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The Gordon Gekko effect: The role of culture in the financial industry (2016) [pdf]
newyorkfed.org · 6 days ago
Quoted on how people chase diversion because they cannot sit quietly.

On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation ↗Learning & books
David Ricardo's 1817 treatise on classical economics, including his theory of rent.
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Basic Concepts of Quantum Mechanics ↗Learning & books
An introductory book by L. V. Tarasov using dialogues between the author and personas.
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A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism Learning & books
James Clerk Maxwell's classic physics treatise.
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Physically Based Rendering ↗Learning & books
A book on physically based rendering written as a literate program.
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Probabilistic Artificial Intelligence ↗Learning & books
A freely available textbook on probabilistic approaches to AI, published on arXiv.
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The Secret of Our Success ↗Learning & books
A book by Joseph Henrich on how culture drove human evolution and intelligence.
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The Little Book of Deep Learning ↗Learning & books
A compact free book by François Fleuret covering deep learning foundations.
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Priceless: The Hidden Psychology of Value ↗Learning & books
A book by William Poundstone on psychophysics and how people perceive value.
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Careless People ↗
A memoir by former Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams about the company's leadership.
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The Expanse ↗
A science fiction novel series later adapted for television.
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The Mythical Man-Month ↗
Fred Brooks' classic book of essays on software project management.
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Wikipedia
A free collaborative online encyclopedia.
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Blindsight ↗
A science fiction novel by Peter Watts that explores consciousness and perception.
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Debt: The First 5,000 Years ↗
A book by David Graeber on the history of debt, credit and money.
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Diátaxis ↗
A framework for organising technical documentation into tutorials, how-tos, reference and explanation.
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Forvo ↗
A website with crowdsourced audio recordings of how native speakers pronounce words.
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From Bauhaus to Our House ↗
Tom Wolfe's critique of modernist architecture.
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How Complex Systems Fail ↗
A short essay by Richard Cook on the nature of failure in complex systems.
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Superintelligence ↗
Nick Bostrom's book on the risks of advanced artificial intelligence.
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The Big Short ↗
A 2015 film about the 2008 housing and credit collapse.
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