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WHEN WE CEASE TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD by Benjamin Labatut (translated by Adrian Nathan West), chosen by Ted Hodgkinson ENTER GHOST by Isabella Hammad, chosen by Inua Ellams GHOSTING: A DOUBLE LIFE by Jennie Erdal, chosen by Harriett GilbertAs Head of Literature and Spoken Word-programming at the Southbank Centre in London, writers and writing are at the heart of Ted Hodgkinson's work. In 2020 he chaired the judging panel of the International Booker Prize and he has judged many other awards, including the Orwell Prize for Political Writing. His choice of a good read is a slim, genre-defying book by Chilean author Benjamin Labatut which packs a huge punch. It's about the scientists and mathematicians whose work has shaped our world, and the unintended - sometimes horrifying - consequences of scientific advancement.Inua Ellams is a playwright, poet and curator. His work includes Barber Shop Chronicles, The Half-God of Rainfall, and an updating of Chekhov's Three Sisters, set during the Biafran Civil War, and he's recently been announced as one of the writers of the next series of Dr Who. His choice is Isabella Hammad's 2023 novel Enter Ghost. After a disastrous love affair, British-Palestinian actress Sonia goes to stay with her sister in Haifa. Intending the visit as a holiday, she finds herself investigating her family's history and getting involved in a production of Hamlet, to be staged in the West Bank.Presenter Harriett Gilbert's choice is Ghosting by Jennie Erdal. A fascinating account of Jennie's time as ghostwriter for 'Tiger' (the publisher Naim Attallah), penning everything from novels to love letters in his name.Producer: Mair Bosworth

Season 8 of Watch This Space began with our look-ahead to 2025, where the main topics were how we see workplaces and workspaces evolving, why small language models will have their moment, and our concerns about how AI is becoming baked into everything. On another tangent, we discussed how sensibilities in the digital age are so different from the analog world we are grounded in, and why that's making it easier for AI to take hold. We also continued the literary theme from our last episode by revisiting some lingering thoughts from the sci-fi novella With Folded Hands, then veering into another AI-related must-read, Benjamin Labatut's The MANIAC. If you're wondering why DeepMind's AlphaGo is a foreboding sign for how AI could reshape our very humanity, this is the book for you.

In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Matteo Wong's Dec. 9th article in The Atlantic, “The GPT Era Is Already Ending.” They trace the algorithmic shift from Chat GPT to 01 and discuss whether this transition gets any closer to genuine intelligence. We encourage you to listen to the previous episode on Benjamin Labatut's “The Gods of Reason” as a primer for this one.

Spaudos apžvalgoje – paskutinysis 2024 metų žurnalo Kultūros barai numeris.Knygų apžvalga. Elžbieta Banytė pasirinko Benjamin Labatut knygą „Maniac“ ir Clarice Lispector kūrinį „Aistra pagal G. H.“, kurį vieni laiko šedevru, o kiti – nesusipratimu.Lietuvos banko Pinigų muziejuje veikia paroda „(In)cognitus. Vladui Stašinskui – 150“. Kodėl šiai Lietuvos tarpukario asmenybei muziejuje sukurta ekspozicija, domėjosi kolegė Karina Metrikytė.Teatro kritikė Goda Dapšytė reflektuoja Eglės Švedkauskaitės režisuotą pastatymą pagal Birutės Kapustinskaitės pjesę „Stand-up‘as prasmei ir beprasmybei“.Rytoj Klaipėdos miesto chorinė bendrija „Aukuras“ kartu su Klaipėdos Marijos Taikos Karalienės bažnyčia organizuoja tradicinį Vakarų Lietuvos krašto bažnytinių chorų Kalėdinių giesmių festivalį.Pasibaigė pusę metų trukęs dekoratyvinės skulptūros „Žygimantas ir Barbora“ idėjos sukūrimo konkursas.Užsienio spaudos apžvalga apie 2024-ųjų kultūrinius įvykius, archeologinius atradimus ir metus apibendrinančius meno kūrinius.Marajos Keri dainai „All I Want For Christmas is You!“ – 30 metų. Apie ilgametį hitą, jo primiršimą bei atgaivinimą, įvertinimą deimantiniu ir ne tokias šventiškas nuotaikas sukeliančias diskusijas dėl kūrinio autorystės – Ievos Buinevičiūtės pasakojimas.Ved. Justė Luščinskytė

In this episode Barry and Mike discuss Benjamin Labatut's essay, “The Gods of Logic: Before and After Artificial Intelligence. In tracing his historical approach to the development of AI, Barry and Mike highlight the unpredictability of language as opposed to the certainty of mathematics.Link to article.

Blaise Agüera y Arcas is one of most important people in AI, and apart from his leadership position as CTO of Technology & Society at Google, he has one of those resumes or affiliations lists that seems to span a lot of very fundamental things. He's amazing; the thoughtfulness and generosity with which he communicates on this episode gently embraced our brains while lazering them to mush. We hope you have the same experience. References include:Blaise's own books Who Are We Now?, Ubi Sunt, and the upcoming What Is Intelligence?He references James C. Scott's Seeing Like a State, which we strongly recommend, Benjamin Peters' How Not to Network a Nation, and Red Plenty by Francis Spufford.Strong recommendation also to Benjamin Labatut's When We Cease to Understand the World.Roberto references Luciana Parisi's Abstract Sex (our favorite book!) and the work of Lynn Margulis with respect to biology and reproduction.Blaise references James E. Lovelock's project “Daisyworld” with respect to the Gaia hypothesis.He also references the Active Inference thesis, e.g. that of Karl J. Friston, and the work of Dan Sperber and Hugo Mercer on reason.The cellular automata work referenced here involves the Von Neumann cellular automaton and the Wolfram neural cellular automaton.Wish us a happy 1 year anniversary of the pod!

durée : 00:51:44 - Répliques - par : Alain Finkielkraut - Le génie mathématique entre les limites de la pensée et les délires de la raison, dans le prodigieux roman de Benjamin Labatut, MANIAC. - réalisation : François Caunac - invités : Etienne Klein Physicien, producteur de l'émission "La conversation scientifique" sur France Culture; Olivier Rey Mathématicien et philosophe, chercheur au CNRS, enseignant en philosophie à l'Université Paris 1, membre de l'Institut d'histoire et de philosophie des sciences et des techniques

[…] Ravie d’être de retour pour cette 22ème saison de chroniques folles et sensuelles –  parfois sévères, mais toujours justes -, la Salle 101 te propose des oeuvres où fleurent encore la douce odeur du sable humide et des embruns, juge plutôt : Tchevengour, roman ouf chelou d’Andreï Platonov. Maniac, nouveauté du chilien Benjamin Labatut. […]

Nova znanstvena spoznanja ne odpirajo le vrat v lepšo prihodnost, ampak lahko v temelju zamajejo ustaljene predstave življenju, svetu in našem položaju v njemV romanu Slepa luč imajo osrednjo vlogo znanstveniki in v njem srečamo številna velika pa tudi manj znana imena 20. stoletja, kot so denimo fiziki Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg, Ervin Schrödinger, matematik Alexander Grothendieck ali kemik Fritz Haber.Toda to v središču tega esejističnega romana so znanstvena spoznanja, ki izrazito odstopajo ne samo od naših ustaljenih predstav o svetu, ampak celo od zmožnosti najboljših umov neke dobe, da konsekvence resnično prebojnega odkritja ali enačbe integrirajo v širše razumevanje ustroja sveta, vesolja. Prav ideje, ki se upirajo razumevanju, so deležne osrednje avtorjeve pozornosti.Čilski pisatelj Benjamin Labatut se je s Slepo lučjo, svojo tretjo knjigo, leta 2021 uvrstil v izbor za mednarodno nagrado Booker, prevedena pa je že v več kot 20 jezikov. Zdaj je ta intrigantni roman v prevodu Vesne Velkavrh Bukilica izšel v slovenščini pri založbi Mladinska knjiga.

This week we have fun with all of the top books of the 21st century hype by sharing our own top 10 lists. We each killed a few darlings and made some very tough decisions. How did we do?What books would make your list?Summer Book ClubThe book for the Mookse and the Gripes Summer Book Club 2024 is William Trevor's The Story of Lucy Gault. You can start reading it whenever you want to! We have lined up a guest to join us to discuss the book for the next episode!ShownotesBooks* The Story of Lucy Gault, by William Trevor* The Land Breakers, by John Ehle* Testing the Current, by William McPherson* Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, by Marguerite Young* Schattenfroh, by Michael Lenz, translated by Max Lawton* Lesser Ruins, by Mark Haber* Horror Movie, by Paul Tremblay* Universal Harvester, by John Darnielle* A Head Full of Ghosts, by Paul Tremblay* Cabin at the End of the Woods, by Paul Tremblay* The Indian Lake Trilogy, by Stephen Graham Jones* The Empathy Exams, by Leslie Jamison* In a Strange Room, by Damon Galgut* The Promise, by Damon Galgut* Open City, by Teju Cole* When We Cease to Understand the World, by Benjamin Labatut, translated by Adrian Nathan West* The MANIAC, by Benjamin Labatut* The Employees, by Olga Ravn, translated by Martin Aitken* Flights, by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Jennifer Croft* Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones Croft* The Books of Jacob, by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Jennifer Croft* LaRose, by Louise Erdrich* Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Life of Sylvia Plath, by Heather Clark* Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson* Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke* Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke* Underland: A Deep Time Journey, by Robert Macfarlane* The Wild Places, by Robert Macfarlane* Reinhardt's Garden, by Mark Haber* Ducks, Newbury Port, by Lucy Ellmann* Your Face Tomorrow, by Javier Marías, translated by Margaret Jull Costa* The Road, by Cormac McCarthy* The Passenger, by Cormac McCarthy* Runaway, by Alice Munro* 2666, by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Natasha Wimmer* Train Dreams, by Denis Johnson* Tree of Smoke, by Denis Johnson* Interpreter of Maladies, by Jhumpa Lahiri* Austerlitz, by W.G. Sebald, translated by Anthea Belle* The Immigrants, by W.G. Sebald, translated by Michael Hulse* The Rings of Saturn, by W.G. Sebald, translated by Michael Hulse* Vertigo, by W.G. Sebald, translated by Michael Hulse* Blinding, by Mircea Cartarescu, translated by Sean Cotter* The Garden of Seven Twilights, by Miquel de Palol, translated by Adrian Nathan West* Antagony, by Luis Goytisolo, translated by Brendan Riley* Monument Maker, by David Keenan* Tomb of Sand, by Geetanjali Shree, translated by Daisy Rockwell* Praiseworthy, by Alexis Wright* Wizard of the Crow, by Ngugi wa Thiong'o* The Known World, Edward P. Jones* Hurricane Season, by Fernanda Melchor, translated by Sophie Hughes* The Twilight Zone, by Nona Fernandez, translated by Natasha Wimmer* Septology, by Jon Fosse, translated by Damion Searls* The Years, by Annie Ernaux, translated by Alison Strayer* In the Distance, by Hernan Diaz* Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel* My Struggle, by Karl Ove Knausgaard, translated by Don BartlettOther Links* The Untranslated* New York Times: 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyThe Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another. We hope you'll continue to join us!SubscribeMany thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you'd like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. These subscribers get periodic bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe

La fe perdida es peor que su ausencia total, porque deja un vacío gigantesco, similar al que dejó el Espíritu cuando huyó de los horrores de este mundo. Y esos agujeros con la forma de Dios exigen, por su propia naturaleza, ser llenados con algo tan precioso como lo que se perdió. La elección de aquello -aunque dudo que sea una elección- rige el destino de los hombres.

