by JVBrown | Nov 3, 2017 | Kevin
Derek Thompson tackles the chicken/egg problem of why certain objects capture our aesthetic attention, even when qualitatively better competitors fall by the wayside. Thompson argues that the meritocracy of popularity has little to do with what’s best. Content...
by JVBrown | Aug 1, 2017 | Kevin
An interesting debate between four leading public intellectuals from different fields of study. So who makes better sense of the world, Pollyanna-ish believers of scientific and technological progress or the Cassandra-ish hand-wringers and moral navel gazers? Most of...
by JVBrown | Aug 1, 2017 | Kevin
Instead of one more lengthy treatise explaining how ****ed we are and how close we are to the brink of extinction, Hawken introduces us to a comprehensive plan to utilize data backed and science-based solutions to global warming. It’s not just fossil fuel reduction....
by JVBrown | Aug 1, 2017 | Kevin
This book is a primer on the science of non-ordinary states of consciousness, known as the experience of “flow” – that optimal mix of focus, performance, and loss of self that propels us into the “zone” to out-perform. It’s not just Silicon Valley entrepreneurs...
by JVBrown | Jul 10, 2017 | Kevin
The diversity on the Internet gives the impression that we’re motivated by a desire to be unique; but ultimately, we’re liars – to others and unquestionably to ourselves – consciously and unconsciously. Depending on the circumstances and the situations that we find...
by JVBrown | Jun 2, 2017 | Kevin
Thought provoking meditations about women who have gone missing from the lives of various male characters. Each character attempts to make sense of the ensuing confusion and isolation that follows the emotional cessation. Written in Murakami’s trademark magical...
