The Bloomberg List 2023 #4
There was so much I thought I knew about the food industry, but Mintz’s book taught me how little that actually was. He pinpoints the issues we’re facing without sounding preachy and offers us a new way to frame the problems and find the solutions. If you care about food, restaurants or agriculture, you need to read this book.
Published on November 16, 2021
This present-day analysis of philosopher René Girard’s theory called mimetic desire speaks to the ways we mimic each other’s behaviors—all of us, starting in the womb. We see it happening across social media all day long, leading to obsessional norms like Michelin stars or titles of achievement. Empathy is the only antidote.
Published on June 1, 2021
Canadian polymath Vaclav Smil taught at the University of Manitoba for half a century. In this brilliant book, he does the hard work of crunching complicated data to present a clear and surprising picture of how our world—especially our physical world—really does work.
Published on May 10, 2022
How did we become so divided so quickly and what can we do about it? Rose’s book helps explain what’s happening in our country today and why so many pollsters and pundits get it wrong. Through innovative research and compelling storytelling, he shows that we agree on a lot more than we might think. And the trick to bringing people together is often less about persuading them to change their mind, and more about helping them see it’s OK to say what they really believe.
Published on February 1, 2022
It reads like a giant feat of investigative reporting on what ancient foodways can teach us and how they can shape our approach to life and nourishment in the future.
Published on February 1, 2022
The topic is timely given the current mental health crisis in the US we are experiencing. Fueled by the pandemic, we are seeing soaring rates of mental illness, substance abuse and the ongoing need for enhanced patient care, all conspiring to create this unprecedented mental health emergency. The author, a psychiatrist, is the former director of the National Institute of Mental Health and offers his “cure” for the current mental health crisis.
Published on February 22, 2022
This book proves yet again that we have much to learn from history. Dalio’s sweeping observations of the patterns underlying major shifts in power and wealth cover an arc of nearly 500 years. Not only does he reveal the cycle that has driven the successes and failures of the world’s great empires, he offers practical advice for how to apply them to what lies ahead.
Published on November 30, 2021
It’s a new way of understanding how the brain functions and its ability to predict outcomes. For me, it’s a very interesting category for us to focus on, not just as it relates to AI, but around our daily lives and how creators build content. Creators are always thinking about how the human brain will respond to the content they’re creating. For example, changing YouTube thumbnails to the color blue because people have a better reaction to that color has impacted millions of views on the platform. Having a deeper understanding of how our brains work impacts everything we do.
Published on March 2, 2021
Outstanding perspectives on the world we live in providing context on mankind’s challenges ranging from demographics through globalization, innovation and the environment.
Published on May 4, 2021
Steven Pinker is one of my most recommended authors. The Harvard professor makes complex topics easy to understand, and I constantly find myself laughing while learning. As someone who makes a lot of decisions, I’m always looking for ways to improve the process, and Pinker introduces a novel set of statistical tools to solve problems. By making better decisions, we can move humanity forward.
Published on September 28, 2021
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