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Incredible storytelling, well worth the full read. Reminds me of David Burke's Connections, where a complex history is distilled down to a gripping human-relata
by unchocked 6y ago
Incredible storytelling, well worth the full read. Reminds me of David Burke's Connections, where a complex history is distilled down to a gripping human-relatable narrative.
... which matters, because while the objective world is made of complex systems our subjective lives are based on narrative. We are evolved to be a storytelling species, and to have any grip on reality we need to tell the right stories well.
- 082349872349872 6y agohttps://xkcd.com/2287/ https://xkcd.com/2287/ is another sterling example in the "just so" genre.
- dreamcompiler 6y agoJames Burke.
- Balgair 6y agoAvailable for free here: https://archive.org/details/james-burke-connections_s01e01 https://archive.org/details/james-burke-connections_s01e01
- macintux 6y agoOne of my favorite teachers in high school created an experimental class based on Connections. Sadly it conflicted with my schedule, but several of my friends could speak of little else all semester.