8 min read ⌚ The Birth of the Prison Have you ever wondered why public tortures and executions evolved into prisons and penitentiaries? Steven Pinker would say because of the better angels of our nature. Michel Foucault, in “Discipline and Punish” claims that, unfortunately, it’s because of the worse – If not the devils. Who Should […]
Category: Politics & Society
Das Kapital Summary
8 min read ⌚ Critique of Political Economy They don’t even bother translating the title to make it sound scarier, ha? “Das Kapital” – you have to agree – sounds way more frightening than “Capital,” and “Karl Marx” is a more intimidating author than “Marx and Engels” (the latter sounds as if a corporation, doesn’t it?) […]
The Second Sex Summary
5 min read ⌚ Revolutionized ideas about the female role in the modern society marked the beginning of a new era. Confronting the conventional way of life isn’t a straightforward process even from a feminist’s point of view. Nonetheless, De Beauvoir teaches you not to back down and surrender your inner power to someone else. Who […]
On Liberty Summary – John Stuart Mill
5 min read ⌚ The iconic political text on how to balance authority, society, and individuality Do you consider yourself free? Think twice before you answer. Personal freedom is not the same as democracy, but although societies need to strive for bigger personal freedom, it should not be without limits. Find out the details below. Who […]
How We Got to Now Summary
8 min read ⌚ Six Innovations That Made the Modern World Do you want to learn how Chinese women abort their baby girls today because the Titanic sank in 1912? Or how the bikini trend owes its existence to the Chicago sewer system of the 1860s? Or, say, how mirrors started the Renaissance? Then you will […]
How to Create a Mind Summary
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 […]
Forensics Summary
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 […]
SuperFreakonomics Summary
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 […]
I Wear the Black Hat Summary
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 […]
A Room of One’s Own Summary
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 PDF”? And Why? […]
