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Justin Harnish

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Justin Harnish is a writer, engineer, and non-profit founder. He is the author of the books “Meaning in the Multiverse: A Skeptic's Guide to a Loving Cosmos” & “Dance to Spawn A Galaxy: Poems of Purpose.”  

Justin is a free-range thinker, a futurist, mindfulness practitioner, and a speculative Natural Philosopher. 

He studied engineering and philosophy at Montana State University. For the last 21 years has tried to live an examined life: as a semiconductor engineer and technology strategist; as a practitioner of mindfulness; and in service to his community. 

Utilizing the life optimizing strategies outlined in Meaning in the Multiverse, Justin helps people detail their passions and align their life and professions to achieve their greater purp
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The Age of Exponential Growth in Knowledge

Finding yourself and your success in the all encompassing present

If you were born anywhere in any station except exultant royalty in any year in the first millennia A.D., your life and knowledge of the workings of the most basic of physical systems would be the same as someone born hundreds of years BOTH before and after you.

However, in just two generations’ time from my grandfather to me, we have

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Dominion by Tom Holland
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One of the most influential books that I've read on how Christianity has steered the history and philosophy of the West more than any other influence. It is not to say, and I don't think Holland believes, that it is necessarily the tenants of Christi ...more
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A really good introduction to the blockchain and crypto for anyone that needs to understand the technology and its uses to date but that doesn't want to be told that it is a panacea. "The Truth Machine" is very good at showcasing both the promise and ...more
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For anyone for whom the Challenger explosion was a failure instrumental in their lives, this book answers the key questions in a scientific and complete way. I remember watching the Challenger explode from in the French room connected to the library ...more
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
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After hearing so much about this book and holding Hunter S. Thompson in such high-regard from what I'd imagined he had done for political journalism, I figured I'd read this before seeing the movie... at least I never have to watch the movie. There i ...more
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The Immortality Key by Brian C. Muraresku
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Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle
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Father Gregory Boyle has written an inspirational tear-jerker that perfectly captures the boundless compassion that we owe everyone, no matter their history and hardships. A lovingkind meditation on his work starting and operating Homeboy Industries, ...more
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Life as No One Knows It by Sara Imari Walker
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Imari Walker's book is an instant classic in the genre and a great introduction into Assembly Theory, which like Deutsch and Marletto's Constructor Theory, offers explanations across fundamental physics AND complex systems like epistemology, life, an ...more
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The Demon in the Machine by Paul C.W. Davies
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Davies has written an excellent book to introduce the physical nature of information and how it fuels the physical world. Davies explains how Maxwell's demon works in numerous different contexts, how other demons further the idea that information exc ...more
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
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A pretty book and lovely meditation on friendship and meaning. Nothing too earth shattering in the pages of this short book, but a good reminder to be kind to others and yourself.
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Sick Souls, Healthy Minds by John Kaag
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Some interesting engagement with the work of James, especially around lovingkindness, mindfulness, and the value of the noetic experience in living a full and meaningful life. I felt like while the young life of William James had a lot to offer "sick ...more
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“Look- here's a table covered with red cloth. On it is a cage the size of a small fish aquarium. In the cage is a white rabbit with a pink nose and pink-rimmed eyes. [...] On its back, clearly marked in blue ink, is the numeral 8. [...] The most interesting thing here isn't even the carrot-munching rabbit in the cage, but the number on its back. Not a six, not a four, not nineteen-point-five. It's an eight. This is what we're looking at, and we all see it. I didn't tell you. You didn't ask me. I never opened my mouth and you never opened yours. We're not even in the same year together, let alone the same room... except we are together. We are close. We're having a meeting of the minds. [...] We've engaged in an act of telepathy. No mythy-mountain shit; real telepathy.”
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