My non-professional reading My annual best non-work reads. Number one was Emily St John Mandel's Station Eleven, which I discovered via the TV show of it (which TBF made the plot much better - this was my fave telly in years). The book is great, though, and I also rated her Glass Hotel novel. I … Continue reading Yearly Faves
Category: What I’m Reading
Historians on the Automated Future
Consequences for higher education, work, and the care of bodies. That’s a rather grandiose title for this post, which spruiks just two pieces recently uploaded by historians. But I think they are among the best short things I’ve read this year; and they speak unusually well to each other. The first is by Frances Flanagan, an … Continue reading Historians on the Automated Future
Masters of Empire
Last year I was honored to launch the latest book by my friend and collaborator, Mike McDonnell. The transcript is below. You are all Mike’s friends and colleagues, so you probably know—or you should know—the basic gist of this book. If you don’t: it’s about the Native Americans who live at the top end of … Continue reading Masters of Empire