Esther Dysonbook recommendations

Esther Dyson on Scarcity
"An explanation of scarcity for rich intellectuals, showing how poor people do stupid things for lack of money, while rich people do stupid things for lack of time."

Esther Dyson on The Biology of Desire
"Addiction is short-term desire. Purpose is long-term desire."

Esther Dyson on From Bacteria to Bach and Back
"How consciousness arises, and how much it depends on a sense of past, present, and future (plus a lot of other interesting insights)."