Books I've Enjoyed
On Biology and Neuroscience
Brown, P. C., Roediger, H. L., & McDaniel, M. A. (2014). Make it stick: the science of successful learning. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Mlodinow, L. (2013). Subliminal: how your unconscious mind rules your behavior. New York: Vintage Books.
Walker, M. (2017). Why we sleep: unlocking the power of sleep and dreams. New York: Scribner.
McAuliffe, K. (2016). This is your brain on parasites: how tiny creatures manipulate our behavior and shape society. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Moalem, S., & Prince, J. (2008). Survival of the sickest: a medical maverick discovers why we need disease. New York: Harper Perennial.
On Mathematics, Statistics, and Data Science
Mlodinow, L. (2009). The Drunkard's walk: how randomness rules our lives. New York: Vintage Books.
Stephens-Davidowitz, S. (2017). Everybody lies: big data, new data, and what the internet can tell us about who we really are. New York: HarperCollins.
Rudder, C. (2016). Dataclysm: what our online lives tell us about our offline selves. London: 4th Estate.
Wheelan, C. J. (2014). Naked statistics: stripping the dread from the data. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
Fisher, L. (2010). Rock, paper, scissors: game theory in everyday life. London: Hay House.
Wheelan, C. J. (2016). Naked money: a revealing look at what it is and why it matters. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
On Education and Teaching
Bain, K. (2004). What the best college teachers do. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Kaufman, B. (1966). Up the down staircase. New York: Avon Books.
McCourt, F. (2005). Teacher man. New York: Scribner.
Ravitch, D. (2014). Reign of error: the hoax of the privatization movement and the danger to Americas public schools. New York: Vintage Books.
Ravitch, D. (2011). The death and life of the great American school system: how testing and choice are undermining education. New York: Basic Books.
A Book about E. R. Murrow H. S.
Weinreb, M. (2008). The kings of New York: a year among the geeks, oddballs, and geniuses who make up America's top high school chess team. New York: Gotham Books.
Brown, P. C., Roediger, H. L., & McDaniel, M. A. (2014). Make it stick: the science of successful learning. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Mlodinow, L. (2013). Subliminal: how your unconscious mind rules your behavior. New York: Vintage Books.
Walker, M. (2017). Why we sleep: unlocking the power of sleep and dreams. New York: Scribner.
McAuliffe, K. (2016). This is your brain on parasites: how tiny creatures manipulate our behavior and shape society. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Moalem, S., & Prince, J. (2008). Survival of the sickest: a medical maverick discovers why we need disease. New York: Harper Perennial.
On Mathematics, Statistics, and Data Science
Mlodinow, L. (2009). The Drunkard's walk: how randomness rules our lives. New York: Vintage Books.
Stephens-Davidowitz, S. (2017). Everybody lies: big data, new data, and what the internet can tell us about who we really are. New York: HarperCollins.
Rudder, C. (2016). Dataclysm: what our online lives tell us about our offline selves. London: 4th Estate.
Wheelan, C. J. (2014). Naked statistics: stripping the dread from the data. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
Fisher, L. (2010). Rock, paper, scissors: game theory in everyday life. London: Hay House.
Wheelan, C. J. (2016). Naked money: a revealing look at what it is and why it matters. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
On Education and Teaching
Bain, K. (2004). What the best college teachers do. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Kaufman, B. (1966). Up the down staircase. New York: Avon Books.
McCourt, F. (2005). Teacher man. New York: Scribner.
Ravitch, D. (2014). Reign of error: the hoax of the privatization movement and the danger to Americas public schools. New York: Vintage Books.
Ravitch, D. (2011). The death and life of the great American school system: how testing and choice are undermining education. New York: Basic Books.
A Book about E. R. Murrow H. S.
Weinreb, M. (2008). The kings of New York: a year among the geeks, oddballs, and geniuses who make up America's top high school chess team. New York: Gotham Books.