forrcaho commented on Road to Freedom by Joseph Stiglitz
I learned about this book from this article: www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-11/joseph-stiglitz-the-road-to-freedom-neoliberalism-fascism/104210670
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forrcaho reviewed Playing with Reality by Kelly Clancy
Not so much about "games" per se, but highly recommended
5 stars
This book is about games in an indirect sense. The only category of games the author spends a serious amount of time discussing directly are war games, which evolved from chess into simulations of actual combat informing real-world decisions.
From there it goes into game theory, the mathematical discipline that engendered, and how that informed global nuclear brinksmanship.
That's just an example of the sort of game-adjacent topics the author touches on. This book covers a lot of ground and gives the reader a lot to think about.
I really enjoyed the book, and while it wasn't quite what the title led me to expect, I'm very glad I read it.
forrcaho reviewed Thinking in Systems by Donella H. Meadows
"Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on …
Listened to the audiobook
5 stars
It's been a while, but I definitely think this book was worth my time.
I found this easy to digest in audio format, even though the subject does require thought. The fact that the world is made of interacting systems is something I think a lot of people intuitively understand, but how does this help us understand the world? Thinking In Systems answers this question, step by step.