Jeffrey P. Loudermilk

a thought-provoking book.

Revisado: 11-26-22

I really enjoyed this book. many thoughts and interesting perspectives are presented. I love the condensation of history and the discussion of the various revolutions: conceptual, agricultural, industrial, etc. I also appreciated the analysis towards the end. Clearly the author has a political perspective and it may offend some people. However, listen to it, characterize it as you will and try to separate the implied conclusions from reasonable conclusions based on the evidence presented. I would like to have seen more discussion, obviously speculation, about the potential evolution of intelligence by the purely machine-based mechanism. especially with the discussion of the singularity. That term is generally more associated with artificial intelligence, than simpler cybernetic evolution.

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kind of Discworld to in space

Revisado: 10-20-22

overall a very enjoyable read. plays a lot with classic tropes of the golden age of science fiction. but his self-aware enough to keep the satire up. the reader narrator does a good job with the emotional inflection of the characters. so, I would recommend it to anyone who likes books or, Hitchhiker's Guide to the galaxy.

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a new Fresh perspective on American history

Revisado: 09-22-22

I appreciated this perspective on American historical mythology. I think any listener will recognize all of the popular myths that are brought forward. most rational readers with an open mind can appreciate the modern perspective and scholarship that's bringing brought to bear. whether you agree or disagree with the conclusions that are reached, the additional information as well as the different perspective provides additional context for which to either accept or reject some of those mythologies. overall a very thoughtful work and I highly recommend it. the only real criticism I have, is that the professor himself tended to sometimes or I should say often stumble over his notes in presenting the information.

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love me some murderbot.

Revisado: 08-30-22

this was a short story. maybe just a little under 4 hours long listening to. but as usual action-packed and filled with murderbot sarcasm. I particularly like the sort of meta approach where the story of one of the media plays facing Biologicals or other combatants played out in the story.

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best sequel to starship troopers never written.

Revisado: 08-08-19

a somewhat modern take on the classic mentality of starship troopers. not as much focus on the Spartan government and overall audiology. but I couldn't go focus on the militaristic mindset, as well as a realistic view of what that mindset can be generated from and how it and painted itself upon the people involved in the conflict. both an emotionally starring novel, as well as an intellectually intriguing one. highly recommended read or listen in either case.

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fun detective story

Revisado: 04-24-19

A worthy decendent of the robot novels from Asimov, after a fashion.
Good story, interesting characters, well developed world.

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engrossing story. Deeply developed characters.

Revisado: 02-25-18

it is a very well develop novel. Extensive character development both with the children and the children as adults. The novel is quite long but the narrator does an excellent job of representing the emotions and feelings of the characters in the story. It's probably one of the best narrated books on tape that I've listened to. I really appreciate this guy's talents and efforts to make this book come to life.

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fascinating read.

Revisado: 06-14-17

I am a mature student of history but listening to the battles described by the author were fascinating. l especially appreciated the background on Torpedo 8 at Midway before they fateful rendevous.

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Quite a way to start thinking about thinking

Revisado: 06-03-05

I really enjoyed the way this book mixed some detail about neuroscience with the man's theories. Overall, the book is a really good listen but it kind of dies out just when it starts to apply the framework to try to explain 'why things are' and that is one of the most empowering aspects of a theory or general framework. It was kinda like losing power just when the movie approached the climax. Nutshell: thoroughly enjoyable way to 'dive' into thinking about intelligence.

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