http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:49:37 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/linked-albert-lazlo-barabasi.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(matthewhurst) http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/linked-albert-lazlo-barabasi.html?_c=feed-rss http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/linked-albert-lazlo-barabasi.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:49:37 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2251e42288e1d00f48d0a1abf0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2251e42288e1d00f48d0a1abf0001-50si" alt="Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Network theory without the work. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/linked-albert-lazlo-barabasi.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e42288e1d00f48ceb71330003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> network graph http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/red-mars-kim-stanely-robinson.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(matthewhurst) http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/red-mars-kim-stanely-robinson.html?_c=feed-rss http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/red-mars-kim-stanely-robinson.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:47:33 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2251e42288e1d00f48d0a1aad0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2251e42288e1d00f48d0a1aad0001-50si" alt="Red Mars (Mars Trilogy)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Can science fiction get any better? <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/red-mars-kim-stanely-robinson.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e42288e1d00f48ceb5f3a0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mars http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/fooled-by-randomness.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(matthewhurst) http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/fooled-by-randomness.html?_c=feed-rss http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/fooled-by-randomness.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:51:42 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2251e42288e1d00e398a114850005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2251e42288e1d00e398a114850005-50si" alt="Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Beware survivorship bias. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/fooled-by-randomness.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e42288e1d00e398b3e2de0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/fooled-by-randomness-nassim-nicholas-taleb.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(matthewhurst) http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/fooled-by-randomness-nassim-nicholas-taleb.html?_c=feed-rss http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/fooled-by-randomness-nassim-nicholas-taleb.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:49:27 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2251e42288e1d00e398a114850005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2251e42288e1d00e398a114850005-50si" alt="Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Amusing but bitter. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/fooled-by-randomness-nassim-nicholas-taleb.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e42288e1d00e398a0fe9e0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/darwins-radio-greg-bear.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(matthewhurst) http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/darwins-radio-greg-bear.html?_c=feed-rss http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/darwins-radio-greg-bear.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 05 Aug 2007 08:17:26 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2251e42288e1d00e3989ace320005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2251e42288e1d00e3989ace320005-50si" alt="Darwin&#39;s Radio" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Not for the gradualists. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/darwins-radio-greg-bear.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e42288e1d00e3989aac5c0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/machines-who-think-pamela-mccorduck.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(matthewhurst) http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/machines-who-think-pamela-mccorduck.html?_c=feed-rss http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/machines-who-think-pamela-mccorduck.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:41:18 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2251e42288e1d00d09e856eeebe2b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2251e42288e1d00d09e856eeebe2b-50si" alt="Machines Who Think: A Personal Inquiry into the History and Prospects of Artificial Intelligence" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> A great history of Good Old Fashioned AI (just in time for AAAI 2007). <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/machines-who-think-pamela-mccorduck.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e42288e1d00d41451a6ce3c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/the-undercover-economist-tim-harford.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(matthewhurst) http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/the-undercover-economist-tim-harford.html?_c=feed-rss http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/the-undercover-economist-tim-harford.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:39:00 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2251e42288e1d00d41451a6663c7f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2251e42288e1d00d41451a6663c7f-50si" alt="The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor--and Why You Can Never B" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 101 on economic realities (and why Wholefoods is a supermarket first and a force for good second). <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/the-undercover-economist-tim-harford.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e42288e1d00d09e856ecebe2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/the-making-of-star-wars-the-definitive-story-behind-the-original-film.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(matthewhurst) http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/the-making-of-star-wars-the-definitive-story-behind-the-original-film.html?_c=feed-rss http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/the-making-of-star-wars-the-definitive-story-behind-the-original-film.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 08 May 2007 01:40:16 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2251e42288e1d00d41433e0bc6a47.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2251e42288e1d00d41433e0bc6a47-50si" alt="The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film (Star Wars)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Thanks Pete and Tim! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/the-making-of-star-wars-the-definitive-story-behind-the-original-film.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e42288e1d00cd9728359a4cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/the-nutmeg-of-consolation-patrick-obrian.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(matthewhurst) http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/the-nutmeg-of-consolation-patrick-obrian.html?_c=feed-rss http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/the-nutmeg-of-consolation-patrick-obrian.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 08 May 2007 01:38:20 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2251e42288e1d00d414363eef3c7f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2251e42288e1d00d414363eef3c7f-50si" alt="The Nutmeg of Consolation" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/the-nutmeg-of-consolation-patrick-obrian.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e42288e1d00d41433e0b26a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/the-road-mccarthy.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(matthewhurst) http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/the-road-mccarthy.html?_c=feed-rss http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/the-road-mccarthy.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:40:01 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2251e42288e1d00d4142f56a76a47.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2251e42288e1d00d4142f56a76a47-50si" alt="The Road" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Is hopelessness interesting? <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matthewhurst.vox.com/library/post/the-road-mccarthy.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e42288e1d00cd9723a8a64cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>