The reading collection
Psychology, geopolitics, philosophy—and everything in between.
2,048 readings · 493–504
[rcno-reviews id=10229] In The 33 Strategies of War*, Robert Greene cites anecdotes from military warfare, politics, psychoanalysis, and sports – to describe timeless strategies of war that have been used by people…
Nassim Taleb Edited by John Brockman* from Thinking: The New Science of Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Prediction. In 2006, Nassim Taleb used FNMA and bank risk managers as his prime perpetrators.
Picture this: It’s the day before Christmas Eve, 2015. The lights go out across western Ukraine. Not because of a winter storm or a blown transformer, but because of something far more sinister. Something that would…
The concept of creative destruction, first coined by economist Joseph Schumpeter, is central to understanding the dynamic nature of capitalist economies. It describes the continuous cycle where innovation not only…
What’s a Zero Day?** Think of zero days like secret doors in software that even the makers don’t know about. These are hidden flaws that hackers can use to break into systems and cause problems before anyone knows…
The goal of Michel Foucault’s work over the last 20 years has been to create a history of the different ways that human beings are made subjects in our culture. He identified two main ways that this happens:…
George Bernard Shaw’s provocative assertion that “The reasonable person adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Rosacea is a common but often misunderstood condition that is estimated to affect more than 16 million Americans. Rosacea typically begins as redness on the central face and can progress to form bumps and pus-filled…
Hannibal Appearance is everything, don’t get lose in a crowd. If you don’t stand out, you are sure to disappear into obscurity. Appear larger, more colorful, and more mysterious by the timid and bland masses to get…
In his book “Mind and Cosmos,” Nagel argues that humans should resist assuming that the tools at their disposal are sufficient to understand the universe as a whole.
Detectives investigate the murder of a girl by Mr. Hyde. Utterson is a lawyer who learns that Dr. Jekyll had transferred all his property to this same Mr. Hyde. Utterson decides to investigate, and visits Jekyll and…
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man* by Dostoevsky is a short story that begins with a man walking St. Petersburg’s streets while musing upon how ridiculous his life is, as well as its distinct lack of meaning or purpose.