Andrew Paul McAfee (born c. 1967), a principal research scientist at MIT, is cofounder and codirector of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He studies how digital technologies are changing the world.
Wicked flattered to be in this rarefied company of blurbers, and thrilled to help spread the word about this geeky-great book. Which you should order now if you're interested in our weird and wonderful species. @erezyoeli @Moshe_Hoffman
This interview with Stephen Kotkin is FANTASTIC: "We think of censorship as suppression of information, but censorship is also the active promotion of certain kinds of stories that will resonate with the people. "
Kahneman's paper with intellectual adversary Gary Klein is a super informative small masterpiece of the genre. "Conditions for intuitive expertise: A failure to disagree."
My take on research in effective altruism to date.
It seems that many popular approaches (eg recycling, planting trees) don't obviously work or are expensive ($100+ per tonne CO2), but...
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Fact check: EXCELLENT thread
Fact check: great book #geekbookshelf
This is the most unconventional and uncomfortable self-help book you will ever read. But probably also the most important.
This is the most unconventional and uncomfortable self- help book you will ever read. But probably also the most important.
This brings up a good question: what are best books about flying? I nominate “Wind, Sand, and Stars” by St.-Exupéry
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"The Knowledge Machine" is more recent and spot on-er(?) IMO