Liv Boeree

Liv Boeree's Book Recommendations

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Liv Boeree is a science communicator, poker player, and writer known for her work in effective altruism and rationality. Based on her book recommendations, she has diverse interests ranging from science and philosophy to fiction and forecasting.

17 books recommended

📚 Books Recommended by Liv Boeree 17

Doing Good Better

Doing Good Better

by William MacAskill

"Essential reading if you wanna figure out how to do good stuff for the world, I highly recommend."

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"This book is essential reading if you wanna figure out how to do good stuff for the world, I highly recommend:"

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Novacene

Novacene

by James Lovelock

"☝️This was inspired by James Lovelock’s incredible short book “Novacene” that just came out and I recommend highly"

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"One of my favorite books I've ever read."

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The Biggest Bluff

The Biggest Bluff

by Maria Konnikova

"The best depiction yet of the game I love."

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The Passion Trap

The Passion Trap

by Dean C. Delis

"This was given to me by a friend when I was on the tail end of a very difficult relationship, and it was utterly illuminating."

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The Big Picture

The Big Picture

by Sean Carroll

"Favourite reads of 2018: Fiction: Three Body Problem (trilogy) Non Fiction: The Big Picture Blog Post:"

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The Three-Body Problem

The Three-Body Problem

by Cixin Liu

"Favourite reads of 2018: Fiction: Three Body Problem (trilogy) Non Fiction: The Big Picture Blog Post:"

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Thinking in Bets

Thinking in Bets

by Annie Duke

"@scott_seiver @AnnieDuke Because (in this order): a) the book is really good and I believe it is a net positive for the world if people read it and b) I have heard both sides of the story unlike almost everyone else which, with all due respect Scott, you haven’t."

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How to Actually Change Your Mind Rationality

by Eliezer Yudkowsky

"I came away feeling like I’d finally found the tools with which to understand both myself and the world around me."

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Surface Detail

Surface Detail

by Iain M. Banks

"Just finished reading “Surface Detail”, part of the Culture series by Iain M Banks. If you like your sci-fi intense, dark and sexy, it’s for you."

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What We Owe the Future

What We Owe the Future

by William MacAskill

"Our guidebook to navigating this critical moment."

Inadequate Equilibria

Inadequate Equilibria

by Eliezer Yudkowsky

"(I learned most of this from @ESYudkowsky ‘s Inadequate Equilibria book, an amazing read)"

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What's Our Problem?

What's Our Problem?

by Tim Urban

"It’s an extremely important read, so pls get it."

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How to Actually Change Your Mind

How to Actually Change Your Mind

by Eliezer Yudkowsky

"I came away feeling like I’d finally found the tools with which to understand both myself and the world around me."

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Map and Territory

Map and Territory

by Eliezer Yudkowsky

"I came away feeling like I’d finally found the tools with which to understand both myself and the world around me."

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Superforecasting

Superforecasting

by Philip E. Tetlock

"@PTetlock one of the best rationality books i've ever read, I recommend it in many of my talks :)"

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