Archive for April, 2006

April 15th, 2006 by alephnaught

Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea

Title: Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
Author: Charles Seife
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (September 1, 2000)
ISBN: 0140296476

This was a really fun read – it reminded me of discussions I had in college about zero and infinity (and part of the whole thing about Aleph Naught and the Null Set).
The nice twist of this book [...]

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April 8th, 2006 by alephnaught

The Wisdom of Crowds

Title: The Wisdom of Crowds
Author: James Surowiecki
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Anchor; Reprint edition (August 16, 2005)
ISBN: 0385721706

In my quest to learn more about business (never ending it seems), I found this book referenced in one of the business-related RSS feeds I read daily. This is a really good book, I almost cracked it open at [...]