8 min read ⌚ The Secret of Human Thought Revealed Humans are capable of doing so many things computers will never be, right? Show me a computer capable of thinking, writing symphonies, loving, etc. – and I’ll show you a flying pig. Don’t put your mouth where your money is, says Ray Kurzweil. Because you will […]
7 min read ⌚ What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA, and More Tell Us About Crime Have you ever watched “Wire in the Blood”? If not – you should. It’s a crime drama television series, so, let’s face it, you’ll be hooked by the second episode. If so – don’t we have a treat for you! The […]
5 min read ⌚ Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance Let’s dive right into it! Who Should Read “SuperFreakonomics” and Why? “SuperFreakonomics” will reveal how social subjects are correlated with the economy and will show you how you can make use of statistics in every field of life. We recommend […]
7 min read ⌚ Grappling with Villains (Real and Imagined) Villainy – just like beauty – is in the eye of the beholder. Human laws are not perfect and, sometimes, transgressing them may seem more just than obeying them. Chuck Klosterman is here with a collection of twelve essays analyzing the paradox. And we have the […]
10 min read ⌚ Time to forget everything you know about men and women. Because even if it’s accurate, it’s probably not enough. Virginia Woolf is here to make some things clear for you. In the seminal feminist essay, “A Room of One’s Own.” Who Should Read “A Room of One’s Own”? And Why? There […]
6 min read ⌚ A True Story of Murder in America “Someone is killed nearly every day in Los Angeles County,” reminds us Jill Leovy. And practically nobody is doing anything about it. Because it’s usually blacks killing blacks. “Ghettoside” is about one guy, John Skaggs, who did many things when another one, Bryant Tennelle, was […]
5 min read ⌚ Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Norman Borlaug and His Battle to End World Hunger Are you looking for an inspiring story? – Something that can get you started? Although we hate to admit, the world has become one self-centered place, and we must do something about it before it’s too late. In this […]
10 min read ⌚ Our “The Communist Manifesto Summary” aims to tell you everything you need to know about the booklet which launched a thousand revolutions and, for a while, burnt the topless towers of capitalism. And love it or hate it, “The Communist Manifesto” is undoubtedly one of the most essential and influential nonfiction books […]
8 min read ⌚ OUr “Killing the Rising Sun Summary” includes a short recapitulation of the Pacific War and a long justification of why the U.S. had no choice but to use the atomic bomb to win it. How America Vanquished World War II Japan The Second World War was the most global war in […]
9 min read ⌚ Our Silent Spring PDF Summary examines how Rachel Carson’s famous book almost singlehandedly brought an end to the uncontrolled usage of DDT and other pesticides, and how it inspired ecologists and environmentalists worldwide to take a stand. In January 1958, Olga Owens Huckins, a worried American citizen, wrote a letter to “The […]
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