Der KI-Podcast feiert Einjähriges - mit einer ganz besonderen Folge. Nicht nur hosten Marie, Gregor und Fritz zum ersten Mal eine Folge zu dritt - sie haben währenddessen auch noch lustige Partyhüte auf! Und vor allem haben sie ihre Lieblingsmomente aus der KI-Geschichte dabei, von falschen Schachspielern, neuronalen Netzen und dem Schulterschlag auf der fünften Linie. Über die Hosts: Gregor Schmalzried ist freier Tech-Journalist und Berater, er arbeitet u.a. für den Bayerischen Rundfunk und Brand Eins. Fritz Espenlaub ist freier Journalist und Moderator beim Bayerischen Rundfunk und 1E9 mit Fokus auf Technologie und Wirtschaft. Marie Kilg ist Chief AI Officer bei der Deutschen Welle. Zuvor war sie Produkt-Managerin bei Amazon Alexa. 00:00 Intro 02:24 Der Mechanical Turk 12:17 McCulloch und Pitts: Sind Gehirne wie Computer? 21:37 AlphaGo gegen Lee Sedol 35:27 Was diese KI-Geburtstage über die Technologie sagen Redaktion und Mitarbeit: David Beck, Cristina Cletiu, Chris Eckardt, Fritz Espenlaub, Marie Kilg, Mark Kleber, Gudrun Riedl, Christian Schiffer, Gregor Schmalzried Links und Quellen: DER KI-PODCAST LIVE beim BR Podcastfestival in Nürnberg https://tickets.190a.de/event/der-ki-podcast-live-in-nurnberg-hljs6y Der Mechanical Turk https://www.britannica.com/story/the-mechanical-turk-ai-marvel-or-parlor-trick Amazon MTurk https://www.mturk.com/ Gehirn-Maschinen-Metaphern: https://dirt.fyi/article/2024/03/metaphorically-speaking https://arxiv.org/abs/2206.04603 Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts: A Logical Calculus of the Ideas Immanent in Nervous Activity https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-70911-1_14 McCulloch-Pitts Neuron — Mankind's First Mathematical Model Of A Biological Neuron https://towardsdatascience.com/mcculloch-pitts-model-5fdf65ac5dd1 Untold History of AI: How Amazon's Mechanical Turkers Got Squeezed Inside the Machine https://spectrum.ieee.org/untold-history-of-ai-mechanical-turk-revisited-tktkt AlphaGo-Doku auf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXuK6gekU1Y MANIAC von Benjamin Labatut: https://www.suhrkamp.de/buch/benjamin-labatut-maniac-t-9783518431177 Redaktion und Mitarbeit: David Beck, Cristina Cletiu, Chris Eckardt, Fritz Espenlaub, Marie Kilg, Mark Kleber, Gudrun Riedl, Christian Schiffer, Gregor Schmalzried Kontakt: Wir freuen uns über Fragen und Kommentare an podcast@br.de. Unterstützt uns: Wenn euch dieser Podcast gefällt, freuen wir uns über eine Bewertung auf eurer liebsten Podcast-Plattform. Abonniert den KI-Podcast in der ARD Audiothek oder wo immer ihr eure Podcasts hört, um keine Episode zu verpassen. Und empfehlt uns gerne weiter!

Branan and Anson broadcast from a rooftop in Toronto accompanied by the soothing sounds of a nearby house renovation. In this Drop: Star Trek set tour, Moondog, Hermanos Gutiérrez, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, MANIAC by Benjamin Labatut,  THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds, Emergence Magazine's “Winds of Awe and Fear” by Nick Hunt and Ethernal Damnation's INDXcoin.  https://youtu.be/H7Lonjt2CrM And here, as read by Branan, the original apology video posted by Eli Regalado regarding his crypto currency investigation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsgCU-OxORo

Angela Staude"Premio Terzani"vicino/lontanoAl festival, che celebra Tiziano Terzani nel ventennale della sua scomparsa, un articolato percorso a lui dedicato: a integrare la 20^ edizione del Premio Terzani - che va quest'anno alla giornalista irlandese Sally Hayden e assegna una Menzione Speciale al poliedrico artista-attivista cinese Al Weiwei – ci sarà un'intervista d'autore con lo scrittore cileno Benjamin Labatut, finalista 2024, condotta dal matematico Furio Honsell. E l'incontro che vedrà protagonista lo scrittore bosniaco Damir Ovčina, anche lui finalista come autore di “preghiera nell'assedio”, accanto a Domenico Quirico e Paola Caridi. L'inaugurazione, martedì 7 maggio, sarà siglata dalla proiezione di “Tiziano Terzani: il viaggio della vita”, l'intimo biopic di Mario Zanot con materiali dell'archivio familiare e registrazioni audio inedite. E poi i libri, con la riedizione di “Lettere contro la guerra” (Longanesi) e i due libri di Jacopo Storni, “Tiziano Terzani mi disse”, e di Andrea Bocconi, “Viaggiare e non partire”, entrambi in uscita per Ediciclo. Sally Haiden"E la quarta volta siamo annegati"Sul sentiero della morte che porta al MediterraneoBollati Boringhieriwww.bollatiboringhieri.itNel 2018 la giornalista Sally Hayden inizia a ricevere via Facebook richieste d'aiuto da parte di prigionieri detenuti nelle carceri in Libia, migranti che avevano tentato di attraversare il Mediterraneo per scappare da guerre e dittature. A quei messaggi ne seguono molti altri che riportano foto trafugate delle torture subite nelle prigioni, insieme a informazioni sconcertanti che inizialmente nessun giornale era disposto a pubblicare. Hayden decide così di ripercorrere la rotta dei migranti, raccogliendo testimonianze uniche, interpellando vittime, governi, istituzioni e organizzazioni internazionali.L'estenuante percorso migratorio dall'Africa al Mediterraneo, fra morti, abusi di ogni tipo e riscatti esorbitanti, suscita indignazione, tanto quanto apprendere della negligenza delle organizzazioni internazionali come l'ONU e dell'impotenza delle ONG. Ma, soprattutto, l'autrice si sofferma sulle politiche migratorie dell'Unione Europea che hanno contribuito indirettamente ad alimentare il traffico di essere umani.Questa inchiesta cruda e coraggiosa ha la capacità di far emergere le spaventose contraddizioni di un Occidente che ha paura di perdere i propri privilegi. Riesce a scuotere le coscienze e a far riflettere sulle nostre responsabilità collettive e individuali, restituendo voce a chi se l'è vista negare.Sally Hayden è una giornalista irlandese. Attualmente è corrispondente dall'Africa per l'«Irish Times», ma ha scritto anche per «Financial Times», «Time», «Washington Post», «Guardian», «New York Times», collaborando anche per CNN International, BBC, VICE News, Al Jazeera e Newsweek. Ha fatto parte della commissione del premio anticorruzione di Transparency International e nel 2019 è stata inserita nella lista Forbes «Under 30» dei media in Europa.Il suo primo libro, E la quarta volta siamo annegati, è stato nominato come miglior saggio dell'anno da «New Yorker», «Guardian», «Kirkus» e «Financial Times» e ha vinto numerosi premi internazionali, fra cui l'Orwell Prize for Political Writing, il Michel Déon Prixe, il Post Irish Book of the Year Award e il Post Irish Book Award for Nonfiction.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.

Neo Nostromo #66 - Seres mágicos, dinosaurios, megaedificios e IAs shakesperianas Nueva época del Neo Nostromo: ¡Estrenamos formato! En este episodio hablamos de los siguientes libros:  “La vieja sangre”, de Alfredo Álamo, y su relación con la fantasía urbana. “Jusassic Park”, de Michael Crichton, y porqué a veces es mejor quedarse con el recuerdo de un libro que volver a él y darte cuenta de cómo has envejecido. “El edificio”, de Santi Pérez Isasi, y de cómo la ciencia ficción revisita periódicamente la idea de la torre de Babel (y los edificios tochos en general). “The death I gave him”, de Em X. Liu, y los peligros del exceso de melodrama en la ciencia ficción cuando no se ve acompañado de una buena construcción de personajes. Y menciones rápidas a “The blighted stars”, de Megan O'Keefe; “Bone & Nettle”, de T. Kingfisher; “Un verdor terrible”, de Benjamin Labatut; “The watchers” y “The creeper”, de A.M. Shine. ¡Esperamos que disfrutéis del nuevo formato! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neo-nostromo/message

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Join us as we discuss, Still Born, by Guadalupe Nettel;  The Great Reclamation, by Rachel Heng; Lion City, by Jeevan Vasagar; Activities of Daily Living, by Lisa Hsiao Chen; The Maniac, by Benjamin Labatut.To learn more about the books or to purchase - click below!https://bookshop.org/shop/youvegottoreadthisVisit us on our Instagram Page - Click below!https://www.instagram.com/youvegottoreadthispodcast/Visit us on our Facebook Page - Click below!https://www.facebook.com/Youve-Got-to-Read-This-100997165428924Please note - we receive a percentage of each purchase you make on our Bookshop page that goes to support the production of our podcast.

