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Books like Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
The best books like Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space are Cosmos, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, and A Brief History of Time. Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan is about space exploration, astronomy, human perspective. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Cosmos
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Carl Sagan · Science
Cosmos is Carl Sagan's attempt to tell the full story of the universe and humanity's place in it — from the Big Bang to the origins of life to the rise of science as a way of knowing.
Both dig into astronomy.
Read the summary → - Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Neil deGrasse Tyson · Science
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry is Neil deGrasse Tyson's deliberately compact introduction to the biggest ideas in modern astrophysics.
A kindred science read.
Read the summary → - A Brief History of Time
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Stephen Hawking · Science
A Brief History of Time is Stephen Hawking's attempt to explain the biggest questions in physics — where the universe came from, how it behaves, and where it might be going — to readers with no scientific training.
A kindred science read.
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- The Dragons of Eden
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Carl Sagan · Science
The Dragons of Eden, which won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1978, is Carl Sagan's exploration of the evolution and nature of human intelligence.
A kindred science read.
Read the summary → - Death by Black Hole
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Neil deGrasse Tyson · Science
Death by Black Hole is a collection of essays by Neil deGrasse Tyson drawn from his "Universe" column in Natural History magazine.
Both dig into astronomy.
Read the summary → - Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control
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Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control
Stuart Russell · Science
Human Compatible is Stuart Russell's argument, from inside mainstream AI research, that the standard model of AI — build a system that optimizes for a fixed objective — is the wrong approach, and that the transition to much more capable AI systems requires a fundamental change in how AI is designed.
Both dig into future.
Read the summary → - Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Max Tegmark · Science
Life 3.0 is Max Tegmark's accessible survey of the questions raised by the prospect of human-level and superhuman artificial intelligence: What are the plausible paths to AGI?
Both dig into future.
Read the summary → - Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
Mary Roach · Science
Packing for Mars is Mary Roach's investigation into the unglamorous human problems of spaceflight: what happens to the body in zero gravity, how astronauts eat and sleep and go to the bathroom, what zero-g does to bones and muscles and the vestibular system, and how engineers have spent decades solving problems that are embarrassing to discuss but essential to solve.
Both dig into space exploration.
Read the summary → - Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
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Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
Nick Bostrom · Science
Superintelligence is Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom's systematic analysis of what might happen if artificial intelligence systems become more capable than humans — and why that transition might represent one of the most significant risks in human history.
Both dig into future.
Read the summary → - The Singularity Is Near
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Ray Kurzweil · Science
The Singularity Is Near is Ray Kurzweil's forecast that the exponential growth of information technology — computing power, storage, bandwidth, and the reverse-engineering of the human brain — will produce a technological singularity around 2045: a point at which artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence in all relevant domains, beyond which we cannot reliably predict what happens.
Both dig into future.
Read the summary → - Welcome to the Universe
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott · Science
Welcome to the Universe began as a popular astrophysics course at Princeton taught by three faculty members — Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael Strauss, and J.
Both dig into space exploration.
Read the summary → - A Man on the Moon
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Andrew Chaikin · History
A Man on the Moon is Andrew Chaikin's exhaustive narrative history of the Apollo program, from the first lunar orbit of Apollo 8 in 1968 through the final mission, Apollo 17, in 1972.
Both dig into space exploration.
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Books like Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space: quick answers
What are the best books like Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space?
The best books like Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan are Cosmos by Carl Sagan, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson, A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan, Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space, such as space exploration, astronomy, human perspective.
What should I read after Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space?
A natural next read after Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space is Cosmos by Carl Sagan. Both dig into astronomy. Other strong choices are Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson, A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan.
What books are similar to Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan?
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space centers on space exploration, astronomy, human perspective. Books with a similar feel include Cosmos by Carl Sagan, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson, A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan, Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control by Stuart Russell — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
