14 must-read science books like Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World by Nick Bostrom

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Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World

By: Nick Bostrom

3.90

Format: 536 pages, Hardcover

A greyhound catching the mechanical lure—what would he actually do with it? Has he given this any t…

If you liked the science plot in Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World by Nick Bostrom , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

By: None

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Audio CD

How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of be… read more

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  • technology
  • artificial intelligence
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • science

2. How to Be a Person in the World: Ask Polly's Guide Through the Paradoxes of Modern Life

By: Heather Havrilesky

3.90

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A collection of original, impassioned, and inspiring letters by the author of the popular advice co… read more

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3. Radical Honesty : How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth

By: Brad Blanton

2.76

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

The first edition of Radical Honestybecame a nationwide best seller in 1995 because it was not a ki… read more

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4. Get Out of Your Own Way: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior

By: Mark Goulston , Philip Goldberg

2.65

Format: 34 pages,

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5. Wishcraft: How to Get What You Really Want

By: Barbara Sher , Annie Gottlieb

4.00

Format: 258 pages,

The impossible dream is no longer impossible with this innovative source book to career changing an… read more

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6. Taming Flame

By: Therisa Peimer

4.30

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Flaminius's days of bouncing between beds are snatched away the instant he sets eyes on his perfect… read more

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"Tightening his embrace around his wife and little Theo, he vowed, "I will do everything in my power to continue being worthy of the faith you have in me."

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" "I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"A virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly, surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence. "You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied w…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

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7. A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains

By: Max Solomon Bennett

4.46

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Equal parts Sapiens , Behave, and Superintelligence , but wholly original in scope, A Brief History… read more

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  • science
  • artificial intelligence
  • nonfiction
  • how to
  • education
  • technology
Cover of Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters by Brian Klaas

8. Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters

By: Brian Klaas

4.13

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

Want to know what chaos theory can teach us about human events? In the perspective-altering traditi… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • science
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9. The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

By: Michael Wyndham Thomas

4.34

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

1967. The Summer of Love. Not for Jonathan Parry, perhaps, but certainly a time of big he and his … read more

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"All happened so damn fast,"

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"As I reached the door, the constable said, “Good luck in Canada, son."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"Will turned over the last words for a long time. Then he thought about the flashing message-light up in the kitchen."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"Will turned over the last words for a long time.  Then he thought about the flashing message-light up in the kitchen."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

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10. The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values

By: Brian Christian

4.37

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

A jaw-dropping exploration of everything that goes wrong when we build AI systems and the movement … read more

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  • technology
  • artificial intelligence
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • science
"Curiosity bred competence."

-Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values

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11. AI Doctor: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - A Guide for Users, Buyers, Builders, and Investors

By: Ronald M. Razmi

4.28

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Explores the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the healthcare industry AI … read more

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  • inspirational
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  • nonfiction
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"It’s true that AI can mimic the human brain, but it can also outperform us mere humans by discovering complex patterns that no human being could ever process and identify."

-Ronald M. Razmi, AI Doctor: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - A Guide for Users, Buyers, Builders, and Investors

"In short, physicians are getting more and more data, which requires more sophisticated interpretation and which takes more time. AI is the solution, enhancing every stage of patient care from researc…"

-Ronald M. Razmi, AI Doctor: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - A Guide for Users, Buyers, Builders, and Investors

"Pilots used to fly planes manually, but now they operate a dashboard with the help of computers. This has made flying safer and improved the industry. Healthcare can benefit from the same type of app…"

-Ronald M. Razmi, AI Doctor: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - A Guide for Users, Buyers, Builders, and Investors

"It’s estimated that AI could free up to 25% of clinician time across different specialties. This increased amount of time could mean less hurried encounters and more humane interactions, including mo…"

-Ronald M. Razmi, AI Doctor: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - A Guide for Users, Buyers, Builders, and Investors

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12. Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet

By: Hannah Ritchie

4.29

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

‘Truly essential’ MARGARET ATWOOD Feeling anxious, powerless or confused about the future of our p… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
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13. The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma

By: Mustafa Suleyman

3.86

Format: 332 pages, Hardcover

A warning of the unprecedented risks that AI and other fast-developing technologies pose to global … read more

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  • technology
  • artificial intelligence
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • science
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14. The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect

By: Judea Pearl

3.95

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A Turing Award-winning computer scientist and statistician shows how understanding causality has re… read more

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  • technology
  • artificial intelligence
  • philosophy
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  • science
"Scientists should seek shielded mediators whenever they face incurable confounders."

-Judea Pearl, The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect

"skepticism has its place. Statisticians are paid to be skeptics; they are the conscience of science."

-Judea Pearl, The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect

"Fighting for the acceptance of Bayesian networks in AI was a picnic compared with the fight I had to wage for causal diagrams [in the stormy waters of statistics]."

-Judea Pearl, The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect

"[T]he cultural shocks that emanate from new scientific findings are eventually settled by cultural realignments that accommodate those findings—not by concealment. A prerequisite for this realignment…"

-Judea Pearl, The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect

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15. The Age of AI and Our Human Future

By: Henry Kissinger

3.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Three of the world’s most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore Artificial Intell… read more

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  • science
  • inspirational
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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • how to
  • technology
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16. Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI

By: Ethan Mollick

4.13

Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition

**A New York Times Bestseller**'Co-Intelligence is the very best book I know about the ins, outs, a… read more

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  • science
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17. AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future

By: Kai-Fu Lee

3.86

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

In a groundbreaking blend of science and imagination, the former president of Google China and a le… read more

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  • science
  • education
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"Many people think smartphones and apps already know too much about us, but XR will take things to a whole new level."

-Kai-Fu Lee, AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future

"Imagine, a $1,000 political assassin! And this is not a far-fetched danger for the future, but a clear and present danger."

-Kai-Fu Lee, AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future

"autonomous weapons are already a clear and present danger, and will become more intelligent, nimble, lethal, and accessible at an unprecedented speed."

-Kai-Fu Lee, AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future

"More data leads to better AI (artificial intelligence), more automation leads to greater efficiency, more usage leads to reduced cost, and more free time leads to greater productivity. All of these w…"

-Kai-Fu Lee, AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future

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18. Scary Smart: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World

By: Mo Gawdat

3.82

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Technology is putting our humanity at risk to an unprecedented degree. This book is not for enginee… read more

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19. Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines

By: Joy Buolamwini

4.18

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“The conscience of the AI revolution” (Fortune) explains how we’ve arrived at an era of AI harms an… read more

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Cover of Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World by Nick Bostrom

20. Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World

By: Nick Bostrom

3.90

Format: 536 pages, Hardcover

A greyhound catching the mechanical lure—what would he actually do with it? Has he given this any t… read more

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Cover of The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI by Ray Kurzweil

21. The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI

By: Ray Kurzweil

3.93

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The noted inventor and futurist’s successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explor… read more

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6 Best book club books like Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World by Nick Bostrom

Transform Your Habits

AI Doctor: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - A Guide for Users, Buyers, Builders, and Investors

Ronald M. Razmi

4.28

Transform Your Habits

Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI

Ethan Mollick

4.13

Transform Your Habits

AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future

Kai-Fu Lee

3.86

Transform Your Habits

Scary Smart: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World

Mo Gawdat

3.82

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16 best-selling audiobook books like The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI by Ray Kurzweil

Transform Your Habits

Nuclear War: A Scenario

Annie Jacobsen

4.47

Transform Your Habits

The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma

Mustafa Suleyman

3.86

Transform Your Habits

Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing)

Salman Khan

3.74

Transform Your Habits

What This Comedian Said Will Shock You

Bill Maher

4.27

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