Books

Engaging in the endless pursuit of knowledge — If we are going to have a talk about books that may have a chance of truly changing people's lives or changing the way they view the world, probably one of the most likely places we will find such books is in the realm of philosophy. Unsurprisingly it is no…

No matter how many affirmations you repeat in a day or how optimistic you are, there are days when you feel stuck. Days that hunt you down and make you question everything. And on days like that, repeating affirmations or staying positive feels like another task to check off. When…

Build a daily reading habit with these *tiny* lifestyle changes and mindset shifts. — “I love reading but I can’t find time to start a book.” If that’s something you've heard yourself saying for a while now, it’s time to shift your mindset. As someone who reads 90+ books a year, I’ve understood that building a daily reading habit doesn’t demand *major* lifestyle changes. …

All of them left me speechless — “Science fiction is about extrapolation,” said bestselling author Robert J. Sawyer. “It’s about looking back through history, spotting a trend, and predicting where it will go.” I’ve read hundreds of science fiction books. There’s nothing more enjoyable than sitting on the couch and getting lost in my imagination for several…

Writers don’t know anything about anything. — So why read? Isn’t the purpose of education to give you answers? No. Education is supposed to teach you how to think better. You might not find the answer to your particular problem, but each book you read is another piece of the puzzle. You’re making the answers bit by bit. If you…

A top-notch thriller that is immersed in suspense, mystery and romance! — It is often said that absolute power corrupts. This in turn will always leave a trail of death, destruction, and hardship in its wake. It is something that all human civilization has always struggled with, and still continues to do so today. The small minority of individuals at the top…

This spring, I was working on revisions for my next book, Counting Feminicide: Data Feminism in Action, which will be coming out from MIT Press in early 2024. I turned in my manuscript on time (pats self on back) and settled in to try to work on other projects and…

For a long time, I wanted to read both history and world literature, but for various reasons I was not successful. Of course, I have read some things from literature and history of the world, but it was not orderly and arbitrary! A few months ago, I happened to see…

And how it drives us to some very wrong conclusions — I’ve been reading a book on chance and probability called The Drunkard’s Walk by Leonard Mlodinow. The chapter on conditional probability and Bayes’ Theorem was really great because it highlighted how important it is to estimate the correct probability. And how, often in life, we estimate the likelihood of the…