La poeta Martha Asunción Alonso nos presenta Cartas a Nensi (Ed. Algaida), su primera novela, con la que ha ganado el Premio Kutxa Ciudad de Irún y en la que da voz a una niña que está construyendo su identidad en la periferia madrileña de los años noventa.Luego, Javier Lostalé abre su ventanita poética a La rosa contra el lino (Ed. Polibea), antología de Verónica Aranda en la que se aprecia el espíritu nómada de la autora madrileña.En Peligro en la estación Sergio C. Fanjul hace una defensa del espíritu del Renacimiento que abraza las ciencias y las humanidades a propósito de Maniac (Ed. Anagrama), la última novela del chileno Benjamin Labatut, todo un maestro a la hora de convertir las biografías de científicos en literatura muy ambiciosa, que en este nuevo libro se centra en la figura del matemático John Von Neumann, genio que participó en algunos de los mayores avances del siglo XX. Terminamos Desmontando el poema con la ayuda de Mariano Peyrou, que esta vez nos habla de Ni el número ni el orden (Ed. Dilema), del poeta asturiano Fernando Menéndez. Un poemario que sorprende por la "verticalidad" de sus piezas, construidas con brevísimos versos en los que ofrece una instantánea fugaz de personas, paisajes o imágenes minimalistas.Escuchar audio

First opened in 1972 by Willard Williams and family, The Toadstool Bookshop - currently with locations in Peterborough and Keene -  has been serving the people of New Hampshire for decades. One of its longtime customers was Emerson Sistare, who began visiting The Toadstool at age 7. Today, he owns it. Emerson discusses the history of The Toadstool and what it has been like taking over the reigns of a beloved community institution. Books We Talk About: North Woods by Daniel Mason and The MANIAC by Benjamin Labatut. 

Livros mencionados: Guerra e Paz, Leo Tolstoi; Odisseia, Homero; Insubmissão, Carlos Guedes; A Flor e o Peixe, Afonso Cruz; Misericórdia, Lídia Jorge; A Woman Destroyed, Simone de Beauvoir; Study for Obedience, Sarah Bernstein; Sétimo Dia, Daniel Faria; Septologia, Jon Fosse; A Gorda, Isabela Figueiredo; Os Meus Homens, Victoria Kielland; O Coração é um Caçador Solitário, Carson McCullers; A Divina Comédia, Dante Alighieri; The Maniac, Benjamin Labatut; O Monte do Silêncio, Francisco Camacho; Vemo-nos em Agosto, Gabriel García Márquez; Os Anos, Annie Ernaux; Baumgartner, Paul Auster; As Benevolentes, Jonathan Littell Todos os Nossos Ontens, Natalia Ginzburg; Orlando Furioso, Ludovico Ariosto; So Late in the Day, Claire Keegan; A Relíquia, Eça de Queirós; Foster, Claire Keegan; Junto ao Mar, Abdulzarakh Gurnak; Knife, Salman Rushdie; Um Detalhe Menor, Adania Shibli Diários, Sylvia Plath; Harry Potter e o Cálice de Fogo, J.K.Rowling; Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fénix, J.K.Rowling. Edição de Som: Tale House Qualquer dúvida ou ideia: leiturasembadanas@leya.com

Today, Andy Hunter CEO of Bookshop.org stops by and talks about how he started his company and he shares some of his favorite recent reads.One of the best things you can do to support my free podcast is to purchase books through my affiliate links below! Or, buy me a coffee! (I do love coffee!)Books Recommended:The Maniac by Benjamin LabatutNonfiction by Julia MyersonThe Book Of Ayn by Lexi FreimanThe Fetishist by Katherine MinDidn't Nobody Give A Shit What Happened to Carlotta by James HannahamOther Books Discussed:Love and Hydrogen by Jim ShepardClick here to follow me on Substack and join me for our February Read With Me: Land of Milk and HoneySupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

It's our 2023 review of the year. Join me (Kate), Laura and Phil as we look back over our favourites, from new releases to backlist gems. Find out our overall book of the year, plus the books we're looking forward to in 2024. If you're wondering what to read next, this is the show for you, with over fifty tried and tested recommendations. Support the show, get our weekly newsletter or join our monthly book club via Patreon. Follow us on Instagram or Threads Find full shownotes and a transcript on our website thebookclubreview.co.uk Book list Favourite New Release August Blue by Deborah Levy The Rainbow by Yasunari Kawabata, and we also discussed Snow Country Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks  Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson Kick the Latch by Kathryn Scanlan   Favourite backlist title Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston Charlotte by David Foenkinos A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden The Ginger Tree by Oswald Wynd   Favourite non-fiction This Much is True by Miriam Margolyes A House of Air (collected writing, ed. Hermione Lee) by Penelope Fitzgerald  The Palace Papers by Tina Brown How to Talk About Books you Haven't Read by Piere Bayard Carmageddon by Daniel Knowles  Free by Lea Ypi   Favourite Book Club Read Super Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne by Katherine Rundell The Years by Annie Ernaux   Favourite comfort reads Went to London, Took the Dog by Nina Stibbe The Grove: A Nature Odyssey in 191/2 Front Gardens by Ben Dark Once Upon a Tome by Oliver Darkshire Madensky Square by Iva Ibbotson Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O'Farrell Going Zero by Anthony McCarten   Most disappointed by The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine (but do read Sabrina and Corina)   Patreon recommends Loot by Tania James Factory Girls by Michelle Gallen Cider House Rules by John Irving Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung The Axman's Carnival by Catherine Chidgey Not Now Not Ever by Julia Gillard All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer The Boy and the Dog by Seishu Hase Cakes and Ale by Somerset Maugham The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey Machines Like Me by Ian McKewan Death and the Penguin by Andrei Kurkov The Sixteen Trees of the Somme by Lars Mytting   Overall Book(s) of 2023 Septology by Jon Fosse (and we mentioned Morning and Evening) Stay True by Hua Hsu How to Read Now by Elaine Castillo The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff Monsters by Claire Dederer   Books we're looking forward to Arturo's Island by Elsa Moranti Rememberance of Things Past by Proust (vol. 3) Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford Tremor by Teju Cole The Maniac by Benjamin Labatut  

For this final episode of 2023, we finish our annual two episode best of the year extravaganza! Here we count down our top five favorite reads of 2023—and again we are joined by a cast of listeners who share some of their top books and best reading experiences of the year! Happy New Year! We will see you in 2024!Shownotes* Roman Stories, by Jhumpa Lahiri, translated by Jhumpa Lahiri and Todd Portnowitz* Disruptions, by Steven Milhauser* The Last Devil to Die, by Richard Osman* Solenoid, by Mircea Cărtărescu, translated by Sean Cotter* Blinding, by Mircea Cărtărescu, translated by Sean Cotter* After the Funeral, by Tessa Hadley* The Dry Heart, by Natalia Ginzburg, translated by Frances Frenaye* Short stories of Djuna Barnes* Nightwood, by Djuna Barnes* Collected Works, by Lydia Sandgren, translated by Agnes Broomé* Forbidden Notebooks, by Alba de Céspedes, translated by Ann Goldstein* The House on the Hill, by Cesare Pavese, translated by Tim Parks* Conversations in Sicily, by Elio Vittorini, translated by Alane Salierno Mason* Nonfiction, by Julie Myerson* Wound, by Oksana Vasyakina, translated by Elina Alter* The Most Secret Memory of Men, by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, translated by Laura Vergnaud* Bound to Violence, by Yamboi Oulologuem* My Rivers, by Faruk Šehić, translated by S.D. Curtis* The Woman Who Borrowed Memories, by Tove Jansson, translated by Thomas Teal and Silvester Mazzarella* The Story of a Life, by Konstantin Paustovsky, translated by Doug Smith* The Light Room, by Kate Zambreno* Drifts, by Kate Zambreno* A Ghost in the Throat, by Doireann Ní Ghríofa* Elena Knows, by Claudia Piñeiro, translated by Frances Riddle* Die, My Love, by Ariana Harwicz, translated by Sarah Moses and Carolina Orloff* The Long Form, by Kate Briggs* Territory of Light, by Yuki Tsushima, translate by Geraldine Harcourt* Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath, by Heather Clark* Indeterminate Inflorescence, by Lee Seong-bok, translated by Anton Hur* If I Had Not Seen Their Sleeping Faces: fragments on death After Anna de Noailles, by Christina Tudor-Sideri* In Ascension, by Martin MacInnes* The Day The Call Came, by Thomas Hinde* The Peasants, by Władysław Reymont, translated by Anna Zaranko* Basic Black with Pearls, by Helen Weinzweig* The Young Bride, by Alessandro Baricco, translated by Ann Goldstein* Whale, by Cheon Myeong-Kwan, translated by Chi-Young Kim* Not Even the Dead, by Juan Gomez Barecna, translated by Katie Whittemore* Losing Music, by John Cotter* Denmark: Variations, by James Tadd Adcox* Rabbit Is Rich, by John Updike* Blind Rider, by Juan Goytisolo, translated by Peter Bush* Exiled from Almost Everywhere, by Juan Goytisolo, translated by Peter Bush* The Garden of Secrets, by Juan Goytisolo, translated by Peter Bush* The Passenger, by Cormac McCarthy* Stella Maris, by Cormac McCarthy* When We Cease to Understand the World, by Benjamin Labatut, translated by Adrian Nathan West* The Last Chronicle of Barset, by Anthony Trollope* Barchester Towers, by Anthony Trollope* The Warden, by Anthony Trollope* Can You Forgive Her?, by Anthony TrollopeAbout the PodcastThe Mookse and the Gripes Podcast is a book chat podcast. Every other week Paul and Trevor get together to talk about some bookish topic or another.Please join us! You can subscribe at Apple podcasts or go to the feed to import to your favorite podcatcher.Many thanks to those who helped make this possible! If you'd like to donate as well, you can do so on Substack or on our Patreon page. Patreon subscribers get regular bonus episode and early access to all episodes! Every supporter has their own feed that he or she can use in their podcast app of choice to download our episodes a few days early. Please go check it out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mookse.substack.com/subscribe

