Resources
Books, films, TV series, documentaries and media to understand the digital world. Picked one by one, sorted by hand.
Paths
Where to start: hand-picked sequences, from the most accessible to the most demanding.
5 steps
Understand AI before you buy it
Five steps to learn what AI is, what it already gets wrong, and what it changes at work.
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Startup culture kit
Validate an idea, build, hold on through the hard times, and a cautionary tale to finish.
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Social media in 4 evenings
One film and three documentaries, from the creation of Facebook to Cambridge Analytica.
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Take back your attention
Understand the attention economy, what it does to your brain, then change your habits.
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Tech history, from Turing to Silicon Valley
From the origins of computing to the forerunners of the smartphone, in one book, two films, a TV series and a documentary.
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The library
BookA weekendLesWWW reviewNexus
Yuval Noah Harari, 2024
AI & algorithms
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TV seriesA weekendThe Playlist
Christian Spurrier, Per-Olav Sørensen, 2022
Startups & entrepreneurship
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DocumentaryOne eveningDatedWeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn
Jed Rothstein, 2021
Startups & entrepreneurship
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DocumentaryOne eveningLesWWW reviewThe Social Dilemma
Jeff Orlowski, 2020
Attention & social media
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TV seriesOngoingUpload
Greg Daniels, 2020
Futures & speculative fiction
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TV seriesA weekendDevs
Alex Garland, 2020
Futures & speculative fiction
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BookA weekendThe Tech Solution
Shimi Kang, 2020
Attention & social media
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The Bit Player
Mark Levinson, 2019
Tech history
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TV seriesA weekendYears and Years
Russell T Davies, 2019
Futures & speculative fiction
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BookA weekendSuper Pumped
Mike Isaac, 2019
Startups & entrepreneurship
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BookA weekendDigital Minimalism
Cal Newport, 2019
Attention & social media
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BookA weekendThe Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff, 2019
Data & surveillance
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BookA weekendThe Technology Trap
Carl Benedikt Frey, 2019
Digital economy
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DocumentaryOne eveningThe Great Hack
Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaim, 2019
Data & surveillance
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DocumentaryOne eveningFyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
Chris Smith, 2019
Marketing & persuasion
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BookA weekendDatedL'Intelligence Artificielle n'existe pas
Luc Julia, 2019
AI & algorithms
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DocumentaryOne eveningGeneral Magic
Sarah Kerruish, Matt Maude, 2018
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FilmOne eveningReady Player One
Steven Spielberg, 2018
Futures & speculative fiction
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BookA weekendValley of Genius
Adam Fisher, 2018
Tech history
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BookA weekend21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari, 2018
Futures & speculative fiction
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BookA weekendBlitzscaling
Reid Hoffman, Chris Yeh, 2018
Startups & entrepreneurship
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BookA weekendLesWWW reviewThis Is Marketing
Seth Godin, 2018
Marketing & persuasion
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DocumentaryOne eveningLesWWW reviewAlphaGo
Greg Kohs, 2017
AI & algorithms
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FilmOne eveningGhost in the Shell
Rupert Sanders, 2017
Futures & speculative fiction
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FilmOne eveningBlade Runner 2049
Denis Villeneuve, 2017
Futures & speculative fiction
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BookA weekendThe Upstarts
Brad Stone, 2017
Startups & entrepreneurship
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Irresistible
Adam Alter, 2017
Attention & social media
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BookA weekendThe Tech-Wise Family
Andy Crouch, 2017
Attention & social media
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FilmOne eveningThe Circle
James Ponsoldt, 2017
Data & surveillance
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DocumentaryOne eveningSilk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web
Mark Lewis, Emily James, 2017
Hackers, crypto & free culture
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DocumentaryOne eveningBanking on Bitcoin
Christopher Cannucciari, 2016
Hackers, crypto & free culture
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DocumentaryOne eveningLo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
