I Read Many Things

Category: Opinion

  • The Story of English, by Robert McCrum, Robert MacNeil & William Cran

    All languages are fascinating. That much is quite obvious for anyone who has ever stopped and thought about it for a second. With a relatively small quantity of sounds – 44 in English, 36 in French – or small curvy lines on a piece of paper (or screen, in this case), we can communicate anything.…

  • Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin

    On reading forums where I sometimes hang out, this novel by Gabrielle Zevin kept popping up for the past few months as a favourite among users. I was intrigued, so I jumped in completely blind. I didn’t even know what it was about, all I saw was the unusual title and the funky cover design.…

  • It’s a Numberful World, by Eddie Woo (fr)

    Eddie Woo est un enseignant de mathématiques australien qui s’est fait connaitre il y a quelques années grâce à ses leçons qu’il publie en ligne sur une plateforme bien connue. On n’a qu’à regarder son contenu pendant quelques secondes pour comprendre pourquoi. Sa passion pour le sujet et son talent pour expliquer très simplement plusieurs…

  • Existential Physics, by Sabine Hossenfelder

    Working with children, I get to hear a lot of questions. More importantly, I get asked a lot of questions I certainly don’t have the answer to, either because I just do not have the required knowledge, or simply because there is actually no answer. A good example I heard this year is “Was there…

  • When the Body Says No : The Cost of Hidden Stress, by Gabor Maté

    The very first article I wrote here was about Gabor Maté’s “Scattered Minds”, a fantastic book about ADHD. It’s the book that pushed me to go on this little blog project that I had been entertaining for a few months beforehand. Naturally, any other book written by the same author would catch my eye. “When The…

  • Sous les Vents de Neptune, par Fred Vargas

    C’est le troisième Fred Vargas que j’ai eu l’occasion de lire au cours des derniers mois, grâce aux suggestions judicieuses de mon épouse. Je peux maintenant dire que je comprends mieux ces lecteurs qui dévorent roman policier après roman policier, et surtout la présence des millions de ces livres dans les librairies. “Sous les Vents…

  • Smart Brevity, by Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen & Roy Schwartz

    HOW TO WRITE SO PEOPLE READ. Data shows reading habits have changed, so must the way we write. Axios founders present guidelines to help us write so people will want to read. Office e-mails, newsletters, articles, reports and others have to be more efficient. Here’s a quick look at what I learned from it. WHAT…

  • Origin Story : A Big History of Everything, by David Christian

    I was introduced to historian David Christian back when I was started my training to become a Montessori teacher, more than seven years ago. We watched his TED talk, as our trainer told us his approach to history was similar to what we promote in the Montessori pedagogy. Indeed, the author is a figurehead of…

  • Assassin’s Quest, by Robin Hobb

    Finally, I have finished this very long book. It took me more than a month! Not only because it’s a long read (760+ pages, tiny letters, small margins, etc.), but because my reading habits have shifted significantly for a couple of reasons. In the end, I can say it was worth it. As the third…

  • Insoluble mais vrai! par David Louapre

    Friand comme je le suis de chaines YouTube de vulgarisation scientifique, je suis éventuellement tombé sur la chaine française Science Étonnante. Bien que le style de celle-ci soit un peu plus mesuré et réservé que j’en ai l’habitude, il demeure que la qualité des explications est superbe. Bref, lorsque j’ai croisé cet ouvrage dans la…