His writing style reminded me somewhat of Naomi Klein with the way he used a historical narrative approach rather than just sprouting facts and figures. I really enjoyed it although I feel he missed the whole AI impact on energy use which is massive and would have been known at the time of writing
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slamr wants to read Secret Lives of Numbers by Tomoko L. Kitagawa
slamr started reading Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs by Tristan Gooley
slamr wants to read Exact thinking in demented times by Karl Sigmund

Exact thinking in demented times by Karl Sigmund
The philosophy of science between the two world wars, 1920s-1930s.
slamr reviewed New Map by Daniel Yergin
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slamr started reading Absolution by Alice McDermott
slamr finished reading How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
slamr wants to read Anthropocene or Capitalocene? by Christian Parenti

Anthropocene or Capitalocene? by Christian Parenti
The Earth has reached a tipping point. Runaway climate change, the sixth great extinction of planetary life, the acidification of …
slamr wants to read Proof: The Science of Booze by Adam Rogers
slamr started reading New Map by Daniel Yergin
slamr started reading How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
slamr reviewed The Serpent and the Rainbow by Wade Davis
slamr finished reading The Serpent and the Rainbow by Wade Davis
slamr reviewed Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
interesting read
3 stars
Written as in the style of non-fiction but using real historical events was interesting especially as they went to the effort of creating footnotes and references to add an element of authenticity