in some chronological order
Philosophy/Science
- The Blank Slate (2002) by Steven Pinker
- Fooled by Randomness (2001) by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- The Black Swan (2007) by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Fashionable Nonsense (1998) by Alan Sokal and Jean Bricmont
- The Problems of Philosophy (1912) by Bertrand Russell
- The Gay Science (1887) by Friedrich Nietzsche (Translated by Walter Kaufmann)
- The Stuff of Thought (2007) by Steven Pinker
- Enlightenment Now (2018) by Steven Pinker
- The Power of Babel (2001) by John McWhorter
- Why I am not a Christian (Routledge Classics, 2nd Edition, 2004) by Bertrand Russell | 13 June 2022
- Woke Racism (2021) by John McWhorter | 24 June 2022
- The Big Picture (2016) by Sean M. Carroll |28 August 2022
- Pseudoscience: The Conspiracy Against Science (2018) Edited by Allison B. Kaufman, James C. Kaufman | 27 Nov 2022
Science/Mathematics
- What If? (2014) by Randall Munroe
- Thing Explainer (2015) by Randall Munroe
- How to (2019) by Randall Munroe
- Humble Pi (2019) by Matt Parker
- Something Deeply Hidden (2019) by Sean M. Carroll | 29 January 2023
Psychology/Science
- Parenting Gifted Kids (2002) by James R. Delisle
- The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children (2002) by Maureen Neihart
- Thinking in Systems: A Primer (2008) by Donella H. Meadows
- Running on Empty (2012) by Jonice Webb and Christine Musello
Fiction
I haven’t managed to finish a single one for over 10 years, so I’ve concluded that I can’t read fiction for it makes me “literary” die from boredom.
Comments
Books that I have not finished are not included; I’ve added the finished date as reference for more recent books.
I have absolutely no idea how other people can finish 2-4 or more books per month as my brain would disintegrate if I went any faster. But, as you can see from this not-very-long list, I probably just need more practice. I used to read a lot of SEP, but it’s been a while since then as well (As a random blogger on the internet, it’s difficult to resist the urge to give myself some extra credibility).
13 June 2022: I’ve started making the dates in order to see if I make any progress over time.