Books by Ted Chiang
“In my opinion, Ted Chiang is the best science fiction writer of his generation. Exhalation is one of my favorite books by him — incidentally, this book was recommended to me by my now-fiancée on our first date. The thing I love most about it is how it approaches decision-making conundrums both from a science fiction perspective and through a literary fiction lens. It’s a series of short stories” Read more...
The best books on Making Good Decisions
Sebastian Park, Entrepreneurs & Business People
“Stories of Your Life is about a linguist, Louise Banks, who is hired to help study the language of aliens who have just arrived. And that’s basically it. That’s why I love the story so much. She studies the aliens and tries to communicate with them; she succeeds, and in the process, she is fundamentally changed – because understanding these other people’s language changes the way her mind functions, and changes her life entirely. It changes the way she approaches the past, the present, the future, free will and choices – and how she chooses to live her life, despite maybe knowing more about how it works.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Ted Chiang were recommended
The Best Short Sci Fi Books, recommended by Karin Tidbeck
Short sci fi deliver stories with more punch – it’s ‘concentrated fruit juice for the brain’, says author Karin Tidbeck. They talk us through their five top choices, taking in first encounters, space operas and multiverses along the way – all in perfectly crafted short novels.
Science Fiction and Philosophy, recommended by Eric Schwitzgebel
Serious philosophy need not take the form of a journal article or monograph, argues the philosopher and U.C. Riverside professor Eric Schwitzgebel, as he selects five science fiction books that succeed both as novels and provocative thought experiments that push us to consider deep philosophical questions from every angle.
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Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
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But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
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The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
by Maria Konnikova -
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Money Games: The Inside Story of How American Dealmakers Saved Korea's Most Iconic Bank
by Weijian Shan -
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Exhalation
by Ted Chiang
The best books on Making Good Decisions, recommended by Sebastian Park
The best books on Making Good Decisions, recommended by Sebastian Park
Good decision-making is a crucial skill not only in business but in life. In this interview, entrepreneur, investor and poker player Sebastian Park advises how to make good decisions in a world of uncertainty, how to evaluate past decisions for future improvement, and how fiction can help us reflect on the choices we make.
