I just finished reading Outlive by Peter Attia. There is a lot of good detail on the longevity side of things - highly recommended if that’s your jam. But the main new take-away from me was in the final few chapters. Unexpected and high impact, not material I’ve seen other content around longevity look to address. Very glad I chose to read it. 👍
Read and Listened (3 times) Outlive recently, full of information and being an MD myself, had to go back and read and re-read certain chapters. Highly recommended for not only for reading but also frequent referencing.
As an addendum to Rise of Christianity, I recommend the Immortality Key (read this summer). It has a different objective related to the Greek continuum theory and the possibility that the early Christian ceremonies (Masses) were performed with "spiked" wine. It's a very academic approach to some specific hypotheses.
I just finished Material World by Ed Conway, which I recommend highly. Lots of connection to exponential thinking. Also read The Shortcut by Nelli Cristianini (a good AI primer); The Big Con by Mariana Mazzucato which lays out what happens when government cedes too much power to the big consulting firms. Timely given the revelations around PWC in Australia and the broader impact on the big; and finally, Chums by Kuper exploring the Eton/Oxford influence over British politics.
I sub to Peter Attia too, so I'll get to Outlive soon. It's on the couch. I used to listen to him while traipsing around the cancer ward. He does YouTube too. Klara and the Sun, (because AI) Real Work as that's two disparate people that recommended it. And something about religion in ancient Rome/Greece I bought after Lex Fridman interviewed Marc Andreessen I've also got to finish Chiara Marletto's book on Contructor theory.
If you are looking for a funny/interesting read in the medical field, put "This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor" on your list. A former doctor in the UK kept a journal during his training/residency and wrote a book. A TV series was also created but I have not watched. It was humorous, touching and somewhat critical of the system.
I just finished reading Outlive by Peter Attia. There is a lot of good detail on the longevity side of things - highly recommended if that’s your jam. But the main new take-away from me was in the final few chapters. Unexpected and high impact, not material I’ve seen other content around longevity look to address. Very glad I chose to read it. 👍
Thanks for sharing, Chris!
Read and Listened (3 times) Outlive recently, full of information and being an MD myself, had to go back and read and re-read certain chapters. Highly recommended for not only for reading but also frequent referencing.
Thanks for the recommendation, Zahid!
As an addendum to Rise of Christianity, I recommend the Immortality Key (read this summer). It has a different objective related to the Greek continuum theory and the possibility that the early Christian ceremonies (Masses) were performed with "spiked" wine. It's a very academic approach to some specific hypotheses.
Fascinating.
I just finished Material World by Ed Conway, which I recommend highly. Lots of connection to exponential thinking. Also read The Shortcut by Nelli Cristianini (a good AI primer); The Big Con by Mariana Mazzucato which lays out what happens when government cedes too much power to the big consulting firms. Timely given the revelations around PWC in Australia and the broader impact on the big; and finally, Chums by Kuper exploring the Eton/Oxford influence over British politics.
Thanks for sharing, Colin. Those will go straight into my prospective reading list on Goodreads.
BTW Chantal I mainly “listened” to Material World on Audible and Ed Conway’s reading was first class. Great to listen to while walking.
Good to know. I'm currently listening to "Chip War" by Chris Miller on audible, a great travel companion.
I sub to Peter Attia too, so I'll get to Outlive soon. It's on the couch. I used to listen to him while traipsing around the cancer ward. He does YouTube too. Klara and the Sun, (because AI) Real Work as that's two disparate people that recommended it. And something about religion in ancient Rome/Greece I bought after Lex Fridman interviewed Marc Andreessen I've also got to finish Chiara Marletto's book on Contructor theory.
I. have the Marletto but not yet started it.
The book that Andreessen recommended is "The Ancient City"
If you are looking for a funny/interesting read in the medical field, put "This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor" on your list. A former doctor in the UK kept a journal during his training/residency and wrote a book. A TV series was also created but I have not watched. It was humorous, touching and somewhat critical of the system.