Bill Gates' Winter 2024 Reading List! 4 Books to Understand the Technology Craze: The Anxious Generation Out of Control.

At the end of the year, during the winter season, one of the things that book lovers look forward to is Bill Gates' winter reading list.

As usual this year, Bill Gates shared four winter recommended books and a bonus recommended book - these books all have a common theme - understanding the world we live in, including how technology is changing the future, how leaders can learn from the past, and understanding the seemingly ordinary but very important built environment around us.

Bill Gates said that this topic was not deliberately chosen by him, but he is not surprised by the formation of this topic. He believes that we are going through a period of rapid change, and it is natural to try to think about various things around us.

The Anxious Generation Out of Control: How to Face the Epidemic of Mental Illness Fed by Mobile Phones

Author: Jonathan Haidt Please provide the source language text for translation. Image source: Books.com

Technology has brought convenience to humanity, but with the popularity of smartphones and social media, it has also caused people to experience anxiety and deteriorating health. This situation is becoming increasingly prevalent among younger age groups, appearing in the adolescent generation.

Author Jonathan Haidt analyzes in this book the essential elements of childhood growth - play, and how the transition from "play-based" to "phone-based" will change the physical and mental health development of children, as well as the way they handle emotions.

Bill Gates recalls his teenage years, which are often spent exploring the world freely without parental supervision. Despite occasional collisions and troubles, these experiences have shaped him into who he is today. He believes that this book is a must-read for those who are raising children, educating children, and working with the younger generation, as Haidt not only presents the aforementioned issues of child development but also provides valuable solutions to consider.

"The Edge of Control: The Choice of Future Technology and Global Order"

Author: Mustafa Suleyman, Michael Bhaskar

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Continuing the theme of the previous book, "The Edge of Control: Choices for Future Technology and Global Order" also addresses the trade-offs between technological progress and social order. Bill Gates points to the author Mustafa. Suleiman has a unique and deep understanding of the history of scientific development, so his explanation of how the development of science such as AI or genetic modification affects and reshapes society is the best observation Bill Gates has ever seen.

In the face of a society that is increasingly dependent on AI, Salomon, co-founder of AI company DeepMind, points out in this book many negative attitudes of technology practitioners towards preventing the loss of control of new technologies, such as their belief that they can always come up with a solution in the end.

But Suleiman's point in this book is that we need to be prepared for the risks and challenges we need to overcome in order to benefit from these advanced technologies while avoiding danger. Bill Gates said it is the best book to understand the AI ​​wave.

"An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s"

Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Bill Gates said he was a loyal reader of the author Doris. Kearns. Goodwin, but knew little about her personal life before reading her new autobiography. Through this book, Bill Gates learned about her love story and life with her late husband.

In fact, Darcy's husband has served as a policy advisor and speechwriter for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson in the past, and Darcy, who was studying at graduate school at the time, was also selected as a White House researcher and assisted President Johnson in writing his memoirs.

This book reveals how they fell in love and faced various major political events during one of the most turbulent periods in modern American history, as well as chapters about the assassination of Kennedy and the Vietnam War. Bill Gates praised Doris's talent, finding her love story and the chapters on events like the assassination of Kennedy and the Vietnam War to be quite captivating and inspiring.

Engineering in Plain Sight

Author: Grady Hillhouse

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Bill Gates recommends this book to readers who have ever thought about the uses of protruding water pipes on the ground or are curious about various mysterious architectural structures in daily life. Through rich illustrations, this book takes us to explore the environment we live in from a new perspective, such as the characteristics of infrastructure such as power grids, roads, railways, bridges, tunnels, and waterways.

Bill Gates believes that this book will satisfy readers' curiosity because it covers a wide range, from cable boxes to transformers to mobile signal towers, all with detailed explanations of what they are and how they work, helping readers without relevant backgrounds understand and gain a better understanding of the built environment around them.

《Federer》

Author: Doris Henkel

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Finally, Bill Gates added a recommendation for a book that tennis fans may like, although this book is very heavy and priced at $120 (about 3,900 TWD), for those loyal fans who like the tennis ace Roger Federer, this book will take them to understand Federer's life and the brilliant review of his career.

Bill Gates originally thought he knew almost everything about Federer's tennis career, but in this book, he saw many sides of Federer that he had never seen before, including his early years and many unpublished photos. Therefore, he wants to share this special book with tennis fans.

For the full text of Bill Gates' book list sharing, please see: Gates Notes

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Original Title: "Bill Gates' 2024 Winter Reading List is Here! 4 Books to Understand the Uncontrollable Anxiety Generation in the Technological Craze"

Original author: Chen Wanhua

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