Book Summary – Everybody Lies
Do violent movies reduce violence on the streets? Are sexless marriages more common than unhappy marriages? Do people see more opposing viewpoints online or offline?
Book Summary: The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicolas Taleb
The book posits a unique viewpoint to understand randomness and unpredictability in the world around us. Rather than trying to predict the improbable black swans, it focuses more on how not to be adversely impacted by them.
Book Summary: How not to die by Dr. Michael Greger
Should you eat Gluten-free? Is cow’s milk carcinogenic? Are Olives good for health?
Book summary: Why Nations Fail
Why Nations Fail The book is a good read on why some nations are rich today while others are poor. While the book Breakout Nations provides useful information on the current situation in many countries, Why Nations Fail offers valuable historical lessons on critical […]
Book summary: Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
The book is aimed at anyone who has an idea to convey and is trying to ensure that what they are trying to communicate sticks with their audience. Proverbs and folklores survive while corporate marketing material does not.
Book summary: Skin in the game by Nassim Nicolas Taleb
How wealth reduces optionality, why pilots commit less mistakes than surgeons, employees vs contractors, and why pope is an atheist
Book summary: How not to be wrong by Jordan Ellenberg
The book focuses on the application of simple and profound maths to day-to-day life and how not to be deceived by mathematical traps. Dividing one number by another is mere computation. Figuring out what to divide is mathematics.
Book summary: The subtle art of not giving a f*ck by Mark Manson
The book presents an interesting viewpoint on the meaning of life, questioning traditional self-help gurus, consumerism, and over-obsession with positive thinking.
Book summary: Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Probability is not about odds but a belief in the existence of an alternative outcome.
Rational thinking has little to do with risk avoidance, most of it is about rationalizing one’s actions by fitting some logic to them.
People become leaders not because of the skills they possess but the superficial expressions they make on others (“charisma”).
Book Summary: Sapiens: A brief history of Humankind
The book provides a scientific perspective on the history of how humans came to dominate the planet. The book’s biggest focus is on the three revolutions the cognitive revolution which started 70, 000 years ago; the agricultural revolution which started […]