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The Pattern on the Stone by Danny Hillis (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pattern_on_the_Stone https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pattern_on_the_Stone) Co
by arisbe__ 5y ago
The Pattern on the Stone by Danny Hillis (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pattern_on_the_Stone https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pattern_on_the_Stone)
Complexity a Guided Tour by Melanie Mitchell (https://melaniemitchell.me/BooksContent/CAGTReviews.html https://melaniemitchell.me/BooksContent/CAGTReviews.html)
- arisbe__ 5y agoAlso 3 more "easy overview" type books: The New Turing Omnibus by A K Dewdney (https://www.amazon.com/New-Turing-Omnibus-Sixty-Six-Excursions/dp/0805071660 https://www.amazon.com/New-Turing-Omnibus-Sixty-Six-Excursio...) The Society of Mind by Marvin Minsky (https://www.amazon.com/Society-Mind-Marvin-Minsky/dp/0671657135/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=society+of+mind&qid=1639246763&s=books&sr=1-1 https://www.amazon.com/Society-Mind-Marvin-Minsky/dp/0671657...) Creating Mind: How the Brain Works by John E Dowling (https://www.amazon.com/Creating-Mind-How-Brain-Works/dp/0393974464/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=creating+mind&qid=1639246462&sr=8-3 https://www.amazon.com/Creating-Mind-How-Brain-Works/dp/0393...)
- arisbe__ 5y agoSorry I can't help myself, but here are some more "easy overview" books: The Manga Guide to ... (series) from No Starch Press (https://nostarch.com/catalog/manga https://nostarch.com/catalog/manga) The Cartoon Guide to ... (series) from Larry Gonick (http://www.larrygonick.com/ http://www.larrygonick.com/) Physics for Everyone (series) from Mir Publishers an old Soviet publisher (https://mirtitles.org/2011/06/03/physics-for-everyone/ https://mirtitles.org/2011/06/03/physics-for-everyone/) Note that one of the Mir PDF scans is a little bad, but I think someone will probably republish these soon if possible.