Voltamos com mais um episódio do Escuta Essa, podcast semanal em que Denis e Danilo trocam histórias de cair o queixo e de explodir os miolos. Neste episódio temos duas histórias sobre tinta: primeiro Danilo conta como a tinta verde já foi mortal e pode ter levado Napoleão à morte, e depois Denis fala da tinta mais preta do mundo e como isso criou rancores dentro do mundo da arte. Não deixe de mandar os episódios para aquela pessoa com quem você também gosta de compartilhar histórias e aproveite para compartilhar com a gente seus comentários e perguntas no Spotify, nas redes sociais @escutaessapod, ou no e-mail escutaessa@aded.studio ... NESTE EPISÓDIO Primeira História - A história sobre como a cor verde pode ter matado Napoleão Bonaparte é uma das muitas contidas no livro "Quando deixamos de entender o mundo", de Benjamin Labatut. - Através de descobertas feitas com luz ultravioleta é possível ver as cores originais de diversas estátuas da Grécia Antiga em exposição no Museum of Modern Art em Nova Iorque. - Carl Scheele, nascido em 1742, é o responsável pela criação do "Verde Scheele", que continha altos nível de arsênico e pode ter contribuído com sua morte aos 43 anos de idade. - O "Verde Scheele" começou a ser abandonado ainda no século XIX graças à sua toxicidade, mas seguiu até 1930 sendo usado como inseticida. - Marie Curie, pioneira nas pesquisas sobre radioatividade, morreu aos 66 anos vítima de uma anemia rara causada pela exposição prolongada à radiação. - Sabin Arnold Von Sochocky criou a primeira tinta do mundo que brilhava no escuro, chamada "Undark". Morreu aos 45 anos também vítima de anemia causada por radiação. - Tanto Claude Monet quanto Paul Cézanne tiveram problemas de visão: o primeiro por conta de uma catarata, o segundo por conta de diabetes. É impossível comprovar, mas é possível que os dois tenham sofrido suas condições por interferência do "Verde Paris", que também era tóxico e foi usado como inseticida até o final do século XIX. - A gasolina passou a conter chumbo em 1922 e em 1970 toda a gasolina do mundo já continha o metal. Sua proibição ocorreu na década de 1980, mas chumbo só parou de ser utilizado na gasolina do mundo inteiro em 2021. - A produção artesanal de panelas no México passou a conter chumbo depois da invasão dos europeus e, mesmo com o chumbo proibido no país desde 1993, várias comunidades tradicionais seguem produzindo artesanalmente panelas usando o metal como esmalte. Estima-se que duas de cada dez crianças do país estejam seriamente contaminadas. - O gás presente nas geladeiras era o clorofluorcarbono, banido mundialmente em 1987 quando provou-se que era o maior responsável pela destruição de nossa camada de ozônio. Segunda História - A tinta Vantablack, produzida pela empresa Surrey Nanosystems, pode ser vista no próprio site da companhia em diversas fotos e vídeos. - Sua versão em spray, mais acessível, chama-se Vantablack S-VIS e custa cerca de 6 mil dólares a unidade. - Anish Kapoor é o artista responsável por obras como o "Cloud Gate" (ou "O Feijão") em Chicago, o "Sky Mirror" em Nottingham, na Inglaterra, e o "The Void" (ou "O Vazio"). - A matéria no site Wired citada pelo Denis pode ser lida aqui. - O rosa mais rosa do mundo, criado por Stuart Semple, pode ser comprado no site do artista - desde que você não seja Anish Kapoor, claro. - Estudos mostram que a resolução 4K em algumas circunstâncias supera a capacidade do olho humano. - Anish Kapoor riu por último. - O azul chamado "IKB" ("International Klein Blue") foi registrado em 1960 por Yves Klein. - A única obra de Anish Kapoor que utiliza a tinta Vantablack é um relógio - na verdade, uma série de dez relógios, e cada um pode ser comprado pela bagatela de 95 mil dólares. ... AD&D STUDIO A AD&D produz podcasts e vídeos que divertem e respeitam sua inteligência! Acompanhe todos os episódios em aded.studio para não perder nenhuma novidade.

This week's guest is Andy Hunter, founder and CEO of Bookshop.org, an online bookstore with an explicit mission to help promote and financially support the brick-and-mortar independent bookselling community. It is a platform that provides independent bookstores with an easy way to promote their stock and book lovers an alternative to purchase the books they love online without driving sales to Amazon. Books We Talk About: The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker, When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut, and The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin.Finally! A Book Club You'll LoveLIT Society is the hilarious weekly show that'll make you fall in love again with reading!Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify The Legacy Wealth Code PodcastThe secrets of real estate investing, tax strategies, and building a legacy!Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

On today's show, Stig Brodersen talks with co-host William Green, the author of “Richer, Wiser, Happier.” With a strong focus on books, they discuss what has made them Richer, Wiser, or Happier in the past quarter.IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN:00:00 - Intro01:27 - How to curate a book list12:53 - How can you find books the same way as your pick stocks23:32 - Which books have made us Wiser, Richer, and Happier30:14 - How the master appears when the student is ready44:13 - Whether AI changes how books are written1:25:46 - How to encourage your peers to read1:42:16 - Why you should give books away as your hobby 1:45:03 - Which two books have William recently read that he would recommendDisclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.BOOKS AND RESOURCESListen to Stig Brodersen and William Green's episode on being Richer, Wiser, and Happier, Q1 2023 or watch the video.Listen to Stig Brodersen and William Green's episode on Money and Happiness or watch the video.Tune in to William Green's episode with Mohnish Pabrai on Playing to Win or watch the video.Tune in to William Green's episode with Jason Karp on Wealth and Health or watch the video.Listen to Clay Finck's episode with Scott Patterson about the book Chaos Kings or watch the video.William Green's book Richer, Wiser, Happier – read reviews of this book.William Green's book, The Great Minds of Investing – read reviews of this book.Scott Patterson's book, Chaos Kings – read reviews of this book.Peter Matthiessen's book, Snow Leopard – read reviews of this book.Benjamin Labatut's book, When we cease to Understand the World – read reviews of this book.Jared Diamond's book, Guns, Germs, and Steel – read reviews of this book.Yuval Harari's book, Sapiens – read reviews of this book.Michael Greger's book, How Not to Die – read reviews of this book.Mark Hyman's book, Forever Young – read reviews of this book.Steven Kotler's book, The Art of the Impossible – read reviews of this book.Dean and Anne Ornish's book, Undo It! - read reviews of this book.Robert Pirsig's book, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - read reviews of this book.Robert Pirsig's book, On Quality - read reviews of this book.Alice Schroder's book, The Snowball - read reviews of this book.Warren Buffett's book, The Essays of Warren Buffett - read reviews of this book.Ray Dalio's book, The Changing World Order - read reviews of this book.NEW TO THE SHOW?Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.P.S The Investor's Podcast Network is excited to launch a subreddit devoted to our fans in discussing financial markets, stock picks, questions for our hosts, and much more! Join our subreddit r/TheInvestorsPodcast today!SPONSORSInvest in Bitcoin with confidence on River. It's the most secure way to buy Bitcoin with 100% full reserve custody and zero fees on recurring orders.Easily diversify beyond stocks and bonds, and build wealth through streamlined CRE investing with EquityMultiple.Join over 5k investors in the data security revolution with Atakama.Make connections, gain knowledge, and uplift your governance CV by becoming a member of the AICD today.Have the visibility and control you need to make better decisions faster with NetSuite's cloud financial system. Plus, take advantage of their unprecedented financing offer today - defer payments of a full NetSuite implementation. That's no payment and no interest for six months!Enjoy flexibility and support with free cancellation, payment options, and 24/7 service when booking travel experiences with Viator. Download the Viator app NOW and use code VIATOR10 for 10% off your first booking.Send, spend, and receive money around the world easily with Wise.Having physical gold physical gold can help if you have an IRA or 401(k)! Call Augusta Precious Metals today to get their free “Ultimate Guide to Gold IRAs" at 855-44-GOLD-IRA.Choose Toyota for your next vehicle - SUVs that are known for their reliability and longevity, making them a great investment. Plus, Toyotas now have more advanced technology than ever before, maximizing that investment with a comfortable and connected drive.Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors.HELP US OUT!Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Foi uma conversa via zoom, já que a Carla vive no Brasil. E que boa conversa que foi. A escritora apaixonou-se pelas palavras primeiro pela música, que a acompanhou na adolescência, e depois veio a literatura. E fala de livros, o porquê do encantamento por cada um, pela sua história mas também pela técnica. A escritora enquanto leitora. Os livros que a autora escolheu: Uma vida à sua frente, Romain Gary, Emir Ajar; Sobre a Terra somos belos por um instante, Ocean Vuong; Delírio, Laura Restrepo; A ridícula ideia de não voltar a ver-te, Rosa Montero; Quando deixamos de entender o mundo, Benjamin Labatut. Outros que a convidada referiu: Diário de um luto, Roland Barthes O que sugeri no final: O Engano, Philip Roth Livros escritos pela autora: Tudo é rio; A natureza da mordida; Véspera. Recomendei: Liane Moriarty: Pequenas Grandes Mentiras e o Segredo do meu marido; Rosa Montero, A louca da casa. Outros referidos na conversa: Time is a mother, Ocean Vuong.

Elizabeth and Sir Walter give Anne a tour of the house in Bath. Mr. Elliot comes to visit and charms the whole family. Distant cousins of noble rank cause a stir in the Elliot household. Sir Walter's favorite hobby is people watching and counting how many beautiful faces he sees. What we're reading/watching/listening to: The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb, Either/Or by Elif Batuman, When we Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut, Annie Ernaux, Sister Wives We have a twitter! We have a TikTok! Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel Nakai Artwork by Akina Cox Music in Ad by JuliusH

We're off to the seaside! Time for a vacation in Lyme where there will be a mysterious stranger, sad poets, stolen glances, and tragic accidents. Anne makes new friends and gets a book club buddy. Tangents include: The feminine gaze, playlists, and problematic favs What we're reading/watching/listening to: Twitter, When we Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut, The Great British Baking Show, Duolingo We have a twitter! We have a TikTok! Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel Nakai Artwork by Akina Cox

¡Nueva temporada en la Habitación 101! Regreso como se suele hacer el primer día de clase: contando cómo me ha ido el verano. Y, como aquí de lo que se habla es de libros, vamos a repasar cuáles han sido las lecturas que he hecho durante la temporada estival.El caso Alaska Sanders, de Joël Dicker.No está solo, de Sandrone Dazieri.El hacedor de flanes, de Susana de Ory.La paciente silenciosa, de Alex Michaliedes.Elevación, de Stephen King.La vida invisible de Addie LaRue, de Victoria Schwab.Un verdor terrible, de Benjamin Labatut.Supersaurio, de Meryem El Mehdati.Carcoma, de Layla Martínez.Hacia rutas salvajes, de Jon Krakauer.Matadero cinco, de Kurt Vonnegut.Oxford 7, de Pablo Tusset.La casa al final de Needless Street, de Catriona Ward.Guía del club de lectura para matar vampiros, de Grady Hendrix.La chica salvaje, de Delia Owens.Para cualquier duda o comentario, las formas de contactar conmigo son a través de Twitter (@greenpeeptoes) o en el canal de Telegram del programa (t.me/habitacion101)También espero tus comentarios en https://emilcar.fm/habitacion101 donde podrás encontrar los enlaces de este episodio.

