Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker
Amazing good book, well argued and lots of information. The only downside is he talks to some diagrams [downloadable] at times. Highly Recommend. 9/10
A History of Britain, Volume : Fate of Empire 1776 – 2000 by Simon Schama
I didn’t enjoy this all that much. The author tried to use various lives to illustrate themes but both the themes and biographies suffered. Huge areas also left out. 6/10
Where Did You Get This Number? : A Pollster’s Guide to Making Sense of the World by Anthony Salvanto
An overview of (mostly) political polling and it’s history. Lots of examples for the 2016 US election campaign. Light but interesting. 7/10
Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods by Danna Staaf
Pretty much what the titles says. I got a little lost with all the similarly names species but the general story was interesting enough and not too long. 6/10
Apollo in the Age of Aquarius by Neil M. Maher
The story of the back and forth between NASA and the 60s counterculture from the civil rights struggle and the antiwar movement to environmentalism and feminism. Does fairly well. 7/10
