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Observed: Films, Books and Plays

  • Now Reading: Nueva Historia General de México

    Now Reading: Nueva Historia General de México

    After finishing reading “The Invention of Nature” I felt that reading something related to history would be a good idea and with a new revamped edition of “Historia General de México” — or to give it its new title “Nueva Historia General de México”– it seemed like a good opportunity to revisit this with new eyes.

  • Now Reading – Jony Ive

    Now Reading – Jony Ive

    Now Reading Jony Ive – The Genius Behind Apple’s Greatest Products by Leander Kahney

  • Now Reading – The Expectation Effect

    Now Reading – The Expectation Effect

    Now reading The Expectation Effect by David Robson. I first heard of this book in an article in The Guardian talking about how thinking in a foreign language improves decision-making. I have always been interested in languages and the article is a good read (take a look here). At the end of that article the author mentions this book – so giving it a go after having mentioned it in a LinkedIn post.

  • Now Reading: The Invention of Nature

    Now Reading: The Invention of Nature

    Now reading: The Invention of Nature – Alexander von Humboldt’s New World by Andrea Wulf. I grew up knowing Humboldt’s name; there is an avenue named after him in my hometown. Back then I knew he was what one may call a Natural Philosopher and avid explorer. What I did not know was that he is behind many of the ideas that permeate our thinking about ecology, environmental science and—in one word— nature.

  • Now Reading: Ultra-Processed People

    Now Reading: Ultra-Processed People

    Now reading Ultra-Processed People by Chris van Tulleken. Have been waiting to read this book for a few weeks; I had it on hold from my University Library and and it has finally been made available. The day I started reading the book, there were a couple of articles on ultra-processed food, one in The Economist called “What makes ultra-processed foods so bad for your health?” and one in The Guardian entitled “Big effort…

  • Now Reading: Ravensong

    Now Reading: Ravensong

    Now Reading Ravensong by TJ Klune. A continuation of the Green Creek series following Wolfsong.

  • Now Reading: Wolfsong

    Now Reading: Wolfsong

    Now reading: Wolfsong by TJ Klune. So far so good. I feel like I’m devouring this and will have to hunt for the rest.