In a bumpy year like 2020, you sometimes need a break and sometimes you want to dive a bit deeper into a tough issue. Almost all of the books I read this year were non-fiction books, as I choose most of the times. If you like to know what kind of books I loved to read this year, then read on to get 5 amazing pickings of 2020.… Read more
Category: Books
I always like to pick out a bunch of books to bring with me whenever I get ready for a holiday or when I have nothing to do in between. I like old school hardcovers and paperbacks, but I also use other ways of reading. Mostly it depends on my mood whether I choose an audiobook, a paperback or an e-book. Scroll through this section to see what I’m currently reading.
The voices of real people on the meaning of work
This machine read 3.5 million books then told us about our perception of men and women
When Bill Gates says that if he would start a business today, and it would be a startup to let machines read books through machine learning, you know that it’s just a matter of time when someone realizes it one day. Get to know this machine learning technology that was able to distract interesting patterns about men and women by reading 3,5 million books.… Read more
This story from Silicon Valley is almost too wild to believe
For almost a decade it was a promising startup with a bold idea: use a finger-prick of blood and the technology gives you a complete picture of your health. Sadly, the story turned itself in a real tragedy and the details of the Theranos scandal are almost too wild to believe.… Read more
My top 10 quotes to embrace reading
My love for storytelling started at a very young age. My mom told me once that I started paying attention to books before I was even able to read. And as years past by my love for stories didn’t stay with the book genre. Every art form tells his own story – from films to cartoons, and from theater to paintings.… Read more
From growing up in isolation, to make it to Harvard and Cambridge
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The book Educated, A Memoir, chronicles the self-taught journey of Tara Westover from Mormon surveillist home to Harvard and Cambridge. It’s a very inspiring story of the value of reading books and teaching yourself things. There has been a lot of public attention for this story but read on if you want to know why I like the book so much.… Read more
Striking photos from readers all around the world
Reading has got something magical. It brings you in another state, another time and another place. It’s almost travelling but then with your thoughts. The book by Steve McCurry On Reading that I came across recently shows that perfectly. Let me show you the amazing work of photojournalist Steve McCurry.… Read more