Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2020-10-07
Books mentioned on Audrey Tang on the Technology of Democracy
Audrey Tang began reading classical works like the Shūjīng and Tao Te Ching at the age of 5 and learned the programming language Perl at the age of 12. Now, the autodidact and self-described "conservative anarchist" is a software engineer and the first non-binary digital minister of Taiwan.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Finnegans Wake
Finnegans Wake by James Joyce is a famously dense and experimental modernist novel known for its idiosyncratic language and dreamlike structure.
Discussed“why is finnegan's wake your favorite book well because it's very complex and complicated”
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Exhalation
Exhalation by Ted Chiang is a critically acclaimed collection of science fiction short stories exploring profound philosophical questions, memory, and technology.
Discussed“i just read again the mandarin translation of ted john's novel collection exhalation”
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Networks Of Outrage And Hope Social Movements In The Internet Age
Discussed“i've read uh and actually translated uh manuel castells uh in the um ideas uh in the books uh network of uh outrage and hope”
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