(I am slightly anxious about making my first discussion post! If there is anything about this that should not have been done, or done differently, please let me know!)
I'm new to this rationalist stuff. I want to improve my grasp on many topics. I want a richer vocabulary and set of concepts with which to discuss these topics. These are some nonfiction books I'm thinking of trying to eat this year, in no particular order of priority:
So if you have read any of these books and would like to help me with this:
Are there any that you would endorse? Which books might I be I wasting my time with? Are any of them too crank or pseudoscientific to be worthy of my time? Ones I had better save for later because I couldn't get anything out of them with my high school level math ability? Books that are similar to a different book that does the same thing better? Or any books along these lines you think it would be a CRIME not to include? Or any other suggestions? I would be grateful for any bit of help!
Right now, not much. I'm thinking of intersecting reading lists to start a regular book club. This would benefit those who (like you) want reviews by the LW community.
I am unsure how to implement the idea though. Following each member and looking for common elements manually is tedious. Scraping lists is beyond my programming skills, so assistance on this matter would be greatly appreciated. So would feedback on the general idea.
ETA: moving discussion to the Open Thread
Ah. So it's just that it's still young. LW book club sounds good, I'm in.