I am thinking of reading Factfulness by Hans Rosling.
And in similar spirit, A Briefer History of Time by Stephen Hawking.
If anyone has read these and they make sense to read for industrial designers, please share!
Iām on the last book of The Three Body problem trilogy by Chinese author Cixin Liu
https://www.amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B00YUQP6AE/ref=dp_st_0765377063
I recently finished Asimovās Foundation trilogy, it blew my mind, the vast reach of the sotry in terms of space and time, changing all characters every couple of chapters, the thoughtful description of the politics of powerā¦ I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Surpried no one has gone for a film or a series, after all this time.
The foundation Trilogy is fantastic. Check out his Caves of Steel Trilogy. They connect!
Right now Iām reading American War by Omar El Akkadā¦ this book is haunting me. Written by a Cairo born Canadian journalist who spent time covering Afghanistan, South America, and Ferguson. He decided to write a speculative Sci Fi piece about where he saw all this goingā¦
I just finished the Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini and am currently expanding into āPersuasive Technologyā by B.J. Fogg. Thinking about design as a tool for persuasion makes you think more about ID from a sales perspective, if that is what you want.
I just started Dune. I canāt believe Iāve never read this! With a new Dune movie coming out in 2019 I figured I better read it.
Bruce Cockburnās memoir, āRumours of Gloryā.
No kidding. Youāve got some work to do!
I didnāt hear 2019 for a potential release, but I think they cast MuadāDib. Its going to be split into two films, which is a good thing.
I just finished book one last night and my take away is how the heck are they going to turn that into a movie?! So many characters, so many key characters dying left and rightā¦ it seems better sited o a Netflix long form thing like Game of Throwns. But Iām looking forward to checking it out. Denis Villeneuve is slatted to be the director I think?
I ordered book 2, I read it is darker than book 1. Looking forward to it.
Ralph: I finished Factfullness two weeks ago. Maybe the most inspirational thing Iāve ever read. I encourage everyone to go to https://www.gapminder.org/ and click on ātake the Gapminder testā. It will probably make you feel better about the world, and open your eyes at the same time.
I am currently reading a lot of university physics, some of which I like. My reading list is:
I am not reading these books for fun. Iām reading because Iām required to. Of course, Iām not reading all of them, just those deemed necessary by my instructors and advisors.
Other than this, Iāve been wanting to read Carl Sagan Neil and Tyson for a while now. Iām not sure if I will ever get around to reading them. Student life is disappointing sometimes.
Just borrowed from the local library Carl Sagan āVarieties of Scientific Experienceā which is his take on science and theology.
Also NEED to burn through āSharp Objectsā on Kindle, as the HBO series just finished and I was all WTF at the ending of that.
That was on my reading list, too. I just read the Introduction to Saganās āCosmos: A Personal Voyageā yesterday. Canāt wait to dig in further 
āVarietiesā¦ā is very good. When I return this copy to the library I will purchase the book. Since its a transcript of a lecture series it is easy to read, and the dry scientific jokes come across well.
Iām reading āSearch Inside Yourselfā. I desperately need its insight.
I had never read the Harry Potter series when they came out. Iām now almost complete with book 4ā¦ what a series! My 9 year old has lapped me twice, just finishing the series for the second time this week.
Ugh, I hated Dune and in particular the follow ons. Almost as bad as the follow on books to Enderās Game.
I enjoyed Dune. I didnāt love it but I appreciate it for what it is. I finished the second book a few weeks ago and did not enjoy that one. I donāt think Iāll read the third. Maybe it is just my own filter, but in Dune I felt that George Lucas might have gotten a bit of inspiration for Star Wars. The last hope of the galaxy the result of two powerful parents, the use of anarchistic weapons (in dune it was knives not "laser swords) combined with high tech things. The desert planetā¦ of course a lot of these things are common troupes so maybe he never read Dune.
This is probably a more accurate description of my feelings for Dune. My angst towards it is more driven by my complete lack of understanding as to why it constantly gets such rave reviews.
Maybe a bit off-topic, but has anyone got any recommendations for recent in-depth or academic books regarding industrial product design?