Cory Doctorow. Attack Surface. Tor. New York: 2020.

Do you know how big your attack surface is?

Fictional romp through cybersecurity, political activism, personal security, personal responsibility, and social solidarity.


Liam Young. Machine Landscapes: Architectures of the Post-anthropocene. John Wiley & Sons. Oxford: 2019.

Fascinating images and brief articles about emerging places designed for machines rather than people, and what may emerge.

Others in the Architectural Design series.


David J Epstein. Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. Riverhead Books. New York: 2019.

Things to consider:

  • We need broad principles for understanding the world and critically evaluating overwhelming information

  • Broad training allows ability to apply knowledge broadly

  • Circular management?

  • Living and learning along a meandering path

  • Encourage dissent and cross-boundary communication

  • Preserve range and inefficiency to get innovation

  • Don't feel behind

Mental meandering and personal experimentation are sources of power, and head starts are overrated.


Kim Stanley Robinson. Ministry for the Future. Orbit. New York: 2020.

Fictional romp through a likely near-future, punctuated with brief intermissions relating contextual knowledge.

How likely are you to join the Children of Kali?


Cal Newport. A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in An Age of Communication Overload. Portfolio Penguin. New York: 2021.

Worthy reference material for reminders on working together beyond email!

How much of your professional practice has become sucked into email exclusively?

Reimagining work beyond email links with a few other items contemporary to this moment: Four useful books.

Interview on CBC's The Current - Slow Productivity could reduce burnout


[Alex Barker, Sam Conniff][1]. How to: Be More Pirate. [OWN IT! Entertainment][3]. London: 2020.