In this book summary, Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal walk us through the process of finding our flow against all odds. Stealing Fire (2017) explores the controversial and exciting pursuit of altered states of consciousness. From tech entrepreneurs to BASE jumpers, meditators to festival-goers, it takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the revolutionary nonconformists …
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Though you might not be aware of it, machine learning algorithms are already seeping into every aspect of human life, becoming more and more powerful as they continue to learn from an ever-increasing amount of data. The Master Algorithm (2016) provides a broad overview of what kind of algorithms are already out there, the problems …
The book identifies and analyzes the ten most serious threats that humanity faces in the 21st century, such as the Great Stagflation, the Tech Cold War, the Climate Emergency, and the Pandemic Age. The book warns that these threats are interrelated and mutually reinforcing, and that we are running out of time to prevent or …
Longpath (2022) is written to change the way you think about humankind. By teaching the lessons of the Longpath mentality, it shows how to break the bad habit of short-term thinking and embrace a mentality that helps connect humanity’s past, present, and future in order to make a better world. Introduction: Discover how to reshape …
Cloudmoney (2022) provides an overview of our present payment landscape. As it turns out, the age-old question of “cash or card” is not as simple as it seems. Underneath the push toward cashless is a murky world of powerful interests trying to extract profit and data from people’s purchases. And the disappearance of cash has …