This week we're dissecting a book which mixes fiction and nonfiction in ways which are enigmatic, compelling, and -- to some readers -- morally suspicious. Benjamin Labatut's When We Cease to Understand the World follows the fictionalized biographies of several scientists and mathematicians as they discover the principles which become quantum mechanics. This odd genre hybrid is admirable, gripping, and only partially satisfying, despite great critical acclaim.

Diese Episode erschien bereits am 22. Mai 2022 in Textform, wir reichen hier die Audioversion nach.Der Abgrund zwischen meiner Liebe zur Mathematik und meiner kompletten, absoluten Unfähigkeit diese Auszuüben könnte tiefer nicht sein.So erschuf ich, schulpflichtig, bei der Kalkulation einfachster chemischer Formeln, bei der man im Grunde nur die kleinen Zahlen am Fuß der chemischen Elemente im Kopf addieren muss, die phantastisch-unmöglichsten Verbindungen zum kopfschüttelnden Spott des gestrengen Herrn Chemielehrer, gleichzeitig gab es nichts faszinierenderes für mich, als wenn man mir versuchte zu erklären wie man mittels einer mathematischen Berechnung namens Fouriertransformation Uropas Stimme auf dem nahezu abgeschliffenen Wachszylinder hörbar machen kann.Heute, älter, nicht schlauer, ist für mich die zweitgeilste Erfindung nach dem Schnittbrot die Möglichkeit ins Google-Suchfeld 12+14 einzugeben und augenblicklich, achtund.. sechsunddreißig angezeigt zu bekommen. Schau ich dann auf vom Notebook steht im Bücherregal prominent der sechs Zentimeter breite Buchrücken des fantastischsten Kompendiums der Mathematik ever “Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers”, des schwedischen Kinderarztes Jan Gullberg, ein irres Werk, welches von “What’s a number?” bis zum Kolmogoroffschen Dreireihensatz das komplette Menschheitswissen über die Mathematik hält und didaktisch und ästhetisch so grandios ist, dass ich stundenlang wie ein Kind darin blättern kann, um mich einfach nur am Buchsatz zu ergötzen.Diese Faszination an der Mathematik erklärt mir der innere Küchenpsychologe mit einem heftigen Streben danach, den Dingen auf den Grund zu gehen. Ein paradoxerweise in der Schulmathematik kontraproduktives Verlangen, bestand ich meine Mathe-Abiprüfung doch nur weil ich die absolute Mindestanzahl an Punkten, die mich vom Durchfallen retten sollte, einzig und ausschließlich durch das absolvieren der Geometrieübungen erreichte. Das, weil die Geometrie an sich nur Malen nach Zahlen ist, aber man beim Lösen von Gleichungen oder gar dem Absolvieren von mathematischen Beweisen schulweise gezwungen wurde betrügerische Abkürzungen, euphemistisch “Merksätze” genannt, zu benutzen und Beweisführungen mit “Definitionen” begannen, unumstößlichen, ewig wahren gar, denen ich regelmäßig mit einem “Wirklich? Warum?” begegnete und ich so von 90 Minuten Prüfungszeit 80 mit dem durchgrübeln mathematisch-philosophischen Fragen zugebracht hätte, die, zugegeben, die alten Griechen vor zweieinhalbtausend Jahren schon alle für mich gelöst hatten.Nun, nicht alle, aber die Basics standen. Die Mathematik, ursprünglich als praktische Hilfestellung zur Bewältigung alltäglicher Probleme gefunden, war mit a2+b2=c2 im Zenit ihrer Praktischheit, wenn es darum ging, einen Baum zu fällen oder eine Pyramide zu bauen. Das reine Zählen beherrschte man schon länger, weil, was ist wichtiger als zu wissen, ob der alte Papadakis dich beim letzten Schweineschlachten wieder beschissen hat und er dir jetzt vier Scheffel Gyros schuldet - oder Du ihm, weil du das Gymnasium beim gestrengen Papadopoulos, der, der noch beim Pythagoras in die Schule gegangen war, nur mit Hilfe von Kreisemalen bestanden hattest.So einfach und praktisch war die Welt der Mathematik und ihrer handfesten Schwester, der Physik, im Grunde bis ans Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts, Zahlen waren real, Planetenumlaufbahnen waren rund, die Uhr tickte in nur eine Richtung, im ewig gleichen Takt. Was Newton im Jahr 1666, per Apfelfall auf den Kopf, über unsere Welt in Erfahrung gebracht und in Gleichungen gepackt hatte, galt augenscheinlich, und mit ein bisschen Mühe konnte das jeder verstehen und überprüfen.Dann, auf einmal, kam der Herr E. aus U. und mit diesem wurde im Jahr 1905 aus absolut auf einmal relativ und aus einer wohldefinierten Welt eine Theorie, zunächst eine spezielle und bald eine allgemeine. Diese Relativitätstheorien erklärten dem interessierten Laien wie Gelehrten nun unter anderem, dass der Apfel keineswegs auf den Kopf fällt, vorausgesetzt er ist groß und die Erde schnell genug, plus ein paar andere Umstände, die zunächst in Gedankenexperimenten theoretisch und später mit Beginn des Raumfahrzeitalters praktisch belegbar waren; Schweinezüchter, Forstarbeiter und Pyramidenmaurer weltweit jedoch waren am Ende ihres Verständnis für derlei Entrücktes und Enthobenes und sprachen weise “so what?”, bevor sie ihre Drachmen weiterzählten.Ganz anders ging es ob des Unerhörten Allem, was in der Mathematik des beginnenden 20. Jahrhunderts Rang und Namen hatte. Ein gewöhnlicher Roman über die Grenzen des menschlichen Verständnis, und das ist titelgebend im Englischen der hier besprochene von Benjamin Labatut, würde mit genau diesen Mathematikern und Physikern beginnen, aber Labatut macht das und noch sehr vieles Andere anders. “When we cease to understand the world” heißt sein Buch oder vom deutschen Verlagswesen “übersetzt”, ja, wen wunderts, “Das blinde Licht: Irrfahrten der Wissenschaft”.Statt also von bass erstaunten Wissenschaftlern zu berichten werden wir von Labatut zunächst in das düsterste Kapitel des 20. Jahrhunderts geworfen und lernen wie es über ein halbes dutzend Umwege zu Zyklon B kam, dem Gift, mit dem in deutschen KZs Millionen von Menschen umgebracht wurden. Das passiert in einer Mischung aus Kuriosität und Lakonie ohne respektlos den Opfern gegenüber zu sein. Es liest sich im Grunde wie ein dichter, gut recherchierter Artikel in einem angesehenen Magazin, stellenweise wie ein, sehr kurzer, Thomas Pynchon, man staunt und lernt über Textilfärber und Alchemisten am preußischen Hof Friedrich des I. auf der Suche nach der perfekten Farbe für dessen Armeeuniformen und landet über den Umweg der Giftgastoten des ersten Weltkrieges mit Entsetzen an den Mauern der Gaskammern von Auschwitz und weiß nun warum diese Preußisch-Blau schimmern. Innen.Labatut zeigt hier, fast bevor das Buch überhaupt beginnt, ominös und clever, in beiläufigem Storytelling, dass, wenn wir über das Unverständnis gegenüber der Welt reden, wir nicht in die hinteren Kapitel Mathematischer Enzyklopädien schauen müssen. Das liegt näher. Viel näher.Ok. Ein Geständnis. Ich lese nie Klappentexte und höre bei mich interessierenden Büchern über die ich per Rezension stolpere augenblicklich auf, diese zu lesen. Aber hier war es zu spät, ich schnappte eine entscheidende Aussage über “When we cease to understand the world” auf: Labatut bezeichnet das Buch als “non-fiction novel”, alles basiere auf tatsächlichen Begebenheiten, um die er eine bestimmte Menge Fiktion geschrieben habe. Im ersten Kapitel sei es ein lausiger Absatz gewesen, der ausgedacht sei, später wäre er großzügiger geworden. Seltsamerweise, hat mir das als Spoilernazi nicht im geringsten das Vergnügen am Buch gemindert, im Gegenteil, es war der Beginn einer Schnitzeljagd nach dem Fiktiven, bewaffnet mit Google und Wikipedia hinterfrug ich zunächst jedes mir suspekte Detail - und gab alsbald auf. Es spielte irgendwie keine Rolle. Wer das Selbstvertrauen hat, einen Roman im Graubereich zwischen Realität und Fiktion mit dem Holocaust zu beginnen und nicht auf einer deutschen Anklagebank sitzt hat mein Vertrauen.Aber nur fast. Im zweiten Kapitel schreibt ein Mann namens Schwarzschild aus den Schützengräben des ersten Weltkrieges einen Brief an Albert Einstein, so erfahren wir, in dem er diesem in winziger Handschrift eine Lösung der in seiner allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie nur aufgestellten Gleichungen präsentiert. Ein ganz ungeheuerlicher Vorgang, von dem Einstein angab, ihn nicht in seiner Lebzeit erwartet zu haben, so komplex erschien der Wissenschaft die allgemeine Theorie von der Relativität. Hah! “Fakenews” grummelnd tippte ich triumphierend den Namen Schwarzschild in www.wikipedia.de - alas! - 1:0 Labatut, stimmt alles! Schwarzschild gab es, er war ein Genie, der mit seiner Lösung die Existenz Schwarzer Löcher bewiesen hatte - und fünf Monate nach dem Absenden des Briefes an Albert Einstein an den Folgen des Einatmens von Senfgas starb. Mit dieser Tatsache macht das erste Kapitel nun noch mehr Sinn und es ist nicht der letze Loop, den Labatut hier tut (ich kann nicht anders 🙄). Der Autor, geboren 1980, ist kulturell sozialisiert wie wir alle, er kennt die Mechanismen guter Netflixserien oder cleverer Comedians, die uns mit zunächst zusammenhanglosen Details verwirren, um irgendwann wieder auf diese zurück zu kommen und uns erstaunt den Kopf zu schütteln. Er konstruiert seinen Roman um zahlreiche dieser konkreten oder abstrakten, fiktiven oder nur scheinbar fiktiven Tatsachen und Begebenheiten. Er beginnt das alles in einem Stil, der oft mehr an Reportage denn Roman denken lässt und damit unserem ergebnisorientierten, oder