Utopia for Realists sets out the case for three things which I also endorse.Universal basic incomeA shorter workweekOpen bordersThis episode is also available as a blog post: http://athenareads.home.blog/2021/04/18/utopia-for-realists

Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime by Sean Carroll

Mar 10th, 2021 8m 16s

Quantum mechanics is probably the most fascinating part of physics, and it has faced deep controversies and debates since its origin. It is an interesting subject, even though there are many things that are highly confusing about it. I am just

Vivian by Christina Hesselholdt

Mar 4th, 2021 1m 55s

I was really exciting about the subject of this book. I like novels based on the lives of real people and this novel is based on the life of the eccentric American photographer Vivian Maier.This episode is also available as a blog post: http:/

To be a Man by Nicole Krauss

Mar 4th, 2021 1m 14s

To Be a Man is a collection of ten unusual, emotional and beautifully written short stories about the paradoxes of what is to be a man and what is to be a woman between men.This episode is also available as a blog post: http://athenareads.ho

Eunice Foote: A fascinating tale of feminism and climate change

Feb 25th, 2021 7m 54s

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Epidemics and Society by Frank M. Snowden

Feb 25th, 2021 2m 57s

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Paper Promises: Money, Debt and the New World Order by Philip Coggan

Feb 25th, 2021 4m 2s

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Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake

Feb 22nd, 2021 4m 29s

For most of us fungus is a drug, a pizza topping, or perhaps an infection. For Merlin Sheldrake, a biologist who worked on underground fungal networks in tropical forests in Panama, fungus is an entire kingdom of life as diverse as plants an