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The Illusion of Knowledge: The paradigm shift in aging research that shows the way to human rejuvenation

by Harold Katcher

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Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment

by Daniel Kahneman

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Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World

by Vaclav Smil

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Avi’s Quotes

“I think balance is for people who don't know why they're here.”
― Blake Crouch, Recursion

tags: balance-in-life, life-philosophy

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“When you don't have to ask for permission innovation thrives.”
― Steven Johnson, Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation

tags: good-ideas, innovation, permission

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“If there is a single maxim that runs through this book’s arguments, it is that we are often better served by connecting ideas than we are by protecting them.”
― Steven Johnson, Where Good Ideas Come From

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“Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.”
― George Bernard Shaw

tags: bernard-shaw, irish, pigs, pointlessness

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“Being right keeps you in place. Being wrong forces you to explore.”
― Steven Johnson, Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation

tags: failure, good-ideas, innovation

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reddit's Science Book Club — 51 members — last activity Sep 30, 2015 03:30PM
We are redditors, readers and science lovers. Most business is conducted in our office, located at www.reddit.com/r/science_bookclub, but goodreads ha ...more

Longevity Reading Group — 7 members — last activity Aug 15, 2018 05:34AM
Discuss interesting books in the biological sciences with a focus on aging and longevity.

Non Fiction Book Club — 5242 members — last activity 4 hours, 55 min ago
This group is for anyone who enjoys Non Fiction. Genres discussed here include Histories, Autobiographies, Biographies, Memoirs, Science and Technolog ...more

Science Book Club — 344 members — last activity Apr 14, 2026 10:04PM
Objective: We read science-related books; the goal is to read one book a month.

Complexity Explorer — 170 members — last activity Sep 27, 2013 05:45PM
Book group for Complexity Explorer. Started in February 2013 to accompany "Introduction to Complexity" on-line course. ...more

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