positiv “wissbegierigen”, modernen Leseverhalten scheinbar entgegen kommt. Doch bringt er uns immer wieder ins stolpern und träumen und er wird anders enden und wir werden den Übergang nicht gemerkt haben.Im dritten Kapitel war ich mir so sicher, Labatut erwischt zu haben. Es geht um einen Japaner mit einem in Japan eher Dutzendnamen der die mathematische Vermutung a+b=c beweisen will. Verarschen kann ich mich alleine.Das Kapitel erklärt faszinierend lebendig was für eine verflixte Frage diese unscheinbaren fünf mathematischen Symbole aufwerfen, wie sich verschiedene andere japanische Mathematiker mit genauso generischen Nachnamen damit herumgeschlagen haben und dabei dem, na klar, “Grothendieck’s Fluch” erlegen seien. “Jetzt kommen noch die deutschen Fakenamen dazu”, denkt der Rezensent, der genau dieses Kapitel im Funkloch las, no wikipedia no more, in dem es um einen fantastischen Mathematiker geht, Alexander Grothendieck, der in den Sechzigern der marottigste Star des wissenschaftlichen Feldes war; jeder wollte sein wie er oder auch nur ihn lehren hören, er hatte alle am kleinen Finger. Ein Genie welches schon im Kindesalter jahrhundertealte mathematische Probleme löste und in der Hochzeit seiner Karriere das Feld revolutionierte - um sich 1973 als nahezu kleiderloser Eremit zurückzuziehen, weil er begriff, dass seine Wissenschaft und damit seine Erfolge in dieser aber auch sowas von irrelevant für die Menschen dieser Welt seien, den ökologischen Verfall des Planeten nicht aufhielten, keine Bombe weniger gebaut noch geworfen würde, nur weil er sich in homologischer Algebra auskennt. Grothendieck verstand 99% der Mathematik - und die Welt nicht mehr.Krasse Story, Herr Labatut, gut geschmiedet. Als ich wieder Empfang hatte wurde mir meine mathematische Ignoranz von Google und Wiki erwartbar um die Ohren gehauen. Alles war grundlegend wahr, das so trivial klingende Theorem a+b=c beschäftigt Mathematiker seit Jahrzehnten, alle handelnden Personen sind real und haben in etwa die erzählte Geschichte. Die Welt der Mathematiker ist eine wahnwitzige und eine der Wahnsinnigen, wer hätte das gedacht.Aber ist das verwunderlich? Während Maurermeister Muhammad in seinem Garten Pyramiden baut und den Satz des Pythagoras beherrscht, weswegen die Dinger, unter Wasser, in Jahrtausenden noch stehen werden, schreibt der Mathematiker László Lovász Perfekte-Graphen-Sätze und muss dann zugeben, dass die nur schwach sind. Die Sätze? Die Graphen? Who knows. Wozu sind die gut? Für Strukturen, wie sie bei der Eckenfärbung auftreten. Auch in Preußisch-Blau?Muhammad tangiert solch abgehobener Unsinn nicht, nicht beim Pyramidenbau. Aber abends, wenn er sich die Tabulé abwischt und sich über die Welt Gedanken macht, kommt er unweigerlich im Jahr 1926 an.War Albert Einsteins allgemeine Relativitätstheorie mit ihren scheinbaren Paradoxen im miteinander von Raum und Zeit für Muhammad verstehbar, trat in diesem Jahr der ambivalente Katzenliebhaber S. auf und sperrte das Objekt seiner Liebe in eine Kiste, deren Beobachtung er zunächst verbot.Einstein war aufgefallen, dass an Newtons Mechanik nicht alles rund lief und kam mit der Einbeziehung der vierten Dimension - der Zeit - der Sache so nahe, dass selbst hundert Jahre später die Theorie für die Praxis, von A wie Atombombe über G wie GPS bis zum Z auf dem Panzer im Donbass exakt tut, was sie soll. Schrödinger auf einem Kongress in München im Jahr 1926 jedoch fand ein Problem. Wenn man die Bewegungen von Atomen und deren Bestandteile berechnen will - und wer will das nicht? - funktionieren die aktuellen mathematischen Modell nicht. Ein neues muss her!“Teilchen”, so Schrödinger, “sind eigentlich Wellen!”“Und meine Pyramide im Garten ist Gott”, frevelt Muhammad in seinen Bart, “Blumen sind Tiere, Menschen sind Bücher, Schöne hässlich und Reiche arm”, rieb er sich verzweifelt die Augen und geht zu Bett.Wie Schrödinger seine Theorie auf der Bühne des Mathematikerkongress mit Gleichungen unterlegte kam ein junger Student mit Namen Heisenberg auf dieselbe und machte einen Will Smith, wischte buchstäblich Schrödingers Formeln von der Tafel und sprach, sinngemäß: “Nimm nie wieder das Wort Realität in dem Mund! Dein Modell is all b******t, man kann sich die Welt der Atome nicht vorstellen wie sie ist! Man kann sie sich gar nicht vorstellen!” (Und wurde, anders als Herr Smith, prompt rausgeworfen.)Waren es bei Newton noch Steine oder, gottlob Äpfel, die die Welt formten und bei Einstein noch greifbare Atome plus ein wenig Zeit, bei Schrödinger wenigstens noch Wellen und Teilchen, blieb bei Heisenberg nur noch Unschärfe. Nicht nur kann man Atome nicht beobachten, man kann sie noch nicht mal beschreiben, ja man solle sie sich noch nicht einmal vorstellen. Sobald man begänne, sich ein Elektron vorzustellen, dass um ein Proton kreist liege man schon falsch. Alles was man von der Welt wissen könne sind Wahrscheinlichkeiten. Erst wenn man diese messe erscheinen sie, wie von Gott geschaffen, durch die Messung selbst. Man könne sogar entscheiden, was erschaffen würde. Messe man die Eigenschaften einer Welle, so erscheine eine Welle - messe man die Eigenschaften eines Teilchens, so erscheine dieses. Wo und in welcher Geschwindigkeit dieses existiert ist dann jedoch auch wieder nicht feststellbar, man muss sich entscheiden, misst man die Masse des Teilchens, verliert man die Möglichkeit dessen Geschwindigkeit zu messen und umgekehrt. Misst man dann die Masse bekommt man jedoch keine eindeutige Zahl, zwei Kilo Kartoffeln, man bekomme eine Wahrscheinlichkeit, wie auf einem Wiener Biomarkt sind es am Ende nur drei Pfund Erdäpfel, die Hälfte wahrscheinlich schon verschimmelt!Labatut beschreibt, dass Schrödinger wie Heisenberg ob ihrer Erkentnisse hilflos verrückt geworden seien, zumindest zeitweise, und obwohl diese Episoden belegt sind, findet hier die Fiktion im Buch ihr zuhause: Schrödinger kommt der Kindschändung verdammt nahe und Heisinger trinkt Absynth, phantasiert und masturbiert. Labatut findet auch hier eine beeindruckende Sicherheit dem Leser die Krassheit der Entrückung nahezubringen, den Blick in den Abgrund, den beide Männer warfen und was das mit einem macht. Es ist geradeso düster, dass man die Konsequenz versteht, geradeso aushaltbar, dass man zurück findet zum Thema, wie die beiden Wissenschaftler zu ihrem.Das Thema ist: Muss das alles sein?Der Mensch sucht nach Sinn in der Welt, das unterscheidet ihn vom Tier. Es hält ihn bei der Stange, das kleine Menschchen, so unterlegen er körperlich auch ist, diese Suche nach dem Sinn macht ihn zum Überlebenden. Wenn Du etwas hast, wofür du lebst, bist du schneller als der Tiger der aus dem Busch springt, klüger als ein Virus, dass Du dir beim Fledermausemahl eingefangen hast und brutaler in deinem Vernichtungswillen als jeder Dodo und jedes Mammut. Du magst falsch liegen mit dem lustigen Gott mit dem Elefantenkopf, mit dem beeindruckenden Gott mit den Blitzen, mit dem eher lamen Gott, der sich an ein Holzkreuz tackern ließ, aber alle drei gaben dir die Kraft deinen Brüdern im Zweifel den Schädel einzuschlagen, wenn Sie dir den Hummus aus der Pita klauen.Dann kam die Renaissance und die Aufklärung und obwohl etwas prosaisch und abstrakt und nicht mehr ganz so funny gab sie dir ein klareres Bild von der Welt. Und Kohle! Und Fortschritt! Und etwas gegen die Pusteln nach dem Besuch im Puff! Und Speed! Und die Mutter, die sich beklagt, dass Du Sie zu selten anrufst! Dafür lohnte es sich den Giftgaskanister in die richtige Windrichtung zu öffnen. Abwurf der H-Bomb nicht unter 9000m! Ist der Virenscanner aktuell?Was passiert, ist die latente Frage, wenn wir zwei Wissenschaftler haben, Bohr und Heisenberg, die nicht nur eine Theorie entwickeln, dass alles was wir sehen inherent unwahr ist, schlimmer, nicht erkennbar und, schlimmer, diese Theorie belegen, so klar und eindeutig, dass nicht nur Einstein darob verzweifelte, schlimmer, die uns über diese Theorie sagen: “Wir betrachten die Quantenmechanik als eine geschlossene Theorie. Die ihr zugrunde liegende Mathematik und Physik sind nicht mehr veränderbar”. Ein Kopfschuss für jeden, der nach Erkenntnis sucht.Darum geht es in Benjamin Labatuts Buch “When we cease to understand the world”. “Wenn wir aufhören die Welt zu verstehen” ist dabei ein zu schwacher Titel, denn verstanden haben wir diese noch nie. Aber wir haben es versucht. Manchmal dumm, manchmal lustig, in der Rückschau oft brutal und nicht in deren oder unserem bestem Interesse. Aber was wir seit Bohr und Heisenberg tun, ist uns zu beweisen, dass wir diese nicht verstehen können werden. (Dass dieser Satz im Deutschen die grammatikalische Form “Futur II” hat, beendet die Diskussion darüber, ob die Deutschen Humor haben.)Wie und ob wir, die Menschheit, damit leben können ist die offensichtlichste Frage und dass uns Benjamin Labatut in “When we cease to understand the world” in brillanter Art und Weise darob aufrüttelt, ist dieses Buch zu lesen wert. Und mit dem Fakt, dass alle dem Wahn und der Depression verfallenen Protagonisten zumindest in der Fiktion des Buches wieder und klüger aus dieser entstiegen, will uns vielleicht etwas sagen, sage ich leise hoffnungsvoll. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lobundverriss.substack.com

