Lauren Wilford Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Lauren Wilford on X
movies, media, tech, human behavior, the passage of time, etc. exasperated humanism & compassionate cynicism.
The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values
Brian ChristianLauren Wilfordextremely interesting/weird to accidentally be interested in machine learning and childhood education at the same time (I’m reading John Holt’s How Children Fail and Brian Christian’s The Alignment Problem). lots and lots of parallels
Paperback, 2021
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How Children Fail
John HoltLauren Wilfordextremely interesting/weird to accidentally be interested in machine learning and childhood education at the same time (I’m reading John Holt’s How Children Fail and Brian Christian’s The Alignment Problem). lots and lots of parallels
Paperback, 1995
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Hyperobjects: Philosophy and Ecology After the End of the World
Timothy MortonLauren Wilfordthis profile of Timothy Morton (and introduction to the concept of hyperobjects) from a couple years ago gets at the headspace I find myself in a lot of the time these days. sort of fascinated by being an animal on a planet filled with highways and plastic https://t.co/oDEgJ7f0Jf
Paperback, 2013
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Mind Fixers: Psychiatry's Troubled Search for the Biology of Mental Illness
Anne HarringtonLauren Wilford@tobyshorin If you’re interested in psychology I recommend Mind Fixers by Anne Harrington, traces the history of the DSM and paradigm changes in psychiatry
Paperback, 2020
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Against Everything: Essays
Mark GreifLauren WilfordI have been slowly reading from Mark Greif's essay collection Against Everything; every time I dip back in I come away awed. turning into a life-milestone book for me https://t.co/39vMmeZI1E
Paperback, 2017
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Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us
Rachel AvivLauren Wilfordreading Rachel Aviv’s work was instrumental to overcoming my own mental illness a few years ago; her new book, Strangers to Ourselves, comes highly recommended. https://t.co/9ZjNEjqWdJ
Paperback, 2023
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The Philosophical Baby: What Children's Minds Tell Us about Truth, Love & the Meaning of Life
Alison GopnikLauren Wilford@nopranablem @p_millerd I first started thinking about this seriously hearing Alison Gopnik’s interview with Ezra Klein and then looking up her book The Philosophical Baby. Goes a long way to just remember what early childhood development is/is for/feels like https://t.co/I1xBTYVrP3
Paperback, 2009
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Margaret
Kenneth LonerganLauren Wilford@reconfigurthing you’d probably like Kenneth Lonergan’s work, particularly Margaret
Paperback, 2014
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah HarariLauren Wilfordjust finished Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens and want to keep the vibe going. what sweeping popular history book should I read next?
Paperback, 2018
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How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
Dale CarnegieLauren Wilford@JakeOrthwein Did a little 20th century self help study at one point, Dale Carnegie’s “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living” hit me the right way at the right time. Also you gotta admit The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People does have some bangers
Paperback, 2022
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