Pomodoro Breaks

"Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success" by Adam Grant explores a fascinating and often counterintuitive idea: that giving to others can be a powerful path to success. The book challenge...

16 Huhti 202545min

"Cats, Carpenters, and Accountants: Bibliographical Foundations of Information Science" by Wayne de Fremery. This book explores the often overlooked role of bibliography in shaping information science...

15 Huhti 202515min

"Serendipity: Accidental Discoveries in Science and Beyond" explores the fascinating role of chance and unexpected discoveries in shaping our understanding of the world. It delves into the idea that s...

14 Huhti 202528min

"Thinking in Systems" by Donella Meadows is a highly influential book that provides a clear and accessible introduction to the principles of systems thinking. It's a valuable resource for anyone who w...

11 Huhti 202517min

"Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid" (often shortened to GEB) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Douglas Hofstadter, a cognitive scientist. It's a massive, mind-bending exploration of consc...

10 Huhti 202519min

The Halpern-Pearl definition of actual causality, based on structural equations, offers a powerful tool for analyzing causal relationships in complex scenarios. It has advanced our understanding of ca...

9 Huhti 202517min

"Noise, Chaos, and Self-Organization in Complex Systems" explores the fascinating interplay of these seemingly disparate concepts and how they contribute to the emergence of complex patterns and behav...

8 Huhti 202528min

"Rules to Infinity: The Normative Role of Mathematics in Scientific Explanation" by Michael Friedman delves into the complex and often debated relationship between mathematics and scientific explanati...

7 Huhti 202515min