
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Physics of the Impossible
by Michio Kaku
Also outward-looking · analytical, theoretical
Michio Kaku categorizes the technologies of science fiction into three levels of physical possibility based on the laws of thermodynamics and electromagnetism.
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Also outward-looking · analytical, data driven
Caroline Criado Perez details a persistent global phenomenon called the gender data gap, where the male body and lifestyle are treated as the human default.
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