Summary of Debt: the first 5000 Years (8/10)
Debt: the first 5000 Years, by David Graeber , is a book about the history of debt, credit, and money. It gives a detailed account of the origins of money and its development over time.
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Chapter 8: Authoritarianism (Introduction to Middle East Politics)
Authoritarianism can be defined as a small group of individuals who control the state with little popular interference or oversight, in contrast to democracies.
Chapter 4: Islamism, Nationalism (Introduction to Middle East Politics)
Political ideology, a consistent set of ideas and visions for how society should work, is a modern phenomenon born out of the French revolution. To understand nationalism, it is important to understand the idea of…
UFOs
The history of UFOs, also known as Unidentified Flying Objects, is deeply intertwined with the culture and collective psyche of the last seven decades, and has proven to be a fertile ground for both controversy and…
Chapter 5: Community (21 Lessons for the 21st Century)
Chapter 5: Community Humans have bodies After the 2016 U.S elections, Silicon Valley’s assumptions had been disrupted. They were used to seeing themselves as part of the solution to bigotry, but now could not deny…
From Sputnik to Silicon Valley
The fourth chapter of "Chip War" takes us back to the aftermath of the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957. This event created a crisis of confidence in the US, leading to a crash program to catch up with…
Chapter 3: Typographic America (Amusing Ourselves to Death)
Chapter 3: Typographic America The Bible was the central reading matter in all households – Protestants shared Luther’s belief that printing was “God’s highest and extremest act of Grace, whereby the business of the…
The Pioneers of the Chip Revolution
"Chip War" begins by transporting readers back to the era of World War II, a time that was not only a defining moment in human history but also a catalyst for technological advancement. The war was characterized by…
The Case Against Education – Quick Summary
1-Sentence Description of The Case Against Education by Bryan Caplan --- Despite being immensely popular and immensely lucrative, education is grossly overrated. --- --- 1. Education mostly signals traits, rather…
Technopoly Summary Part 2
Neil Postman’s observation that every technology creates “winners and losers” challenges the widespread assumption that progress is invariably a tide lifting all boats. He draws on the work of Harold Innis to…
Chapter 9: Reach out to elect someone (Amusing Ourselves to Death)
Chapter 9: Reach out to elect someone By bringing together in compact form all of the arts of show business—music, drama, imagery, humor, celebrity—the television commercial has mounted the most serious assault on…
Knowledge Gaps – The Problem with Voting
The Problem with Voting The problem with voting* “The animals listened first to Napoleon, then to Snowball, and could not make up their minds which was right; indeed, they always found themselves in agreement with…