Books I Love
A curated collection of foundational books on risk, intelligence, and humanity that have fundamentally shaped my perspective on the world.
Homo Deus
An exploration of the future of humanity, examining how data, AI, and biotechnology might redefine our species and its values.
Superintelligence
The foundational text on the existential risks posed by AGI, detailing the strategic necessity of solving the control problem.
The Black Swan
The core "don't die" logic: understanding the massive impact of highly improbable events and the failure of Gaussian models.
Antifragile
Moving beyond resilience: how to build systems and portfolios that actually thrive on volatility, stressors, and disorder.
Chip War
The epic battle for the world's most critical technology. Essential context for understanding the physical bottlenecks of computation.
Thinking in Bets
Making smarter decisions when you don't have all the facts. A masterclass in separating outcome quality from decision quality.
Permutation City
A mind-bending exploration of digital existence, cellular automata, and the nature of consciousness in simulated universes.