Life 3.0 vs Novacene: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy

Cover of Life 3.0

Life 3.0 Max Tegmark · 2017 ★★★★☆ 4.0 384 pages · ≈ 7 h 07 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Novacene

Novacene James Lovelock · 2019 ★★★★☆ 3.8 160 pages · ≈ 2 h 58 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Novacene is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Life 3.0.

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