Books Recommended by Sean Carroll
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A Dictionary Of Real Numbers
Jonathan Borwein
Source: "I still don’t understand why this gripping book hasn’t been adapted into a prestige TV drama." - Sean Carroll
1 recommenderFrom Extraterrestrials to Animal Minds
Six Myths of Evolution
Simon Conway Morris
Source: "Argues that evolution is a little more predictable than some would have us believe." - Sean Carroll
1 recommenderAn Introduction to Transfer Entropy
Information Flow in Complex Systems
Terry Bossomaier, Lionel Barnett, Michael Harré, Joseph T. Lizier
Source: "A way of quantifying the information flow between two stochastic systems." - Sean Carroll
1 recommenderThe WEIRDest People in the World
How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous
Joseph Henrich
Source: "A fascinating look at the special psychology of Western educated folk." - Sean Carroll
1 recommenderThe Ascent of Information
Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life's Unending Algorithm
Caleb Scharf
Source: "A great book about information, astrobiology, and the future." - Sean Carroll
1 recommenderNewton and the Counterfeiter
The Unknown Detective Career of the World's Greatest Scientist
Thomas Levenson
Source: "Great book, but not about his physics career." - Sean Carroll
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Models of the Mind
How Physics, Engineering and Mathematics Have Shaped Our Understanding of the Brain
Grace Lindsay
Source: "A great book!" - Sean Carroll
1 recommenderSpacetime and Geometry
An Introduction to General Relativity
Sean M. Carroll
Source: "Lovely book!" - Sean Carroll
1 recommender
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Did Sean Carroll recommend all these books?
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