The Full Scoopa small library that keeps up

The Library

Books that keep up.

Most reading is amnesiac — you see the same story forty times and remember none of it. These are living books instead: one per topic, each chapter dated, growing as the news develops so knowledge compounds instead of scrolling past. Pull one off the shelf, or step into the Parlor for a game.

25 books on the shelfevery chapter sourcedchapters grow weeklyclosed Sundays

Shelf one

The Bookshelf

One book per topic — global, close to home, and a few I just follow. Each opens to a two-page spread: the story so far on the left, dated chapters that grow over time on the right.

The world

The State of AIFrontier machinesKeeping TimeThe world’s shared secondLongevity & HealthspanLiving better, longerMoney & MarketsHow the world paysThe Science FrontierDiscoveries in motionEnergy & ClimatePowering the futureGeopolitics & the World OrderHow power movesThe CosmosEverything out thereThe MindBrains and behaviorFood & the BodyWhat we eatHistory’s HingesHow we got here

Close to home

GöttingenA university townGermanyThe nation around the townBuffaloSnow, wings, a new stadiumBurlingtonLake, hills, Church Street

Family shelf

Pregnancy & ParenthoodFood, fitness, first yearPregnancy FitnessMove with carePregnancy NutritionFood and safetyMale FertilityBefore conceptionFemale FertilityBefore conception

Things I follow

The Art of CommunicationBeing understoodGreat IdeasThe deep questionsThe Internet & CultureLife onlineTour de France 2026Three weeks in JulyBuilding AI AgentsSystems that improve

Every chapter links its sources. Contested questions show both sides, matched — no thumb on the scale.

Shelf two

The Parlor

Not everything here is reading. The Parlor is the games shelf — question decks for two people who want a better conversation. Draw a card, both answer, no winners.

Question decks for twoEight decks — from first rounds to the deep end and the great thinkers, with one kept behind the bar for after dark.Play a hand →