Werner Herzog, 2016
Tech history
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TV seriesOngoingWestworld
Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, 2016
AI & algorithms
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BookA weekendGlow Kids
Nicholas Kardaras, 2016
Attention & social media
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The Distracted Mind
Adam Gazzaley & Larry Rosen, 2016
Psychology & decision-making
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BookA weekendDeep Work
Cal Newport, 2016
Attention & social media
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BookA weekendThe Inevitable
Kevin Kelly, 2016
Futures & speculative fiction
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BookA weekendPlatform Revolution
Geoffrey Parker, Marshall Van Alstyne, Sangeet Paul Choudary, 2016
Digital economy
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BookA weekendThe Fourth Industrial Revolution
Klaus Schwab, 2016
Digital economy
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BookA weekendThe Attention Merchants
Tim Wu, 2016
Attention & social media
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BookA weekendWeapons of Math Destruction
Cathy O'Neil, 2016
AI & algorithms
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BookA weekendDisrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble
Dan Lyons, 2016
Startups & entrepreneurship
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FilmOne eveningSnowden
Oliver Stone, 2016
Data & surveillance
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FilmOne eveningThe Founder
John Lee Hancock, 2016
Startups & entrepreneurship
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BookA weekendTED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking
Chris Anderson, 2016
Marketing & persuasion
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TV seriesOngoingMr. Robot
Sam Esmail, 2015
Hackers, crypto & free culture
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BookA weekendDatedElon Musk
Ashlee Vance, 2015
Startups & entrepreneurship
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BookA weekendThe World Beyond Your Head
Matthew Crawford, 2015
Attention & social media
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BookA weekendReclaiming Conversation
Sherry Turkle, 2015
Attention & social media
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BookA weekendTraction
Gabriel Weinberg, Justin Mares, 2015
Startups & entrepreneurship
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FilmOne eveningSteve Jobs
Danny Boyle, 2015
Tech history
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BookA weekendThe Art of the Start 2.0
Guy Kawasaki, 2015
Startups & entrepreneurship
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DocumentaryOne eveningDatedThe Rise and Rise of Bitcoin
Nicholas Mross, 2014
Hackers, crypto & free culture
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DocumentaryOne eveningDatedPrint the Legend
Luis Lopez, Clay Tweel, 2014
Startups & entrepreneurship
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FilmOne eveningTranscendence
Wally Pfister, 2014
AI & algorithms
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FilmOne eveningThe Imitation Game
Morten Tyldum, 2014
Tech history
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FilmOne eveningEx Machina
Alex Garland, 2014
AI & algorithms
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TV seriesOngoingSilicon Valley
Mike Judge, John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky, 2014
Startups & entrepreneurship
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BookA weekendConsole Wars
Blake J. Harris, 2014
Tech history
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BookA weekendThe Innovators
Walter Isaacson, 2014
Tech history
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BookA weekendThe Organized Mind
Daniel Levitin, 2014
Psychology & decision-making
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BookA weekendThe Glass Cage
Nicholas Carr, 2014
Digital economy
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BookA weekendThe Second Machine Age
Erik Brynjolfsson, Andrew McAfee, 2014
Digital economy
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BookA weekendThe Hard Thing About Hard Things
Ben Horowitz, 2014
Startups & entrepreneurship
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BookA weekendLesWWW reviewZero to One
Peter Thiel, Blake Masters, 2014
Startups & entrepreneurship
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WebsiteOngoingDatedRecode
Kara Swisher, Walt Mossberg, 2014
Digital economy
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BookA weekendLesWWW reviewHooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
Nir Eyal, 2014
Attention & social media
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TV seriesOngoingLesWWW reviewHalt and Catch Fire
Christopher Cantwell, Christopher C. Rogers, 2014
Tech history
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DocumentaryOne eveningThe Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
Brian Knappenberger, 2014
Hackers, crypto & free culture
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DocumentaryOne eveningTPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard
Simon Klose, 2013
Hackers, crypto & free culture
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DocumentaryOne eveningDownloaded
