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Books, music, etc. from February 2015

March 1, 2015 by Luke 3 Comments

Decent books

  • Emlen, Animal Weapons
  • Harari, Sapiens (maybe the best short history of humanity available)
  • Weinberg, To Explain the World
  • Chayes, Thieves of State

As Bryan Caplan wrote, The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels was surprisingly good. I think the book is factually inaccurate and cherry-picked in several places, and it seems fairly motivated throughout, but nevertheless I think the big picture argument basically goes through, and it’s an enjoyable read.

I didn’t discover any albums or movies I loved in February 2015, but I did finish Breaking Bad, which probably beats out The Sopranos and The Wire as the most consistently great TV drama ever.

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  1. Pablo Stafforini says

    March 1, 2015 at 8:32 pm

    >Harari, Sapiens (maybe the best short history of humanity available)

    For those interested, there is a also a Coursera online course.

    Reply
  2. Paul says

    March 5, 2015 at 5:05 am

    > maybe the best short history of humanity available

    I’m thinking of reading this. Which alternatives do you consider it better than?

    Reply
  3. Oblomov says

    April 16, 2015 at 8:44 pm

    “I did finish Breaking Bad, which probably beats out The Sopranos and The Wire as the most consistently great TV drama ever.”

    Are you aware of this?

    https://youtu.be/zIom3LSbB0I

    Reply

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