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1 sat \ 7 replies \ @cleophas 31 Mar \ on: Bob Burnett - Barefoot Mining AMA

What is your favorite fiction book?

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11 sats \ 2 replies \ @BobBurnett OP 31 Mar

You didn't ask but in non-fiction I love a book called The Discoverers.

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51 sats \ 1 reply \ @cleophas 31 Mar

Ah! I read that some time ago. It was excellent!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Discoverers

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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @BobBurnett OP 31 Mar

Yes, understanding the implications and time lines of technology on society is so important but it seems few people pay attention.

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11 sats \ 3 replies \ @BobBurnett OP 31 Mar

Great question: I'll give you three:

  1. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Life)
  2. Three Body Problem (Trilogy) (Science)
  3. Atlas Shrugged. (Money and Politics)
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1 sat \ 2 replies \ @cleophas 31 Mar

Those are pretty good. I still haven't read Three Body Problem.

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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @BobBurnett OP 31 Mar

Interestingly, the takeaway for me from The Alchemist is that the Universe conspires...it kind of becomes very deep both philosophically and with the way I think time/space and the multi-verse works.

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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @BobBurnett OP 31 Mar

Great series covering science, quantum, alien life overlaid on deep moral quandary

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