Alex Winter, 2013
Hackers, crypto & free culture
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DocumentaryOne eveningTerms and Conditions May Apply
Cullen Hoback, 2013
Data & surveillance
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FilmOne eveningJobs
Joshua Michael Stern, 2013
Tech history
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FilmOne eveningLesWWW reviewHer
Spike Jonze, 2013
AI & algorithms
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BookA weekendThe Circle
Dave Eggers, 2013
Futures & speculative fiction
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BookA weekendDatedHatching Twitter
Nick Bilton, 2013
Startups & entrepreneurship
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BookA weekendDatedThe Everything Store
Brad Stone, 2013
Startups & entrepreneurship
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Wait But Why
Tim Urban, 2013
Futures & speculative fiction
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BlogOngoingFirst Round Review
First Round Capital, 2013
Startups & entrepreneurship
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BookA weekendThe Mom Test
Rob Fitzpatrick, 2013
Startups & entrepreneurship
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BookA weekendGrowth Hacker Marketing
Ryan Holiday, 2013
Marketing & persuasion
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DocumentaryOne eveningIndie Game: The Movie
Lisanne Pajot, James Swirsky, 2012
Startups & entrepreneurship
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BookA weekendThe Information Diet
Clay Johnson, 2012
Attention & social media
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BookA weekendMakers: The New Industrial Revolution
Chris Anderson, 2012
Digital economy
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CommunityOngoingGrowthHackers
Sean Ellis, 2012
Marketing & persuasion
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MagazineOngoingMaddyness
Louis Carle, Étienne Portais, 2012
Startups & entrepreneurship
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Medium - Marketing & Growth
Ev Williams, 2012
Marketing & persuasion
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TV seriesOngoingPerson of Interest
Jonathan Nolan, 2011
Data & surveillance
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BookA weekendReady Player One
Ernest Cline, 2011
Futures & speculative fiction
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BookA weekendSteve Jobs
Walter Isaacson, 2011
Tech history
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BookA weekendDatedIn the Plex
Steven Levy, 2011
Startups & entrepreneurship
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BookA weekendAlone Together
Sherry Turkle, 2011
Attention & social media
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BookA weekendRace Against the Machine
Erik Brynjolfsson, Andrew McAfee, 2011
Digital economy
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BookA weekendSapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari, 2011
Tech history
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BookA weekendLesWWW reviewThinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, 2011
Psychology & decision-making
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BookA weekendThe Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You
Eli Pariser, 2011
Attention & social media
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WebsiteOngoingLesWWW reviewThe Verge
Joshua Topolsky, 2011
Digital economy
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BookA weekendLesWWW reviewThe Lean Startup
Eric Ries, 2011
Startups & entrepreneurship
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TV seriesOngoingLesWWW reviewBlack Mirror
Charlie Brooker, 2011
Futures & speculative fiction
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BookA weekendDatedThe Facebook Effect
David Kirkpatrick, 2010
Tech history
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BookA weekendWhat Technology Wants
Kevin Kelly, 2010
Futures & speculative fiction
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BookA weekendThe Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
Nicholas Carr, 2010
Attention & social media
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CommunityOngoingStartup Grind
Derek Andersen, 2010
Startups & entrepreneurship
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FilmOne eveningLesWWW reviewThe Social Network
David Fincher, 2010
Startups & entrepreneurship
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BookA weekendThe Windup Girl
Paolo Bacigalupi, 2009
Futures & speculative fiction
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BookA weekendFree: The Future of a Radical Price
Chris Anderson, 2009
Digital economy
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BlogOngoingAndreessen Horowitz Blog
Andreessen Horowitz, 2009
Digital economy
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BookA weekendHere Comes Everybody
Clay Shirky, 2008
Attention & social media
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BookA weekendNudge
Richard Thaler, Cass Sunstein, 2008
Psychology & decision-making
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BookA weekendPredictably Irrational
Dan Ariely, 2008
Psychology & decision-making
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WebsiteOngoingFrenchWeb
Richard Menneveux, 2008
