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James Boyle: The Line: AI and the Future of Personhood

Read an excerpt from “The Line: AI and The Future of Personhood” by Duke Law Professor James Boyle.

Gary Marcus: Taming Silicon Valley

Read of excerpt of “Taming Silicon Valley” by cognitive scientist Gary Marcus about Big Tech, AI, and more.

Martin Nowak: Beyond

Read an excerpt from Martin Nowak’s book, “Beyond”, a fusion of science, philosophy, meditative prayer, love story, and mystery.

Rebecca Boyle: Our Moon: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are

An excerpt from Rebecca Boyle’s book, “Our Moon: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are”.

Helen De Cruz: Wonderstruck: How Wonder and Awe Shape the Way We Think

Read an excerpt from the book “Wonderstruck” by Helen De Cruz.

Book Excerpt: The Blind Spot: Why Science Cannot Ignore Human Experience

An excerpt is from the book “The Blind Spot” by Adam Frank, Marcelo Gleiser, and Evan Thompson.

Neil Theise: Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being

The following is an excerpt from the book Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being
by Neil Theise.

Nicholas Humphrey: Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness

The following is an excerpt from the book Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness by Nicholas Humphrey.

Saleem Ali: Earthly Order

The following is an excerpt from the book Earthly Order: How Natural Laws Define Human Life by Saleem Ali..

Sean Carroll: The Biggest Ideas in the Universe

The following is an excerpt from The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion by Sean Carroll.

Manil Suri: The Big Bang of Numbers

The following is an excerpt from The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using Only Math by Manil Suri.

Sabine Hossenfelder: Existential Physics

The following is an excerpt from Existential Physics: A Scientist’s Guide to Life’s Biggest Questions by Sabine Hossenfelder.