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  • Reviews or study notes on books I have read or courses I have done.

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Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky

I’ve read quite a few book by Tchaikovsky and they have gradually got worse over time. Alien Clay was a bit boring.

Jun 7, 2025

Question 7 by Richard Flanagan

I like this kind of book — a book which is non-fiction, but also tells a gripping story and tackles major themes. Highly recommended.

Jan 11, 2025

The Book of Genesis, a Great Courses course, by Professor Gary A Rendsburg

The author of this course is biased. Avoid.

Jan 4, 2025

Slow productivity by Cal Newport

This isn’t as good as Newport’s other books, it doesn’t really say anything new. In summary: do fewer things, work at a natural pace and obsess over quality.

Jan 3, 2025

The Devil’s Best Trick by Randall Sullivan

This book is fun and easy to read. But I only read the first half, because it is just a piece of entertainment, not a serious non-fiction work.

Jan 2, 2025

The Devil’s Atlas — An Explorer’s Guide to Heavens, Hells and Afterworlds by Edward Brooke-Hitching

A great book to look at and browse, but not so great if you are really interested in understanding the history of The Devil.

Dec 19, 2024

How to live by Derek Sivers

How to live by Derek Sivers is a shallow and trivial book full of instagram-worthy deepities

Dec 1, 2024

In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

This book is well-written. I think a lot of people would really enjoy it. It’s just not for me. It’s annoying.

Nov 23, 2024

The Great When by Alan Moore
I’m a big fan of the wonderfully eccentric Alan Moore, so I bought the recently published The Great When for my birthday. I read it completely — which is actually not that…
Nov 3, 2024

The Art of Explanation by Ros Atkins

Visual notes of the book The Art of Explanation by Ros Atkins. Atkins is a BBC News journalist, who is especially good at explaining complex situations quickly with…

Apr 11, 2024

Notes from the course Neural Networks and Deep Learning

My notes on the Deep Learning Specialization on Coursera

Mar 29, 2023

The Wager — A tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder by David Grann
In 1740 The Wager left Portsmouth for Cape Horn. Like Cook’s later voyage to Australia, the ship had a secret mission that only the Captain knew about - to capture a…
Dec 25, 2022

Information visualization: visualizing temporal data

Visualizing temporal data from the Coursera course by Enrico Bertini of NYU Tandon School of Engineering.

Dec 20, 2021

Information visualization: interactive and multiple views

Visualizing interactive and multiple views from the Coursera course by Enrico Bertini of NYU Tandon School of Engineering.

Dec 20, 2021

Information visualization notes: visualizing network data

Visualizing network data from the Coursera course by Enrico Bertini of NYU Tandon School of Engineering.

Dec 20, 2021

Information visualization notes

Advanced techniques from the Coursera course by Enrico Bertini of NYU Tandon School of Engineering.

Dec 20, 2021

Notes on Pinker: Introduction to Psychological Sciences

These are my visual notes for Steven Pinker’s PSY 1 Introduction to Psychological Sciences course

Jun 1, 2021

Introduction to Psychological Sciences lecture 3

These are my visual notes for Steven Pinker’s PSY 1 Introduction to Psychological Sciences course

Jun 1, 2021

Introduction to Psychological Sciences lecture 2

These are my visual notes for Steven Pinker’s PSY 1 Introduction to Psychological Sciences course.

Jun 1, 2021
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