Learning to die in the Anthropocene is a book that is relevant to everyone who is alive right now, as well as other books like it. Right from the get go I was taken in by the urgency, concern, and compelling writing by Roy Scranton. By the time I had finished the introduction I already […]

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The song of ice and fire series has had a lot of time to seep into the public consciousness. Having been first released in 1996, Game of Thrones has been around for 20 years. The television series has broken a number of records, including being the most pirated show on television. The show also broke the record […]

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The book Game of Thrones and Philosophy covers the story of George R.R Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series (mainly the first couple of books.)  The material presented in this book covers the philosophical predisposition of each character and their actions. The book asks the questions “what would Thomas Hobbes do in westeros?” or […]

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Jane Mcgonigal is quite an extraordinary author. She starting her writing career with her book Reality is Broken (my review of that book here: http://www.robodudereview.com/book-reviews/reality-is-broken-jane-mcgonigal/) which is a book about how video games can help one improve their life. Mcgonigal’s second book Super Better is a direct follow up to that notion, Mcgonigal uses her experience […]

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The book Big Magic was written by author Elizabeth Gilbert. Most known for having written the book Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert followed that book’s major success up with having public conversations on places like TED to discuss the role of inspiration in creativity, and how having major success can be quite a burden on […]

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I first stumbled upon Amy Cuddy by watching her Ted Talk on body language and how it affects how we perceive ourselves, how we act and think as well. I thought her speech was captivating. She went into how sitting and standing in certain ways affect how we come off to others, and how by […]

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Media has changed a lot over the years. Television shows used to be much more wholesome. The most popular shows in the 60’s and 70’s were family friendly shows like the Brady Bunch, and the Andy Griffith show. Today we are inundated with media that is much more intense, more challenging, and less wholesome. Video […]

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The first time I saw a video from Gary Vaynerchuck he was giving a speech on business and entrepreneurial techniques in Texas, and an audience member had asked him during the Q&A about how to expand his medical marijuana business. The audience member went on to complain about how Texas state laws didn’t allow him […]

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Jesper Juul’s book, A Casual Revolution is a deep look into how the world of casual gaming has shaped the game industry in the last eight years or so of the game industry. Since things like app gaming and the wii have been released, more and more people have started playing games. Casual games has […]

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