My non-professional reading Every year I try to compile, for my own benefit really, a list of my top five non-work-related reads. This year I've got two Americans, two British, and one Aussie title. What was the best? Maybe discovering Curtis Sittenfeld (a bit late). Her most recent, Romantic Comedy, was fun, though I hoovered … 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