Emily Gorcenski finished reading Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles
Wow. I need to sit with this book for a while. This was fantastic and layered. Modern Library #97 complete.
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Emily Gorcenski started reading Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles
On to #97 on the Modern Library list.
Emily Gorcenski finished reading How to Make Sense of Any Mess by Abby Covert
Everything is getting more complex.
It is easy to be overwhelmed by the amount …
A nifty and digestible little introduction. It’s a nice tool for the toolbox.
Emily Gorcenski started reading How to Make Sense of Any Mess by Abby Covert
Everything is getting more complex.
It is easy to be overwhelmed by the amount …
I’ve been meaning to read this ever since seeing it mentioned in my colleague Tiankai’s book. Should be a good quick airplane read.
Emily Gorcenski rated Wild Faith: 5 stars
Emily Gorcenski finished reading Wild Faith by Talia Lavin
There will be a day that this book serves as an explainer; today it is a warning
Emily Gorcenski finished reading In Short, Future Now by Jason Wee
The artist and writer Jason Wee’s latest volume of poetry claims the imaginative terrain of …
A book-length poem on many future visions of what Asia could be, it commands introspection
Emily Gorcenski started reading Wild Faith by Talia Lavin
Diving into Talia’s next book, which is all too relevant for our times
Emily Gorcenski finished reading Unmasking AI by Joy Buolamwini
Ultimately this is a personal story, which is fine, but it leaves the broader treatment of a view in AI ethics underserved, and engages with issues that here in 2025 feel downstream of the material on the wrong branch
Emily Gorcenski started reading Unmasking AI by Joy Buolamwini
I’ll be surprised if this book covers much nee ground for me, but I feel like I should give it a read anyways to see if it’s something to recommend to folks.
Emily Gorcenski finished reading Mechanic and the Luddite by Jathan Sadowski
This is a book I wish I wrote, and also I long for more depth in this analysis. A good companion to Dan McQuillan’s book.
Emily Gorcenski started reading Mechanic and the Luddite by Jathan Sadowski
I went to an AI conference in Silicon Valley so I need to balance out my soul.
Emily Gorcenski finished reading Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
Darkness at Noon (German: Sonnenfinsternis) is a novel by Hungarian-born British novelist Arthur Koestler, …
#8 on the Modern Library list. Relevant for today, but also fuck Stalinism
Emily Gorcenski started reading Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
Darkness at Noon (German: Sonnenfinsternis) is a novel by Hungarian-born British novelist Arthur Koestler, …
Onto #8 of the Modern Library list. This book may be the most relevant piece of fiction I’ll read given our current times.
Emily Gorcenski finished reading Slaughterhouse-five, Or, The Children's Crusade by Kurt Vonnegut
Slaughterhouse-Five, also known as The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death is a science fiction …
I forgot how fast this book goes. First I’m taking off on a plane. Then I’m falling asleep. Next I know another 100 pages are behind me. That seems fitting. ML #18 done.