Here some writing that have left a lasting impression on me.
V.S. Ramachandran
Dr. Ramachandran is a neurologist and neuroscientist who uses Sherlock Holmes-esque deductive reasoning to investigate the nature of the mind. Each chapter is a case study of what happens when our brains malfunction, and how this informs our understanding of consciousness.
Edward Slingerland
An exploration of spontaneity, skill and ways of being grounded in modern neuroscience and the history of eastern philosophy.
Jenny Odell
An exploration of what attention can become when it's directed toward place, community, and the act of noticing.
Hugh Howey
A science fiction story about a human civilisation that's weathering a global catastrophe in an underground bunker. How does one act on imperfect information, especially when technology makes the consequences and immediacy of those actions more and more intense?
Stanisław Lem
A vivid portrayal of a truly alien intelligence.
Adrian Tchaikovsky
A civilization evolves from a different starting point, highlighting the evolutionary foundations of human society and morality.
Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
Aliens have a pit stop on earth, leaving behind an incomprehensible and dangerous Zone. Stalkers are scavengers who gamble their lives to pick over the alien's trash. An exploration of human experience when faced with a perplexing and uncaring universe.
Ursula K. Le Guin
A YA series about patience, adulthood and positive masculinity.