Quarterly reading list [2020 Q2]

Commentary on every book I read in the quarter, covering: why I chose to read it, some insights and quotes, and review. Not intended to be a summary.   Why We Sleep, Matthew Walker (2017) It's a truism to say sleep is important - along with nutrition, stress management, and exercise. Yet I still found [...]

Sex Robots: The Third Sexual Revolution (Part 2/2)

NSFW, sexually vivid, and touches on sensitive socio-political topics. You’ve been warned! If you haven't already, highly recommend reading part 1 first. TL;DR (part 2) Quickly dissolving social stigma around sex and love, including increasing openness to alternative sexual preferences, as well as technology-augmented masturbation and dating apps, lays the groundwork for the third sexual [...]

Sex Robots: The Third Sexual Revolution (Part 1/2)

NSFW, sexually vivid, and touches on sensitive socio-political topics. You've been warned! TL;DR (part 1) If your partner has sex with an extremely realistic sex robot that's indistinguishable from a human, would you consider that cheating? The line is blurrier than you may think. The confluence of materials science, robotics, AI, and AR will likely [...]