#OTD In 1858, Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf was born."She published her first novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, at the age of 33. She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, which she was awarded in 1909. In 1914, she was the first woman to be granted a membership of the Swedish Academy"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_Lagerl%C3%B6fBooks by Lagerlöf at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1717#books #literature
Interpretable Machine LearningA Guide for Making Black Box Models Explainable---[Christoph Molnar]https://originalstatic.aminer.cn/misc/pdf/Molnar-interpretable-machine-learning_compressed.pdf #MachineLearning #ai #books #freeresources
Introduction to Game Theory: a Discovery Approach---[Jennifer Firkins Nordstrom]#gametheory #math #science #education #books #freeresources https://nordstrommath.com/IntroGameTheoryText
Tutivillus Is Watching YouFor medieval scribes, mistakes couldn’t be easily shrugged off, as Tutivillus, the stickler demon, was always looking over their shoulders.By: Amelia Soth https://daily.jstor.org/tutivillus-is-watching-you/Medieval manuscripts at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=medieval+manuscripts#books #old_manuscripts
What Happens When an Entire Generation of Scientists Changes Its MindTotal reversals in scientific thinking are rare—but earth-shatteringBy Charles C. Mann edited by Josh Fischmanhttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-happens-when-an-entire-scientific-field-changes-its-mind/Michelson & Morley experiment at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70888#books #historyofscience
Mark Twain Makes a List of 60 American Comfort Foods He Missed While Traveling Abroad (1880)https://www.openculture.com/2025/10/mark-twain-makes-a-list-of-60-american-comfort-foods-1890.html#food #beverages #books
Music and Musicians in the Medieval Persianate WorldFrom royal courts to wine-filled gatherings, music played a vital role in medieval Persianate culture. Two remarkable texts — one practical, one theoretical — reveal how musicians lived, performed, and understood their art.By Timur Khanhttps://www.medievalists.net/2025/11/music-and-musicians-in-the-medieval-persianate-world/Music at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/677#books #music #literature
The Social Media Mining - An Introduction(Cambridge University Press - 2014)https://www.socialmediamining.info/book/#books #socialmedia #datascience #freeresources
From Tablets to Papyrus: When Was Paper Invented?The invention of paper as a medium for writing was a revolutionary breakthrough that altered the course of human culture.by Matt Whittakerhttps://www.thecollector.com/when-was-the-invention-of-paper/Papyrus at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=papyrus#books #culture
Yesterday was Bram Stoker’s 178th birthday! 🎂Known for THE LADY OF THE SHROUD and THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM, Stoker gave the world its most iconic vampire with DRACULA. 🧛♂️Read the 1899 public-domain edition here:https://archive.org/details/dracu00stok/page/2/mode/2up#LetReadersRead #Literature #LiteratureLegend #Horror #Books #Vampire
Social EngineeringThe Science of Human Hackinghttps://theswissbay.ch/pdf/Books/Computer%20science/socialengineering_thescienceofhumanhacking_2ndedition.pdf#hacking #SocialEngineering #books
«...Habits are things we learn from others, and they make us 'like' others. At the same time, though, they are deeply personal. Working with this contradiction, this book explores the extent to which habits are what society can be in the era of neoliberalism, an epoch that emphasizes individual empowerment and difference...»---[Wendy Hui Kyong Chun]#books #socialmedia #technology #politics #sociology
Halloween StoriesWhy are Victorians the default haunted house, what do ghosts have to do with the imagination, and why do we like to be scared?By The Editorshttps://daily.jstor.org/editors-picks-halloween/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_10302025Halloween at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=halloween#books #literature
Oh hey a couple of my books are discounted for another week.I write about hope, love, and loyalty in the face of fear and seismic change, all wrapped up in space stuff.ARKHANGELSK - mystery/thriller set on a lost colony hiding a corrosive secret, ￡/€/$2.99 through November 6CONDITION OF WAR - milSF (ish) with a rebel starship crew and a galactic government focused on the wrong enemy, ￡/€/$1.99 through November 6Links to Amazon US, but they're discounted everywhere:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NML4V97/https://www.amazon.com/Condition-War-Central-Corps-Novel-ebook/dp/B0F368YJMT#WritingCommunity #sff #ebook #books
Meet the Real Dr. FrankensteinThe Italian scientist who sparked an electric revolution that led to the beloved horror story—and the batteryBy Molly Glickhttps://nautil.us/meet-the-real-dr-frankenstein-1245010/Galvani and Frankenstein at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/27281https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/84#books #literature #science
From top left, clockwise: Jaguar, African Lion, Cheetah, Andean cat, Scottish Wildcat, Tiger, and Puma.Drawn by Priscilla Barrett. Source: The Biology and Conservation of Wild Felids by David Macdonald & Andrew Loveridge, 2010 #illustration #felids