Sommeren er på vej, om lidt er det årets længste dag. Solen er vores fælles læselampe, men hvilke bøger skal vi have med ind og ud i ferien?Hvad skal vi læse på stranden mellem dukkerter? Hvad skal vi sætte os i havens svale hjørne med? Sommerferien er en tid til både lethed og fordybelse. Vi vil have det hele.Derfor går der endnu en gang bogpusher i Poptillægget, vi giver dig alt det, du ikke ved, du vil læse. Vi serverer digte, romaner og faglitteratur på nye og gamle flasker.Og så drømmer vi fremad, kaster vores litterære ønsker i fontænen og krydser fingre for at lukke hullerne i den kollektive bogreol. Så sæt et æseløre og puds læsebrillerne, det er sommerbog-tid. Panelets anbefalinger:Eva anbefalede: 'Ikke at dø' af Anne Boyer 'Ting jeg ikke vil vide' af Deborah Levy  Olga anbefalede: 'Væggen' af Marlen Haushofer 'Bøgetid' af Nanna Storr-Hansen Antologien 'Natural History of Books: A Messy History of Women in Printing'  Line anbefalede: 'Når vi ikke længere forstår verden' af Benjamin Labatut 'Eufori' af Elin Cullhed 'The Right to Sex' af Amia Srinivasan  Felix anbefalede: 'Sapfo' Gendigtet af Mette Moestrup og Mette Christiansen 'Om udregning af rumfang' af Solvej Balle 

Hvað er það minnsta sem þú getur ímyndað þér, kæri hlustandi? Og hvað er það stærsta? Telur þú þig skilja hvernig alheimurinn virkar eða skiptir það kannski ekki höfuðmáli, að skilja. Frekar að skynja? Bókin Þar sem skilningi okkar á heiminum sleppir eftir síleska rithöfundinn Benjamin Labatut hefur vakið heimsathygli undanfarin 2 ár og var á skammlista hinna alþjóðlegu Booker bókmenntaverðlauna árið 2021. Þar er fjallað um stærstu vísindauppgötvanir 20. aldar, aðallega eðlisfræðinnar, hvernig þær hafa mótað heimsmynd okkar og takmarkað skilning mannsins á heiminum. Við köfum ofan í skilning og skammtafræði í lok þáttar með Viðari Guðmundssyni eðlisfræðingi. Ólöf Gerður Sigfúsdóttir myndlistargagnrýnandi Víðsjár lagði leið sína í Listasafn Árnesinga í Hveragerði, en fjórar sýningar standa nú yfir í safninu. Listamennirnir vinna í ólíka miðla en taka allir skemmtilegan snúning á skynvitunum. Við erum með hugann við opin rými borgarinnar í dag í kjölfar sveitastjórnakosninga. Af því tilefni er vert að rifja upp innslag Höllu Harðardóttur frá því í byrjun mars. Högna Sigurðardóttir var nýútskrifaður arkitekt frá París vorið 1960 fékk hún hendur sitt fyrsta verkefni. Hulda Jakobsdóttir, þáverandi bæjarstjóri Kópavogs, fól henni að hanna sundlaug og almenningsgarð fyirr bæjarfélagið. Tillaga Högnu er nútímaleg, ekki bara í íslensku samhengi, heldur einnig alþjóðlegu, hún er framúrstefnuleg og kjarkmikil, segir Guja Dögg Hauksdóttir arkitekt, sem hefur rannsakað verk Högnu. Og Nína Hjálmarsdóttir rýnir í sýninguna Ball í Borgarleikhúsinu. Umsjón: Jóhannes Ólafsson

Hvað er það minnsta sem þú getur ímyndað þér, kæri hlustandi? Og hvað er það stærsta? Telur þú þig skilja hvernig alheimurinn virkar eða skiptir það kannski ekki höfuðmáli, að skilja. Frekar að skynja? Bókin Þar sem skilningi okkar á heiminum sleppir eftir síleska rithöfundinn Benjamin Labatut hefur vakið heimsathygli undanfarin 2 ár og var á skammlista hinna alþjóðlegu Booker bókmenntaverðlauna árið 2021. Þar er fjallað um stærstu vísindauppgötvanir 20. aldar, aðallega eðlisfræðinnar, hvernig þær hafa mótað heimsmynd okkar og takmarkað skilning mannsins á heiminum. Við köfum ofan í skilning og skammtafræði í lok þáttar með Viðari Guðmundssyni eðlisfræðingi. Ólöf Gerður Sigfúsdóttir myndlistargagnrýnandi Víðsjár lagði leið sína í Listasafn Árnesinga í Hveragerði, en fjórar sýningar standa nú yfir í safninu. Listamennirnir vinna í ólíka miðla en taka allir skemmtilegan snúning á skynvitunum. Við erum með hugann við opin rými borgarinnar í dag í kjölfar sveitastjórnakosninga. Af því tilefni er vert að rifja upp innslag Höllu Harðardóttur frá því í byrjun mars. Högna Sigurðardóttir var nýútskrifaður arkitekt frá París vorið 1960 fékk hún hendur sitt fyrsta verkefni. Hulda Jakobsdóttir, þáverandi bæjarstjóri Kópavogs, fól henni að hanna sundlaug og almenningsgarð fyirr bæjarfélagið. Tillaga Högnu er nútímaleg, ekki bara í íslensku samhengi, heldur einnig alþjóðlegu, hún er framúrstefnuleg og kjarkmikil, segir Guja Dögg Hauksdóttir arkitekt, sem hefur rannsakað verk Högnu. Og Nína Hjálmarsdóttir rýnir í sýninguna Ball í Borgarleikhúsinu. Umsjón: Jóhannes Ólafsson

Hvað er það minnsta sem þú getur ímyndað þér, kæri hlustandi? Og hvað er það stærsta? Telur þú þig skilja hvernig alheimurinn virkar eða skiptir það kannski ekki höfuðmáli, að skilja. Frekar að skynja? Bókin Þar sem skilningi okkar á heiminum sleppir eftir síleska rithöfundinn Benjamin Labatut hefur vakið heimsathygli undanfarin 2 ár og var á skammlista hinna alþjóðlegu Booker bókmenntaverðlauna árið 2021. Þar er fjallað um stærstu vísindauppgötvanir 20. aldar, aðallega eðlisfræðinnar, hvernig þær hafa mótað heimsmynd okkar og takmarkað skilning mannsins á heiminum. Við köfum ofan í skilning og skammtafræði í lok þáttar með Viðari Guðmundssyni eðlisfræðingi. Ólöf Gerður Sigfúsdóttir myndlistargagnrýnandi Víðsjár lagði leið sína í Listasafn Árnesinga í Hveragerði, en fjórar sýningar standa nú yfir í safninu. Listamennirnir vinna í ólíka miðla en taka allir skemmtilegan snúning á skynvitunum. Við erum með hugann við opin rými borgarinnar í dag í kjölfar sveitastjórnakosninga. Af því tilefni er vert að rifja upp innslag Höllu Harðardóttur frá því í byrjun mars. Högna Sigurðardóttir var nýútskrifaður arkitekt frá París vorið 1960 fékk hún hendur sitt fyrsta verkefni. Hulda Jakobsdóttir, þáverandi bæjarstjóri Kópavogs, fól henni að hanna sundlaug og almenningsgarð fyirr bæjarfélagið. Tillaga Högnu er nútímaleg, ekki bara í íslensku samhengi, heldur einnig alþjóðlegu, hún er framúrstefnuleg og kjarkmikil, segir Guja Dögg Hauksdóttir arkitekt, sem hefur rannsakað verk Högnu. Og Nína Hjálmarsdóttir rýnir í sýninguna Ball í Borgarleikhúsinu. Umsjón: Jóhannes Ólafsson

How an innocent trip to the library could give you arsenic poisoning. Plus, a new pterosaur fossil seems to confirm the prehistoric reptiles had some pretty cool feathers. And, how would you like to meditate with Yoda and Chewbacca? Sponsors:I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcastMunk Pack, Use code KRH at Munkpack.com for 20% off your first purchaseLinks:Poison Book Project (Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library) These green books are poisonous—and one may be on a shelf near you (National Geographic)Prussian blue and its partner in crime (Journal of Art in Society) When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut and Adrian Nathan West Pterosaur discovery solves ancient feather mystery (ScienceDaily)This ancient creature developed feathers long before the dinosaurs (Inverse)Fossil of Sick Pterosaur Crest Reveals Clues to Feather Color (Gizmodo) Star Wars and Headspace let you practice mindfulness in a galaxy far, far away (Mashable)Best Star Wars Day Deals: Early Discounts Available Ahead Of May The 4th (Gamespot)Gene Wilder Documentary in the Works at White Horse Pictures (Collider) It's Always Something a book by Gilda RadnerJackson Bird on TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mais um episódio do novo segmento do podcast Livros para Pessoas Normais: A Joana lê. Aqui estão os 3 livros mencionados: As Raparigas, de Emma Cline https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32937073-as-raparigas Um terrível verdor, do Benjamin Labatut https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51053737-um-terr-vel-verdor Insana: meu mês de loucura, da Susannah Cahalan https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24828991-insana

In the 1920s, the scientist Werner Heisenberg came up with a wild idea that broke reality as Western science knew it. And it's still unsettling to think about. Benjamin Labatut's recent book, When We Cease to Understand the World, makes readers feel the aftershocks of the revelation, asking, "What's real?" We're thrilled that Unexplainable has been nominated for a Webby Award in the science & education category! It's for our episode called The mysteries of endometriosis. You can help us out by voting here in the Individual Episodes category. Voting is open through Thursday, April 21. Thank you!  For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable It's a great place to view show transcripts and read more about the topics on our show. Also, email us! unexplainable@vox.com We read every email. Support Unexplainable by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this first episode of The Writer and the Critic for 2022, your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, begin with an exciting announcement: Kirstyn will have some actual books being published this year! She's a writer again! Huzzah! Ahem. The books up for discussion this month are When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut [6:08] and A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofal [52:35]. If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 1:18:15 for final remarks including a discussion about just what we mean when we say "novel" and why we might need to find some new words to describe long-form fiction. Some helpful links for things mentioned in this episode: Burnt Sugar and the Never Afters series by Kirstyn McDermott available from Brain Jar Press You Tube: Doireann Ní Ghríofa introduces A Ghost in the Throat Next month, the two books up on the slab will be: The Wych Elm by Tana French My Phantoms by Gwendoline Riley Read ahead and join in the spoilerific fun!

