I was already familiar with Demis Hassabis prior to reading The Infinity Machine, largely through documentaries and podcast appearances. It’s clear from any interview with him that he operates at an incredibly high level of intelligence so I was interested to learn more.

After my recent review of The Contrarian, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect from The Philosopher in the Valley: Alex Karp, Palantir and the Rise of the Surveillance State. I went into it wondering whether it would follow a similar vein on political leaning bias in its portrayal or present a more balanced view.

It’s not unusual for me to pick up recommended titles without digging too deeply into the synopsis. When I came across The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power, I assumed it would be a fairly straightforward biography of Peter Thiel.

Dave Itzkoff’s biography of Robin Williams. It’s a strange thing to read about someone you feel like you know a lot about only to realise how little you actually understood. The book revisits films I’d forgotten Williams was in, along with others I didn’t even realise were part of his catalogue.

I came across Confronting Evil by Bill O’Reilly after hearing him discuss it on a recent episode of the James Altucher Show. The conversation piqued my interest enough to pick up the audiobook.

I’ve read several of Michael Lewis’s books, but it wasn’t until I listened to a recent interview with Richard Thaler that I discovered The Undoing Project. I suspect many people may not even be aware of who Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky are.

I suspect many people will skip over this book because of their feelings about Elon Musk, be it his political leanings, outspoken nature, or public persona in recent years. That’s a shame, because Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson is an excellent read