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Difficult science/math at times, but really good

Revisado: 06-18-23

The title discloses all - this is the Physics of Climate Change from the POV of a physicist, and, even with many downloadable files and charts (which I did not bother with) it was super technical....and I was a science major. But the information is well put together and clearly explained. For example, he is very thorough in going over the various ways carbon emission/absorption in the atmosphere and on earth is measured and why it is so baffling to most of us. I gave it four stars overall because the book borders on being a textbook rather than an Audible listen. I liked it a lot however, and I think most people will come away - as I did - with an alarmed feeling of how quickly the climate is changing and how, in not understanding the science, we are really heading down a very dark path very quickly.

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Many interesting revelations

Revisado: 06-18-23

Read by author, whose voice I found to be pleasant, the book moves quickly through different areas of industry and government where big data is analyzed and utilized. Some reviewers have commented how "Black Lives Matter" and "woke" the content is: no question that the author is not a Trumper. But she is super smart, and knows how data is managed and manipulated across many industries - pharmaceutical, banking, insurance, etc. One is not going to learn how to crunch numbers for profit in hedge funds, although she did work at a hedge fund for quite awhile. Politics aside, there is a lot of stuff in here that is really scary. And the more we fill out surveys on Facebook, post reviews on Amazon (LOL) and shop with credit, the more our personal information is going to be used, and many times against us. I did not realize, for example, that my credit score is directly tied to many seemingly unrelated things, like car insurance rates, or that disenfranchised populations are the ones who are primarily targeted by for-profit schools to take out high-interest, mostly failing student loans.

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Why would Henry the K be writing about AI?

Revisado: 06-18-23

Henry Kissinger is almost 100 years and, with all due respect, I can't imagine how he could match knowledge about AI with the other two writers. So why is he involved in project? Well, name recognition I guess. I found the first couple of chapters to be pretty run-of-the-mill, "nothing new but maybe for some" kind of content. It was also astounding that the early content, covering man's quest for knowledge, was 100% Euro-centric - men like John Locke, Thoreau, Descartes were mentioned as pulling man forward in progress - absolutely no consideration for any Asian or Mideastern contributions in the this arena.
I remained puzzled why Kissinger was a part of the book, although that explained the Eurocentricity. The answer to this came about in later chapters. The book seems to be a justification for present and future militaristic moves by the USA to use AI wherever warranted, no excuses needed, in order to justify the constant defense of "freedom and democracy."
While not a horrible listen, I found the slant to be extremely strong and only made it to the end to confirm that, indeed, the agenda of the book was America's might.

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The best book on food and diet

Revisado: 05-06-23

This was so very listenable.. excellent narrator and written with humor, intelligence and true concern about how we are poisoning ourselves with processed foods and sugar. Science is complicated, but he explains why he put it in: to support what he says. Highly recommend.

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Out of date

Revisado: 10-16-22

Sounds like a computer talking with obsolete info
Info from 2011 .. climate change was still doubted

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One of the key figures of 20th Century Science

Revisado: 11-25-18

This is a highly listenable book about one of the 20th Century's greatest scientists, Enrico Fermi. It is strange that he has been "forgotten" in a way that Einstein and Oppenheimer have not, because his work on the inner workings of the atom and how nuclear decay happens are key to how the atomic age and bomb came about. Fermi was well-loved and an excellent teacher - his personality comes through in this book, and I wish there were more teachers and scientists like him around today. There is a fair amount of physics in the book, explained clearly, though it may be a little difficult for someone who has no science interest.

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