Summer is pretty tight this year, but there is always room left to read some good books, even if it’s a couple: Here is what I am reading this summer. Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World Rene Girard Girard is a hell of a theorist. His mimetic theory – imitation and its cultural Read More
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson Genre: Biography | Technology I had always wanted to read Steve Jobs, so I figured reading about an inspiring subject at the beginning of a new year isn’t a bad idea after all. And I say, ‘Just brilliant.’ The book is almost too readable. Thick book (granted), but super slim Read More
The Book of Why By Judea Pearl CAUSATION | How do we deal with causation specially in the context of big data. There is perhaps no superior scientist to turn to than Judea Pearl. The Deep Learning Revolution By Terrence J. Sejnowski MACHINE INTELLIGENCE | A historical and contemporary treatment of one the greatest scientific breakthrough of Read More
Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away by Rebecca Goldstein (Philosophy) Machine Learning (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge) by Ethem Alpaydin (Computer Science/Statistics) An Introduction to Statistical Learning (Computer Science/Statistics) The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries (Entrepreneurship) Children of Blood and Bone Read More
[1] Kurunmi (Three Crowns) by Ola Rotimi Genre: Historical Play Kurunmi is a historical war play staged sometimes in the 19thcentury. Aare Kurunmi, the protagonist, occupies the position of war-general-cum-defense-minister of the disintegrating Oyo empire of the West Africa. The author (knowingly or unknowingly) explores the skin-in-the-game philosophy, where leaders lead with their skin in the game. Read More
The books I am reading (and going to read) this summer, covers a large swath of fields – anthropology, mathematics, biology, philosophy, religion, fantasy fiction, and machine learning. I am knee-deep into many of them, and they are all great so far. You might just like them too. The World Until Yesterday by Jared Diamond Read More
Anytime I miss my daily pills (typically in form of a physical book), I feel (very) feverish. This is the product of avoiding such type of fever in 2017. Elon Musk: Inventing the Future by Ashlee Vance: Everyone wants to be Elon Musk, but if you know Elon, odds are: you won’t want to be Read More
I read some great books in 2016 and Antifragile by Nassim Taleb comes out first. He discussed the philosophical idea of things that gain from disorder. Nassim makes the idea easy to grab by explaining that we do not have a word for the exact opposite of fragile – most people say robust, but Read More
The spring semester was concluded about 3 weeks ago, and there are quite a number things I am excited about as the summer ‘heats’ up – I get more productive hours towards my research, take less classes, run (half naked) in the sun, and finally (and probably the most exciting part) spend more time reading Read More