Summer is finally here. Time to take some rest and catch your breath. Wayfinder also takes a short break. In July and August there is no weekly newsletter but 1 special at the end of each summer month. And because we finally have some more time to read and listen, this edition is already filled with booktips & podcasts for long summer days & nights.
- Build, Tony Fadell
: Tony Fadell led the teams that created the iPod, iPhone and the Nest Thermostat. Now he has bundled everything he learned in 30+ years in Silicon Valley about leadership, design, decision-making, failure and success in one impressive book. An advice encyclopedia. A mentor in a box.
- Going Digital, Lyndsey Jones
: A practical and revealing guide for anyone dealing with digital transformation, from the hands of the former executive editor of the Financial Times and strategic advisor at WAN-IFRA, Lindsey Jones.
- Reality+, David J. Chalmers:
Take a mind-bending journey through virtual worlds, illuminating the nature of reality and our place within it. World-renowned philosopher David J. Chalmers argues that we can live a meaningful life in virtual reality - and increasingly, we will.
- Freedom to Think, Susie Alegre
: Without a moment’s pause, we share our most intimate thoughts with trillion-dollar tech companies. Algorithms categorize us and jump to conclusions about who we are. Part history and part manifesto, Freedom to Think explores how the powerful have always sought to influence how we think and what we buy.?
- Metaverse, Matthew Ball
: The term “Metaverse” is suddenly everywhere. Wired or tired? From one of leading theorist of the Metaverse this is the definitive account of the next internet: what the Metaverse is, what it will take to build it, and what it means for all of us.
- Building a Second Brain, Tiago Forte
: This eye-opening and accessible guide shows how you can easily create your own personal system for knowledge management, otherwise known as a Second Brain synced across all your devices and platforms.
- Futureproof, 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation, Kevin Roose
: New York Times technology columnist Kevin Roose lays out a hopeful, pragmatic vision of how humans can thrive in the machine age.
- How The World Really Works, Vaclav Smil
: We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperity - because before we can tackle problems effectively, we must understand the facts.
- The Candy House, Jennifer Egan
: Would you upload your memories if it gained you access to other people’s? This new novel from Jennifer Egan is a clever, endlessly inventive exploration of our increasingly connected, surveilled society and the individual yearning for privacy and meaning.
Don't take my word for what you have to read this summer. Here are some neat lists full of inspiration.
And for the Dutch speaking folks who read this newsletter: a special mention for 'De Bus uit Mostar' from my colleague GerBen van 't Hek and Rens Lieman
: the story of 26 young handball players who fled to the Netherlands from Yugoslavia in 1992 and could not return. A gripping story that is more relevant than ever.
Of course listening to podcasts starts at Mediahuis. Discover our audio offer:
- Deuzevlog, Mark Deuze
: The podcast version of my Deuzevlog, featuring inspiring conversations with scholars in journalism, media studies, and communication science - hosted by Mark Deuze, Professor of Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Subscription Stories, Robbie Kellman Baxter
: Subscription models are crazy powerful. In her podcast series, Robbie Kellman Baxter interviews industry leaders how they’re using subscription pricing and membership models to redefine the biggest industries and generate predictable recurring revenue along the way.
- The Dropout, ABC Audio
: Money. Romance. Tragedy. Deception. The story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos is an unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong. How did the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire lose it all in the blink of an eye?
- Slow Burn – Roe vs Wade, Slate
: The US Supreme Court recently overturned their original ruling on Roe V. Wade. Season 7 of Slate's podcast Slow Burn revisits a time when more Republicans supported abortion rights than Democrats while focusing on how women received the right to an abortion in the first place.
- Lands of the Giants, VOX
: Recode’s?Peter Kafka?explores the company that changed what a computer is — and then changed what a phone is. From its beginnings as a niche personal computer company, Apple became the preeminent maker of consumer tech products, a cultural trendsetter, and the most valuable company in the world. And along the way, it changed the way we live.
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That's it! Enjoy Summer!! ??
CEO/Co-founder of Phase Space - VR for positive mental health | Former head of BBC VR | Honorary Professor, UCL/Media/immersive consultant
2 年What a great list. Can I add another podcast recommendation? The Freakonomics series on Crypto and NFTs is excellent. One more to come out next week. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/freakonomics-radio/id354668519?i=1000568216726