The Unbearable Slowness of Being: Why do we live at 10 bits/s?
- Despite high and varying rates of sensory input, humans have many outputs that occur at around 10 bits/s. Why is this, and can we ever do better?
The Vibecession: Much More Than You Wanted To Know
- Why do the we think everything is going badly, when actually it's going quite well?
What Causes Lightning? The Answer Keeps Getting More Interesting
- Lightning is complicated, like ice-skating and consciousness.
Orbital, Samantha Harvey
- If, like me, you ever wanted to be an astronaut, you should read this book.