Category Archives: books

When free will, causality and privacy are all at stake

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

Review of Viktor Mayer-Schonberger and Kenneth Cukier’s Big Data We live in a world where flu outbreaks are predicted faster and more accurately by analysing Google search results rather than by doctors or clinicians, where traffic jams are better judged by crunching data … Continue reading →

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Redefining the notion of a book

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

Two months of failing to fulfill my reading goals towards the #100bookschallenge has made me rethink the purpose of taking up the challenge Less than a decade ago, it was easy to recognise a book. It was anything that could … Continue reading →

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Busting myths with science

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

Review of David Bradley’s Deceived Wisdom A quick, interesting read for those who like reading websites like Quora (and later having arguments in a pub). This is a book about setting the facts right. David Bradley attempts to use science … Continue reading →

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The most remarkable theory of how to achieve happiness

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

Review of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow Happiness is subjective. And yet, it is hard not to relate to someone else’s happy moments. In this book Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (pronounced as mihayli sixcentmihayli) compiles decades worth of research to construct a theory of … Continue reading →

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