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Category Archives: Non-fiction

Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from Data

Illuminating the underlying logic of statistics, and how it can be used for or against us.

Posted byCarlenMay 2, 2025May 2, 2025Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

The Warmth of Other Suns

The incredible mass movement of millions of blacks forging a path north in the early 1900s.

Posted bypithysummaryApril 3, 2025April 11, 2025Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

Disunited Nations: The Scramble for Power in an Ungoverned World

How U.S. foreign affairs shaped the world with the Order, and a view of what’s to come.

Posted byCarlenFebruary 3, 2025April 10, 2025Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

The Creation of the Media: Political Origins of Modern Communications

The evolution of the U.S. media, and how it became the force it is today.

Posted byCarlenDecember 16, 2024December 16, 2024Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

Thinking, Fast and Slow

An examination of how we think the way we think via System 1 (intuitive) and System 2 (deliberative).

Posted byCarlenNovember 11, 2024January 10, 2025Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

The modern world revolves around data, but because data treats men (not women) as the default, bias against women is inherent in the systems that run our lives.

Posted byCarlenSeptember 12, 2024September 16, 2024Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires

A sweeping look at our technological eras, and what our past eras tell us about the one we exist in today.

Posted byCarlenAugust 12, 2024September 6, 2024Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

The Beast: Riding the Rails and Dodging Narcos on the Migrant Trail

The horrors that Central American migrants face, caused in part by U.S. policies, when fleeing north.

Posted byCarlenJuly 8, 2024July 8, 2024Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

How we remember things, why we remember things, and what we can do to remember better.

Posted byCarlenJune 3, 2024June 3, 2024Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life

A remarkable argument for shared spaces, and how they can forge the connections we need for health and civic life.

Posted byCarlenApril 29, 2024April 29, 2024Posted inArchives, Non-fiction

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