Startups & entrepreneurship
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BookA weekendMade to Stick
Chip Heath, Dan Heath, 2007
Marketing & persuasion
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BlogOngoingBlog du Modérateur
Flavien Chantrel, 2007
Marketing & persuasion
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TV seriesOngoingLesWWW reviewMad Men
Matthew Weiner, 2007
Marketing & persuasion
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BookA weekendThe Wealth of Networks
Yochai Benkler, 2006
Digital economy
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BookA weekendThe Long Tail
Chris Anderson, 2006
Digital economy
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BlogOngoingNeil Patel's Blog
Neil Patel, 2006
Marketing & persuasion
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BookA weekendThe World Is Flat
Thomas Friedman, 2005
Digital economy
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WebsiteOngoingTechCrunch
Michael Arrington, Keith Teare, 2005
Startups & entrepreneurship
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BookA weekendThe PayPal Wars
Eric Jackson, 2004
Startups & entrepreneurship
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BookA weekendThe Wisdom of Crowds
James Surowiecki, 2004
Psychology & decision-making
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BookA weekendThe Paradox of Choice
Barry Schwartz, 2004
Psychology & decision-making
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BookA weekendMasters of Doom
David Kushner, 2003
Tech history
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BookA weekendPurple Cow
Seth Godin, 2003
Marketing & persuasion
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FilmOne eveningMinority Report
Steven Spielberg, 2002
Data & surveillance
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BookA weekendThe Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell, 2000
Marketing & persuasion
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FilmOne eveningPirates of Silicon Valley
Martyn Burke, 1999
Tech history
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FilmOne eveningThe Matrix
Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, 1999
Futures & speculative fiction
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BookA weekendCryptonomicon
Neal Stephenson, 1999
Hackers, crypto & free culture
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BookA weekendThe Cluetrain Manifesto
Rick Levine, Christopher Locke, Doc Searls, David Weinberger, 1999
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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
Charles Petzold, 1999
Tech history
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FilmOne eveningGattaca
Andrew Niccol, 1997
Futures & speculative fiction
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BookA weekendThe Innovator's Dilemma
Clayton Christensen, 1997
Startups & entrepreneurship
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BookA weekendThe Rise of the Network Society
Manuel Castells, 1996
Digital economy
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BookA weekendThe Diamond Age
Neal Stephenson, 1995
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Fast Company
Alan Webber, Bill Taylor, 1995
Startups & entrepreneurship
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MagazineOngoingWired
Louis Rossetto, Jane Metcalfe, 1993
Futures & speculative fiction
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BookA weekendSnow Crash
Neal Stephenson, 1992
Futures & speculative fiction
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BookA weekendCrossing the Chasm
Geoffrey Moore, 1991
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The Experience of Nature
Rachel Kaplan & Stephen Kaplan, 1989
Psychology & decision-making
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BookA weekendNeuromancer
William Gibson, 1984
Futures & speculative fiction
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BookA weekendInfluence: The Psychology of Persuasion
Robert Cialdini, 1984
Marketing & persuasion
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MagazineOngoingStratégies
Christian Blachas, 1971
Marketing & persuasion
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Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business School, 1922
Startups & entrepreneurship
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MagazineOngoingMIT Technology Review
MIT, 1899
Futures & speculative fiction
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The approach
A library, not an algorithm.
In every class and every workshop, the same question comes up: "where do I start?" This page is my answer.
No infinite feed, no recommendation engine optimising your screen time. A shelf, sorted by hand, that I add to when something deserves it.
How it's chosen
Three criteria. The resource taught me something I still use today, in class or on a mission. It stays readable for a beginner: the learning paths are there to show you where to start. And it lasts: a good book on the attention economy ages better than a thread about this week's trendy feature. When an entry has aged, I say so.
So you'll find acknowledged classics next to more specialised picks, in French and in English. The series you watch on a Sunday night counts as much as the 400-page essay. What matters is what stays with you.
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