This is a weekly update on my progress to document the history, perspectives, and narratives of the metaverse.

Current book word count: 71,820

I’m back from vacation!

Reading & Watching

I haven’t been doing much, except reading. Not everything was related to the book, or even the metaverse in general, but maybe you’ll find it interesting.

Here is a selection of books I enjoyed (Amazon link, not monetized):

“A City on Mars” was such a deep, informative, fun and delightful reality-check on the vision of living on Mars. TLDR: Not happening any time soon.

In the same style, “Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants” by John D. Clark was an equally fun and informative deep dive into rocket fuel and other things that go “boom” really loud.

I read “Mirror Worlds” by David Gelernter back in university and I thought it’s time to read it again. Expect a chapter on it in the book 😁

I had “How to Future” by Scott Smith and Madeline Ashby in my reading list for a while now and finally got to it. Really good for establishing terminology and language around the topic of futures thinking. (Also, this)

Conscious AI Is the Second-Scariest Kind – The Atlantic

Peter Watts is a legend when it comes to hard science fiction involving AI, consciousness, and pulverizing any involved lines. His article in The Atlantic about the current state of AI is chefs-kiss.

Ok, back to writing now. This week I’m tackling the Web 2.0 chapters and the interview with Edward Castronova.