2 Books recommended by Chris Anderson
Chris Anderson is a British-American businessman who is the head of TED, a non-profit organization that provides idea-based talks and hosts an annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Previously he founded Future Publishing.
Chris Anderson
Book Recommendations
The Fabric of Reality
The Fabric of Reality
David Deutsch
ScienceFor david deutsch, a young physicist of unusual originality, quantum theory contains our most fundamental knowledge of the physical world. taken literally, it implies that there are many universes “parallel” to the one we see around us. this multiplicity of universes, according to deutsch, turns out to be the key to achieving a new worldview, one which synthesizes the theories of evolution, computation, and knowledge with quantum physics. considered jointly, these four strands of explanation reveal a unified fabric of reality that is both objective and comprehensible, the subject of
“it was reading that book, that finally gave me the courage to leave my company and take over leadership of TED”
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Manifesto for a Moral Revolution
Manifesto for a Moral Revolution
Jacqueline Novogratz
Business & EconomicsIn 2001, when jacqueline novogratz founded acumen, a global community of socially and environmentally responsible partners dedicated to changing the way the world tackles poverty, few had heard of impact investing—acumen’s practice of “doing well by doing good.” nineteen years later, there’s been a seismic shift in how corporate boards and other stakeholders evaluate businesses: impact investment is not only morally defensible but now also economically advantageous, even necessary. still, it isn’t easy to reach a success that includes profits as well as mutually favorable relationships with workers and the
“This is a spectacular, life-transforming book.”
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