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Did you read/enjoy TVQ? I have it on my book shelf but so far I haven’t picked it up (:

• jeffhwang 4y ago
  The Vital Question is the only book I've read cover to cover. I got through about 15% my first attempt and decided I had forgotten too much chemistry to truly appreciate it. A few years later I undertook an intensive chemistry self-study for reasons unrelated to Lane. After that, I was ready to tackle TVQ again; this attempt went a lot better. Truly loved it and got me thinking and reading related peer-reviewed papers. I've been thinking about which of his other books to try next but I've gotten to a point where I actually prefer to do problem sets in early/intermediate college-level organic chemistry! Will check back in with Lane in a year or two.
• qvrjuec 4y ago
  I did. I loved it, and I am only superficially familiar with the chemistry being discussed in the book. It's quite eye opening!
• pchristensen 4y ago
  It's phenomenal. There were dozens of thought provoking discoveries and conclusions drawn from what I had previously thought was an esoteric subject. Nick Lane has also been on some good podcast interviews: - Long and in depth on Lex Fridman, plus it was funny because he is about the only guest that didn't play along with Lex's goofy off the dome ideas - https://lexfridman.com/nick-lane/ - Sean Carroll - a more serious discussion - https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2022/05/23/198-nick-lane-on-powering-biology/
• reubenswartz 4y ago
  one of the more interesting books I've ever read. And I've even gone back to reread parts of it, which almost never happens.