![Book cover of Fluke](https://planetagora.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Screenshot-2024-07-24-at-5.52.22 PM-470x140.png)
As the title suggests, the basic idea of Fluke, by Brian Klaas, is that much of what happens in life -including our very existence- comes down…
![Book Cover: Museum of Other People](https://planetagora.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Museum-of-Other-People-470x140.png)
The Museum of Other People, by Adam Kuper, explores many issues, debates, and controversies surrounding modern museums. These issues aren’t exactly new but are more…
![Brave New World audiobook cover](https://planetagora.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-30-at-5.45.59 PM-470x140.png)
I read Brave New World a couple of times, many years ago, but thought it was worth returning to it. I listened to the…
![cover of You Can't Joke About That, by Kat Timpf](https://planetagora.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-4.41.09 PM-470x140.png)
I was not familiar with Kat Timpf before listening to her audiobook, You Can’t Joke About That. This isn’t really significant or surprising, as she’s…
![Book Review: The Plot, by Jean Hanff Korelitz](https://planetagora.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-12-at-5.01.10 PM-460x140.png)
I listened to the Audible edition of this book, which was narrated by Kirby Heyborne. This review contains spoilers. The Plot is a mystery/suspense…
![The Power of the Placebo Effect](https://planetagora.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Placebo-400-x-600-px-400x140.png)
The Placebo Effect is a fascinating phenomenon where people experience improvement in their symptoms after receiving a treatment that contains no active ingredients. Think…
![The Creative Act, by Rick Rubin](https://planetagora.net/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
The Creative Act, by Rick Rubin, is an insightful guide for anyone involved in any type of creative activity, whether it be music (like Rubin),…
![Jane Jacobs Identified Many Problems With Our Cities 60 Years Ago](https://planetagora.net/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Jane Jacobs is best known for The Death and Life of Great American Cities, a book that was written over 60 years ago. What we…