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Well explained

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Reviewed: 03-10-25

This was an exceptionally well written piece on the evolution of mammalian intelligence over a huge span of time; while also using that survey to illuminate how artificial intelligence works. The author really has a gift for writing clearly about this subject.

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A man who deserves to be remembered

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Reviewed: 12-20-24

An even handed and thorough retelling of the life of R Buckminster Fuller. His story needs to be told to demonstrate that even such a singular man existed. We are in need of more people like this, who possess singular and obstinate visions of the future.

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Pretty great book

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Reviewed: 11-19-24

An amazing human story. Wrenching and tragic but illuminating. You will look at mental illness differently.

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Good deep dive into GE’s implosion

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Reviewed: 10-14-24

Cowan is one of the best writers on financial corporate history out there. if you are interested in what happened to General Electric after the very hyped jack Welch years this is the book for you. The book is a wonderful cautionary tale about how Black Swan events and financial crises and other exogenous events can take a franchise held up as one of the models of the business world and then show how it becomes completely incompatible with a new era. it also raises the fundamental question, was the GE that Jack Welch built an enterprise that only he could run, with his special combination of skills and talents.

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Very good

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Reviewed: 06-25-24

This is a very clearly written, and seamless history that keeps you engaged and has a lot of insights.

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A telling history

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Reviewed: 05-21-24

You learn so much about the complex functioning of world history through the story of one exceptional family.

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An epiphany

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Reviewed: 04-19-24

It makes you understand the political moment of Trump so much better. The recursive waves of hate and ignorance that move through American history.

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Must read book

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Reviewed: 01-31-24

Very cogent history of a critical industry, that seamlessly ties together the business, technological, and geopolitical elements.

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Thoughtful

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Reviewed: 01-20-24

This is a must read if you want to put the current artificial intelligence revolution into context, given that developments are coming now so fast and furiously.

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Ambition

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Reviewed: 12-22-23

Showed that civil rights are integral to understanding the country’s division and a pathway to its revival.

The sound engineering was abysmal. Hard to hear.

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