Bookshelf
Books I loved.
Reading
Bookshelf
Fun
Ken Liu translations
Speculative fiction in translation.
Fun
Terra Ignota
Dense political, philosophical science fiction.
Fun
China Mieville
Strange cities, weird systems, and speculative texture.
Fun
Peter Watts
Hard-edged science fiction with biological and cognitive bite.
Technical-ish
The Box
Containers, logistics, and the infrastructure hidden inside ordinary abundance.
Technical-ish
Energy and Civilization
Energy as a deep constraint on civilization and technical possibility.
Eclectica
Lying for Money
A useful taxonomy of scams, institutions, and trust.
Eclectica
Trees in Paradise
California trees, landscape, identity, and constructed nature.
Eclectica
Becoming Trader Joe
Retail, taste, constraints, and differentiated strategy.
Inspiring
Material World
A tour through the physical materials that modern life depends on.
Inspiring
The Fabric of Civilization
Textiles as technology, culture, industry, and infrastructure.
Inspiring
Mars Trilogy
Terraforming, institutions, infrastructure, and long civilizational projects.