Welcome to this week’s 5BF: Dostoyevsky, monogamy, History
101, and more
1: What I read
The Brothers Karamazov by ‘Fyodor Dostoyevsky’ – "Dostoyevsky’s understanding and portrayal of subjects like faith, morality, crime, and human suffering in ‘The Brothers Karamazov’ is truly commendable and utterly astonishing."
2: Article: ‘The Joy of Intimacy’ @aeon
In a world of increasing ‘polygamy’ and boundary-free
relationships, here’s an article reminding us of the purity, holiness, and
importance of a truly monogamous connections between two, and only two people.
3: Short-Documentaries: ‘History 101’ @netflix
This set of short documentaries (10 episodes of 20minutes)
educates the audience about the innovation and development of many of things
that dominate our modern world: plastic, nuclear power, China, AIDS, Fast
Food, Space and more. Binge-able and highly informative and fun. Check it out!
4: Podcast: a chat with Harari @TimFerrisShow
‘By the end on 22nd century, I don’t think human
would still be dominating the world’, says Harari. With the rapid development in
AI, Harari doesn’t warn but enlighten us of the possible consequences of an ‘inorganic’
creature in making in discussion with Tim.
5: This Week’s Quote
“One must lift the inner cloudscape by one’s efforts, or perish under it. I chose, by that blind instinct of survivalism we mistake for choice, to lift!” – Maria Popova