(Image Credit: http://www.penguinbooks.co.nz) In succinctly summarising the intellectual genius of John von Neumann, Hungarian Mathematician Rózsa Péter remarked: “Other mathematicians prove what they can; von Neumann proves what he wants.” Von Neumann is undisputably one of the greatest thinkers to have ever lived. His influence is so encompassing that his vision continues to shape scientific … Continue reading The Man From Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann – Ananyo Bhattacharya

Ben Ware begins his book by setting out the context and purpose plainly. On Extinction is a ‘philosophical and psychoanalytical critique of our damaged times.’  The Visiting Senior Research Fellow in Philosophy at King’s College. London then proceeds to take his readers on a dizzying journey, in the company of some outstanding thinkers. Before the … Continue reading On Extinction: Beginning Again at the End – Ben Ware