Eric Weinstein
8 Books recommended by Eric Weinstein
Eric Ross Weinstein is an American cultural commentator. He is the managing director of Thiel Capital.
Eric Weinstein's favorite books
“books that changed your life”
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“books that changed your life”
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All the Trouble in the World
All the Trouble in the World
P. J. O'Rourke
HumorThe #1 New York Times–bestselling author takes an “unfailingly funny” look at global problems and offers his own political perspective (The Washington Times). In this volume, the political humorist and former National Lampoon editor-in-chief attacks fashionable worries—all those terrible problems that are constantly on our minds and in the news, but about which most of us have no real clue—and crisscrosses the globe in search of solutions to today’s most vexing issues, including overpopulation, famine, plague, and multiculturalism. In the process, he produces a hilarious and informative book which ensures that the concept of political correctness will never be the same again. “One of the funniest, most insightful, dead-on-the-money books of the year.” —Los Angeles Times “O’Rourke’s best work since Parliament of Whores.” —The Houston Post “Bottom line: Buy the book.” —The Wall Street Journal
“an amazing book”
Aug 31, 2019 — Source
Calculus On Manifolds
Calculus On Manifolds
Michael Spivak
MathematicsThis little book is especially concerned with those portions of ?advanced calculus? in which the subtlety of the concepts and methods makes rigor difficult to attain at an elementary level. The approach taken here uses elementary versions of modern methods found in sophisticated mathematics. The formal prerequisites include only a term of linear algebra, a nodding acquaintance with the notation of set theory, and a respectable first-year calculus course (one which at least mentions the least upper bound (sup) and greatest lower bound (inf) of a set of real numbers). Beyond this a certain (perhaps latent) rapport with abstract mathematics will be found almost essential.
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Heraclitean Fire
Heraclitean Fire
Erwin Chargaff
ScienceThe eminent biochemist reflects on his life and work in Vienna and in America, shedding light on his DNA research and the work and opinions that led to his reputation as a maverick
“ incredibly powerful because they talk about what it’s like to be one against the many”
Jan 13, 2016 — Source
The Emperor of Scent
The Emperor of Scent
Chandler Burr
Biography & AutobiographyProvides a close-up look at scientific maverick Luca Turin, a man whose remarkable powers of smell and obsession with perfume led to the discovery of how the nose works and how scents are detected. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
“for my science friends, I tell them to read The Emperor of Scent, by Chandler Burr”
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“This book is in his book stand.”
Jan 4, 2019 — Source
Einstein's Dreams
Einstein's Dreams
Alan Lightman
FictionA modern classic, Einstein’s Dreams is a fictional collage of stories dreamed by Albert Einstein in 1905, about time, relativity and physics. As the defiant but sensitive young genius is creating his theory of relativity, a new conception of time, he imagines many possible worlds. In one, time is circular, so that people are fated to repeat triumphs and failures over and over. In another, there is a place where time stands still, visited by lovers and parents clinging to their children. In another, time is a nightingale, sometimes trapped by a bell jar. Now translated into thirty languages, Einstein’s Dreams has inspired playwrights, dancers, musicians, and painters all over the world. In poetic vignettes, it explores the connections between science and art, the process of creativity, and ultimately the fragility of human existence.
“This book is in his book stand.”
Jan 4, 2019 — Source
