A collection of stories and interviews about the making of video games. Primarily based on visits and interviews with the companies and developers of the games. Covers 10 games, including Diablo III, Halo Wars, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Witcher 3. Games made by some of the biggest names in gaming: Blizzard, Bungie, Electronic Arts, Bioware. I’ve… Read More: Blood, Sweat, and Pixels — Jason Schreier »
A book written to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic… Picked it up because is looked interesting, but I was not expecting much. But I found it a very informative and useful read. Starts with an overview of the history of vaccination. For small pox, references “variolation” and the cow pox story that everyone describes.… Read More: How to Make a Vaccine — John Rhodes »
Tim Harford writes about Economics and has been involved with a BBC Radio show “More or Less” that presents/discusses/debunks statistics in the news. I probably picked this book up from a recommendation in Tyler Cowan’s blog. He presents 10 rules to keep in mind when presented with statistics, graphs, and charts in the news: Search… Read More: The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rule to Make Sense of… »
An extensive biography of Euler, mathematician and theoretical physicist.
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