An exciting little book from an author to look out for. Jonah drinks his beer too fast and Will talks about Leonard Cohen, which honestly should probably be the title. Come sit in the bookstore for a while.

Hvilke bøger skal man læse, hvis man gerne vil have fat i ny international litteratur i foråret 2022? Lyt med her for at få anbefalinger til de kommende udgivelser fra den øverste hylde af oversat krimi/spænding, generel skønlitteratur, underholdning og romantik. Pressechef Camilla Høy og forlagschef for oversat litteratur Line Miller går listen igennem, hvor der burde være en bog til enhver smag.  Der bliver bl.a.nævnt: Liz Moores Den lange lysende flod, Stephen Kings Billy Summers, Gustaf Skördemanns Faust, Isabella Allendes Violetta, Hotel Portofino af J.P. O'Connell, Ingen som dig af Nick Hornby, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Eufori af Elin Culhed, Rejser mod ingemandsland af Benjamin Labatut, Det evige lys af Francis Spufford. 

Featured book: Hawking Hawking, by Charles Seife. Charles Seife's new biography of Stephen Hawking takes an unflinching look at the good and bad sides of the famous physicist. And on the nightstand: The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy, by Arik Kershenbaum; and When We Cease to Understand the World, by Benjamin Labatut.

An interview with Benjamín Labatut, author of When We Cease to Understand the World (2021), a New York Times Top Ten Book of the Year. Benjamin and I cover an enormous amount of ground in our wide-ranging interview: we touch on Heisenberg's uncertainty principal as a way of his writing; the failure of our societies to make room for overlapping, sometimes contradictory histories; his distaste for genre categories; the inevitable loss involved in translation; Chile's frightening presidential election; and much much more. I know that you will be as enthralled and challenged and delighted by Benjamín's capacious mind.  Benjamín Recommends: Juan Forn, Los Viernes Roberto Calasso, The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony Pascal Quignard, The Last Kingdom Elliot Weinberger, An Elemental Thing J.A. Baker, The Peregrine Georg Buchner, Lenz Frantisek Vlacil, Marketa Lazarova (film) Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An interview with Benjamín Labatut, author of When We Cease to Understand the World (2021), a New York Times Top Ten Book of the Year. Benjamin and I cover an enormous amount of ground in our wide-ranging interview: we touch on Heisenberg's uncertainty principal as a way of his writing; the failure of our societies to make room for overlapping, sometimes contradictory histories; his distaste for genre categories; the inevitable loss involved in translation; Chile's frightening presidential election; and much much more. I know that you will be as enthralled and challenged and delighted by Benjamín's capacious mind.  Benjamín Recommends: Juan Forn, Los Viernes Roberto Calasso, The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony Pascal Quignard, The Last Kingdom Elliot Weinberger, An Elemental Thing J.A. Baker, The Peregrine Georg Buchner, Lenz Frantisek Vlacil, Marketa Lazarova (film) Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

An interview with Benjamín Labatut, author of When We Cease to Understand the World (2021), a New York Times Top Ten Book of the Year. Benjamin and I cover an enormous amount of ground in our wide-ranging interview: we touch on Heisenberg's uncertainty principal as a way of his writing; the failure of our societies to make room for overlapping, sometimes contradictory histories; his distaste for genre categories; the inevitable loss involved in translation; Chile's frightening presidential election; and much much more. I know that you will be as enthralled and challenged and delighted by Benjamín's capacious mind.  Benjamín Recommends: Juan Forn, Los Viernes Roberto Calasso, The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony Pascal Quignard, The Last Kingdom Elliot Weinberger, An Elemental Thing J.A. Baker, The Peregrine Georg Buchner, Lenz Frantisek Vlacil, Marketa Lazarova (film) Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

An interview with Benjamín Labatut, author of When We Cease to Understand the World (2021), a New York Times Top Ten Book of the Year. Benjamin and I cover an enormous amount of ground in our wide-ranging interview: we touch on Heisenberg's uncertainty principal as a way of his writing; the failure of our societies to make room for overlapping, sometimes contradictory histories; his distaste for genre categories; the inevitable loss involved in translation; Chile's frightening presidential election; and much much more. I know that you will be as enthralled and challenged and delighted by Benjamín's capacious mind.  Benjamín Recommends: Juan Forn, Los Viernes Roberto Calasso, The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony Pascal Quignard, The Last Kingdom Elliot Weinberger, An Elemental Thing J.A. Baker, The Peregrine Georg Buchner, Lenz Frantisek Vlacil, Marketa Lazarova (film) Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

An interview with Benjamín Labatut, author of When We Cease to Understand the World (2021), a New York Times Top Ten Book of the Year. Benjamin and I cover an enormous amount of ground in our wide-ranging interview: we touch on Heisenberg's uncertainty principal as a way of his writing; the failure of our societies to make room for overlapping, sometimes contradictory histories; his distaste for genre categories; the inevitable loss involved in translation; Chile's frightening presidential election; and much much more. I know that you will be as enthralled and challenged and delighted by Benjamín's capacious mind.  Benjamín Recommends: Juan Forn, Los Viernes Roberto Calasso, The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony Pascal Quignard, The Last Kingdom Elliot Weinberger, An Elemental Thing J.A. Baker, The Peregrine Georg Buchner, Lenz Frantisek Vlacil, Marketa Lazarova (film) Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science

So spannend wurde Wissenschaftsgeschichte vielleicht noch nie geschrieben. In „Das blinde Licht“ erzählt der chilenische Autor Benjamín Labatut von deutschen Naturwissenschaftlern, deren Entdeckungen bahnbrechend waren, die aber auch viele Menschen – zumal nicht selten sich selbst – ins Unglück gestürzt haben. In vier großen Kapiteln, in denen sich naturwissenschaftlicher Sachverstand und literarische Essayistik brillant verbinden, erzählt Benjamín Labatut von den Physikern Werner Heisenberg und Karl Schwarzschild, dem Mathematiker Alexander Grothendieck und dem Chemiker Fritz Haber. Die flämische Autorin Charlotte Van den Broeck, die selbst unlängst mit dem hervorragenden Essayband „Wagnisse“ über gescheiterte Architekten hervorgetreten ist, hat Labatuts Buch kürzlich gelesen und kann es „von Herzen empfehlen“, wie sie sagt. Denn es gelingt Benjamín Labatut, „meisterlich, die Grenze zwischen Wahnsinn und Wissenschaft“ auszuloten. Lesetipp von der Autorin Charlotte Van den Broeck. Aus dem Spanischen von Thomas Brovot Suhrkamp Verlag, 187 Seiten, 22 Euro ISBN: 978-3-518-42922-8

Audrey Morris, one of the people I chat with most in Instagram about books and baking, joins me to talk books. She also shares about some award lists that have her looking forward to the next few months.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 228: Full of Secrets Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed:    Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan VreelandA Spare Life by Lidija Dimkovska, translated by Christina E. KramerIn the Lateness of the World by Carolyn ForchéThe Woman from Uruguay by Pedro Mairal, translated by Jennifer CroftThat Time of Year by Marie Ndiaye, translated by Jordan StumpOther mentions:Barkskins by Annie ProulxReadalong informationThe Eighth Life by Nino HaratischviliPachinko by Min Jin LeeLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonWretchedness by Andrzej TichyThe Yellow House by Sarah M. BroomDishoom by Shamil ThakrarThe Employees by Olga Ravn, translated by Martin AitkenWhen We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut, translated by Adrian Nathan WestIn Memory of Memory by Maria StepanovaConsent by Annabel LyonSummer Brother by Jaap RobbenGirl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierCatch the Rabbit by Lana BastasicWhat You Have Heard is True by Carolyn ForchéDeaf Republic by Ilya KaminskyThe Missing Year of Juan Salvatierra by Pedro MairalCensus by Jesse BallThe Essex Serpent by Sarah PerryCutting for Stone by Abraham VargheseBeyond Babylon by Igiaba ScegoAdua by Igiaba ScegoThe Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisSorrow by Claribel AlegriaHomesick by Jennifer CroftLight Perpetual by Francis SpuffordRelated episodes: Episode 088 - Author Head Space with Sara MooreEpisode 112 - Reset Button with Eleanor ThoeleEpisode 195 - Muchness with NadineEpisode 207 - Innocent and Ruthless with Tricia DeeganEpisode 212 - Subtly Fascinating with VinnyStalk me online:Audrey is @dreesreads on InstagramAudrey at GoodreadsJenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy All links to books are through Bookshop.org, where I am an affiliate. I wanted more money to go to the actual publishers and authors. I link to Amazon when a book is not listed with Bookshop.

Benjamin Labatut es un escritor chileno cuyo libro, "Un verdor terrible", consta de cinco relatos que narran episodios al margen de la ciencia --la oscuridad al lado de las certezas, el terror corriendo al lado del progreso. Un libro interesantísimo de un escritor único en la literatura latinoamericana. En la música escuchamos a Prince, 17 days en su versión de 1983.