Thursday, January 01, 2026

Books 2026

Books, videos (and long articles) I am reading / watching in 2026:

Ananthaswamy, Anil. Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI (2024)
Brooks, Rodney. Predictions Scorecard, 2026 January 01
Brooks, Rodney. Why Today’s Humanoids Won’t Learn Dexterity (September 2025)
Brooks, Rodney. Intelligence without Reason (1991)
Brooks, Rodney. Elephants Don't Play Chess (1990)
Curry, Judith. Climate Uncertainty and Risk (2023)
Dennett, Daniel. Intuition Pumps and other Tools for Thinking (2013)
Eisenberg, David. SVG Essentials. (2002)
Epstein, Alex. Fossil Future (2022)
Goldstein, Rebecca. The Mattering Instinct (2016)
Haverbeke, Marijn. Eloquent JavaScript (Fourth Edition). (2024)
Holson, Benjie. Benjie's Humanoid Olympic Games (September 2025)
Mearsheimer, John J. The Darkness Ahead: Where The Ukraine War Is Headed (June, 2023)
McKinney, Wes. Python for Data Analysis, 3E (2022-23)
Pfarrer, Chuck and Brewer, Alan. Indications and Warnings | Day 1418 | Putin's Dubious Milestone (Jan 14, 2026)
Robinson, Kim Stanley. Blue Mars (2009)
Schoch, Richard. The Secrets of Happiness (2006)
CODING
NumPy: the absolute basics for beginners

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