#favourite

Beginning of Infinity

A scientific and optimistic view of our future. A really captivating book.

Essentialism

One of the best self-help book I’ve read.

Factfulness

people are quite bad in estimating how world is improving

Jak drahé je zdarma

Anchors, framing, prospect theory and much more

Karpatské hry

a book which beautifully describes the magic of wandering in the wild mountains (of Romania)

Lifespan

There is a slight chance that our generation can live to 100 years with a good health. There is also a non-negligible chance that we won’t die.

Mindset

Fixed vs growth mindset. The former is limiting you, the latter will help ou to improve yourself quickly.

Nejkrásnější sbírka

Nádnerná a poetická knížka. Nejlépe čtená u ohně v rumunských horách.

On Intelligence

This book had an impact on me while working on my PhD thesis as it resonated with my view of artificial (machine) intelligence.

Project Hail Mary

A highschool teacher on a suicide mission to save the humanity

Sapiens

An instant favourite. What a thinker this Harari!

Sbohem, můj krásný plameni

Velmi napínavé, mírně nepřesné, ale čtivé a zábavné.

Stínadla se bouří

Druhý díl stínadelské trilogie

Tajemství Velkého Vonta

Třetí díl stínadelské trilogie

The Black Swan

My first book from Taleb and an instant favourite

The Dark Forest

The second part of the trilogy.

The Death's End

It. Was. Grand. I consider it to be almost on a par with A. C. Clarke’s work. We started to the Czech audioversion on 2022-07-09.

The Martian

A survivor’s journal on Mars

The Selfish Gene

This book has changed my life. often the most important contribution a scientist can make is to discover a new way of seeing old theories or facts.

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck

one of the best self-help books I’ve ever read; own your life

Thinking, Fast and Slow

clever and courageous; it strongly supports my convinction that we are just a bit better than apes

Three-body problem

I enjoyed it almost as books from A. C. Clarke and other titans of sci-fi.

What If?

What If is an instant favourite for me. Funny, full of interesting stuff.

Záhada hlavolamu

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