Brian Beach<p>Finished reading Darryl Cunningham's graphic non-fiction "Elon Musk: enquête sur un nouveau maître du monde". When I heard that the author was unable to publish it in English (influence from Musk?), I knew I had to read it. I'm not fast at French, but I got through it. </p><p>It was an objective look at Musk's history. Only the last few pages were opinionated. After learning the facts, I agreed with the opinions. Musk was lucky. He had unusual opportunities growing up rich under apartheid. He got huge government subsidies just when SpaceX and Tesla were about to go under.</p><p>I recommend the book.</p><p>This book isn't in one of the topics for the Polymath Reading Challenge, unless you count Elon Musk as an "african american." (I don't.) I'm adding the hashtag anyway, because it's well outside my normal reading fare.</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/PolymathReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolymathReadingChallenge</span></a></p>
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Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág<p>So <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/ThePitt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePitt</span></a> did a shout out and led me to this book. Definitely reading, it looks awesome. Sharing in case anyone else needs recommendations for the <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/PolymathReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolymathReadingChallenge</span></a> ;) </p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/BlackHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistoryMonth</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmReading</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág<p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/PolymathReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolymathReadingChallenge</span></a> book 3 (History of Music)</p><p>Honestly I never really got the whole opera thing, but now I am suspecting they were teaching it wrong in Music class. This book was a wild ride, more adventurous than any novel a writer could have come up with. Da Ponte is a holy fool, a hopeless romantic, a charming idiot, an annoying genius, an easy mark, a talented poet, a self-absorbed weirdo, and an all-around fascinating character.</p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/opera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opera</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonfiction</span></a></p>
Ypanocayo<p>Nunca hice mi <a href="https://mast.lat/tags/introduccion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduccion</span></a> / <a href="https://mast.lat/tags/presentacion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>presentacion</span></a>. Así que, aquí va: me gustan los juegos de mesa, mi favorito es So Clover! Soy medio adicto al Rocket League, aunque me quedé en champ. Me gustan las matemáticas, tengo la meta de leer y resolver todos los libros de matemáticas que tengo. Juega basket los Domingos, soy malo, pero lo disfruto. </p><p>En la actualidad estoy llenando mi solicitud para ingresar a la maestría, tengo la intención de correr medio maratón, hacer 4 reps de 10 dominadas y me uní al <a href="https://mast.lat/tags/polymathreadingchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polymathreadingchallenge</span></a> (aunque no creo leer los 12 libros). </p><p>Saludos a la tan amiable banda mastodonte.</p>
Owlet of Minerva<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ohai.social/@TarkabarkaHolgy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TarkabarkaHolgy</span></a></span> Please hit me with a topic! <a href="https://toot.si/tags/PolymathReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolymathReadingChallenge</span></a></p>
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág<p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/PolymathReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolymathReadingChallenge</span></a> Book 2 (Category is: 17th-18th century)</p><p>I was worried at first that this would be a sad read, but it was truly fascinating. A Dutch sea captain brought a tame Indian rhino named Clara to Europe, and toured the entire continent with her for 20 years. She didn't only become the first well-known example of her species - but also the subject of the first viral marketing campaign in history.</p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmReading</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonfiction</span></a></p>
Lars Stitz<p>Well, I guess I will have to reconsider reading Christopher Alexander's "A Pattern Language" for the Architecture topic - it's 1200 pages and probably a bit dry. Considering "The Architecture of Happiness" now, one of the few books by Alain de Botton I have yet to read.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PolymathReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolymathReadingChallenge</span></a></p>
Lars Stitz<p>I've already started well into my first book for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PolymathReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolymathReadingChallenge</span></a> and really enjoy it: "Music - a subversive history" by Ted Gioia. I am 3 or 4 chapters in and find it meticulously researched and written in a very engaging way. <a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ted-gioia/music/9781541644373/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hachettebookgroup.com/titles/t</span><span class="invisible">ed-gioia/music/9781541644373/</span></a></p><p>However, I've also realized that it will be hard to read 600+ pages each month on this challenge alone, as I have other reading projects (for work, and current topics) and want to read some light fiction for fun.</p>
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág<p>My first book for the <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/PolymathReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolymathReadingChallenge</span></a> (6. marine biology)</p><p>Not a very jolly book to start the year on, but it was definitely fascinating. It traces the 1858 expedition to find the great auk - 14 years after the last known specimens were hunted down in Iceland.<br>The author recounts the expedition and the effects it had: the birth of the concept of human-caused extinction, and the beginnings of environmental conservation.<br>Poor great auks, though.</p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág<p>By the way I am starting to actively use <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Bookwyrm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookwyrm</span></a> so if you want to follow you can find me at </p><p>Tarkabarka@bookwyrm.social</p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/PolymathReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolymathReadingChallenge</span></a></p>
Brian Beach<p>I picked my first book for the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/PolymathReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolymathReadingChallenge</span></a>: "Music is History", by Questlove. Picking up a copy at the bookstore tomorrow.</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://bookwyrm.social/book/271951/s/music-is-history" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookwyrm.social/book/271951/s/</span><span class="invisible">music-is-history</span></a></p>
kym<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ohai.social/@TarkabarkaHolgy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TarkabarkaHolgy</span></a></span> gotta admit, right now i’m a bit stumped on what could count under “woodland folks kids books” category other than books themselves<br><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/PolymathReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolymathReadingChallenge</span></a></p>
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág<p>Categories:</p><p>In the tradition of the <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/PolymathReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolymathReadingChallenge</span></a> I made a list of anniversaries happening in 2025, then did a random draw of them to determine the categories.</p><p>1. history of music<br>2. famous African-American people<br>3. medicine<br>4. Vietnam war<br>5. European Union<br>6. marine biology<br>7. public transport<br>8. architecture<br>9. 17th-18th century<br>10. civil rights<br>11. endangered animals<br>+12. individual category by WikiRoulette (respond to get yours)</p><p>Have fun reading :)</p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág<p>Alright, here it is:</p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/PolymathReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolymathReadingChallenge</span></a> 2025</p><p>Read 12 <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/NONFICTION" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NONFICTION</span></a> books</p><p>Rules: <br>- you can read them in any order<br>- (auto)biographies count<br>- write a review of each (here or on Bookwyrm)<br>- use the # when posting about the challenge</p><p>Categories: See next toot in this thread.</p><p>Everyone gets their 12th category randomly through WikiRoulette. If you want to take part, respond to this thread and I'll give you one.</p><p>Feel free to use # for recommendations</p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/ReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingChallenge</span></a></p>
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág<p>So, this year I inherited the Polymath Reading Challenge from its creator. 📚 </p><p>It is a yearly 12-book nonfiction reading challenge. You read books of your choice for 12 categories, and post your reviews of them. I have had immense fun finding books for topics I otherwise wouldn't read.</p><p>Would people want to join in if I also ran it on Mastodon?</p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/PolymathReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PolymathReadingChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/ReadingChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonfiction</span></a></p>
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