After much deliberation, we are delighted to announce the two winners of our ‘Infinite Loops Canon’ competition!

In no particular order…

https://twitter.com/infinitel88ps/status/1614663970258038784

Firstly, we have @RsndSpeculation’s review of Tor Norretranders’ excellent book ‘The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size’

https://twitter.com/rsndspeculation/status/1616064187532206082?s=61&t=u6ZWFiL8YcDSxt-ZRlK2Vg

📣Announcing 'The Infinite Loops Canon' - a guide to the 30 books that have shaped the podcast.

For Twitter lovers, we've also listed all 30 titles below.

Looking for quotes, further reading recommendations and more? Check out the link.

Happy reading!

infiniteloops.substack.com/p/the-infinite… 1. The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform the World; by @DavidDeutschOxf

The rational optimists’ manifesto. Described by Jim as “probably the most profound and important book I’ve ever read.”

Need we say any more?

We believe @10kdiver is possibly one of the best writers & curators from Twitter 🥂

He shares some of the most important principles & concepts from physics, statistics, investing, and psychology—often accompanied by fun visuals & graphs.

Here are some of his best threads 🧵 1/

How much money do you need to retire?

https://twitter.com/10kdiver/status/1287043526153273344

1/ "If there's a spiritual crisis in the West, it's because the defenders of the three great monotheistic faiths have forgotten their roots." — says @BrianMuraresku in his The New York Times bestselling book 'The Immortality Key'.

What were these roots? 2/ The humanists' chief motto was "ad fontes" — Latin for "back to the source". This is exactly what Brian did for twelve long years, the result of which is this book in which tries to answer two questions:

Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy Group, comes back for his second appearance at Infinite Loops!🥳

Here are 7 insights by @rorysutherland on:

● Alchemy & Magic
● Behavioral Science
● Marketing & Persuasion

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Test counterintuitive things, because nobody else will.

Some of the most valuable discoveries don’t make sense at first.

If they did, someone would have discovered them already.