#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
I Am a Strange Loop
an epilogue to GEB
Jak drahé je zdarma
Anchors, framing, prospect theory and much more
Jáma a kyvadlo
Soubor povídek
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.
Marťanská kronika
Must read.
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.
Příběhy Sherlocka Holmese
Klasika.
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
Rychlé šípy ve Stínadlech