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Month: December 2019

December 28, 2019May 10, 2020 TechnoProf

Keys to Progress

December 27, 2019January 4, 2020 TechnoProf

Innovation is like solving a jigsaw puzzle

December 26, 2019December 28, 2019 TechnoProf

Authors who have influenced me the most

December 26, 2019January 18, 2020 TechnoProf

Introduction to my thoughts so far… (part 4)

December 26, 2019January 18, 2020 TechnoProf

Introduction to my thoughts so far… (part 3)

December 26, 2019January 18, 2020 TechnoProf

Introduction to my thoughts so far… (part 2)

December 26, 2019May 10, 2020 TechnoProf

Introduction

December 25, 2019December 28, 2019 TechnoProf

My first post

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Introduction to my thoughts so far…

Keys to Progress

My Book Rating system

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    • Biology and Humans (1)
    • Causes of Economic Development (5)
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    • Technology, Innovation & Diffusion (6)
  • Book Summaries (103)
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    • Biology & Human History (9)
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Top Posts & Pages

  • Book Summary: “Where Good Ideas Come From” by Steven Johnson
  • Book Summary: “Emergence: the Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities and Software” by Steven Johnson
  • Recommended Books
  • Second Top Ten Books to Read
  • Book Summary: “Bourgeois Equality: How Ideas, not Capital or Institutions, Enriched the World” by Deirdre McCloskey
  • Book Summary: “Bourgeois Dignity: Why Economics Can’t Explain the Modern World” by Deirdre McCloskey
  • Top Authors to Read
  • Book Summary: “The Gap: Science of What Separates Us from Animals” by Thomas Suddendorf
  • Book Summary: “The Story of the Human Body” by Daniel E. Lieberman
  • Book Summary: “Atlas of Economic Complexity: Mapping Paths to Prosperity” by Hausmann, Hidalgo et al

Recent Posts

  • Book Summary: “Where Good Ideas Come From” by Steven Johnson
  • Book Summary: “Emergence: the Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities and Software” by Steven Johnson
  • Second Top Ten Books to Read
  • Book Summary: “Bourgeois Equality: How Ideas, not Capital or Institutions, Enriched the World” by Deirdre McCloskey
  • Book Summary: “Bourgeois Dignity: Why Economics Can’t Explain the Modern World” by Deirdre McCloskey

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