2008 Goal to read 25 books. How Doctors Think -Â Jerome Groopman – 04-JAN-2008 – A look at how doctors make mistakes. Patients should take on a more participatory role by asking the right questions and challenging doctors to be more confidence. Finished Jan 2008 What is Intelligence?: Beyond the Flynn Effect -Â Dr. James R. Flynn…
People think I am smart because IÂ read hard stuff. Okay, maybe it takes a special breed to read a book by academics on applying game theory to every day life. I read hard stuff because the easy stuff doesn’t take my mind off things. Today, two people asked me if I am a doctoral student.…
Image via Wikipedia I remember as a kid, my parents restricting television and video game use because they would both make me stupid and violent. They worked too hard, so I had plenty unsupervised time to violate the rules. Plus no force would make me do homework. The past half decade has seen a resurgence…
Read this book. The strategy for reaching good decisions: Figure out your goal or goals. Evaluate the importance of each goal. Array the options. Evaluate how likely each of the options is to meet your goals. Pick the winning option. Modify goals.
The Edison Gene: ADHD and the Gift of the Hunter Child by Thom Hartmann My review rating: 5 of 5 stars Reading the DSM-IV about ADHD sounded to me more like the behavior over a typical boy than a mental illness. Thom theorizes a gene came about which allowed our ancestors to survive an intense…
The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature by Matt Ridley My review rating: 5 of 5 stars Darwin’s theory of natural selection opened a can of worms. Matt Ridley adds to the support for the case by attempting to explain: Why sexual and not asexual reproduction? Why males and females? Why do…
Book One of the Legacy of the Force series will be offered for free in electronic form starting tomorrow at 9am through the release of the last book on May 13th (two weeks). Star Wars novels fell into a distant third place to compared to my consumption of Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance novels. The Pern…
When I first started in IT at Valdosta State, my boss had The AWK Programming Language. My initial dabbling with awk was based on the guidance of this book. I am impressed Amazon has the book in stock. I am impressed the sale price is over $70 (3 pages / $1 while typical is >10…
As you may or may not know, I am a book snob. I read challenging stuff for fun. It is one way I decompress my brain. What kind of snob are you?