The Dark Forest (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 2)
“Last year, I had a life-changing experience at 90 years old. I went to space, after decades of playing an iconic science-fiction character who was exploring the universe. I thought I would experience a deep connection with the immensity around us, a deep call for endless exploration.
"I was absolutely wrong. The strongest feeling, that dominated ev
... See moreNASA’s New Horizons spacecraft passed by Pluto two years ago. It was a three-billion mile trip that took nine and a half years. According to NASA, the trip “took about one minute less than predicted when the craft was launched in January 2006.”68 Think about that. In an untested, decade-long journey, NASA’s forecast was 99.99998% accurate. That’s l... See more
Morgan Housel • The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
He’s not sure he entirely understands these women, the evils they’re fighting against, the dreams they’re fighting for. But he knows that they want to change things, and it’s foolish to try and stop the world from changing. No good digging your heels in, fighting for the old world when the old world’s already gone. All you can do is live in the new
... See moreThomas D. Lee • Perilous Times
Humanity has never faced anything like the combination of climate change, the rise of a vastly powerful industrialized China, and the “total collapse of the neoliberal paradigm,” he said. “It is a non-repeating pattern; it’s a one-way street into radical unhinging,” he continued. Tooze isn’t a pessimist, per se. “We aren’t on the point of World War... See more