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Enby spacey lefty techie. Mainly into non-fiction books that teach me something new or SF that makes me think. So excited to have found a scrappy alternative to GoodReads!

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Bits and Bytes

Books that compute; critical takes on the tech industry and how it's shaped our lives.

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Whistleblower: My Journey to Silicon Valley and Fight for Justice at Uber

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography

AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference

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A curated collection of must-read books exploring humanity's relationship with Earth, the unfolding climate crisis, and the pathways to a sustainable future. These works traverse a range of perspec...

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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate

Don't Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World

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So, You Want to Learn Computer Science?

This list inspired by my own college days along with the wonderful "Teach Yourself CS" website. Only has undergrad material since I never went further past that level myself. List is ordered in the...

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Python Crash Course

Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

How to Design Programs: An Introduction to Programming and Computing

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

Design Patterns

Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective

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So, You Want to Learn Physics?

This list inspired by my own college days along with Susan Rigetti's (née Fowler) wonderful "So You Want to Learn Physics..." blog post. Mostly weighted towards undergrad material since I never wen...

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