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
“Ted Chiang is a short story and novella writer who’s not very prolific. He’s published famously few stories. But a large proportion of his stories have a huge impact and win prizes. His stories are so richly philosophical. Though he was certainly well known in the science fiction short story community, his public fame came with Arrival, a blockbuster movie that was based on one of the stories in this collection.” Read more...
Science Fiction and Philosophy
Eric Schwitzgebel, Philosopher
Interviews where books by Ted Chiang were recommended
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
by Cass Sunstein, Daniel Kahneman & Olivier Sibony -
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But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
by Chuck Klosterman -
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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.
