Books
Here you can find the review of the books I read© 2025 Sindhuja Cheema Enzinger. All Rights Reserved.
Determined - The Science of Life without Free Will
Where does your aversion to things, animals, or even certain people come from? Why do you behave in a particular way and avoid behaving in another? Are you responsible for all your actions and the choices you make? Or is it all biology? This is the main topic of this book Determined – Is there free will? And if there is NO free will, are we just machines driven by our physiology? Continue reading© 2025 Sindhuja Cheema Enzinger. All Rights Reserved.
Do it like a Woman - and change the world
This book is a compilation of stories highlighting remarkable women from around the world and their continuous efforts toward achieving equality. It serves as a megaphone for these incredible women and their ongoing work to create a more equitable world. It reminds us that by merely accepting, ignoring, and moving on, we undermine the actions and sacrifices of these remarkable individuals. The book encourages us not to feel ashamed to speak up, affirming that we are not the “imperfect men,” as Aristotle once described women, but unique entities capable of making this world a better place, and without whom humanity would cease to exist. Continue reading© 2025 Sindhuja Cheema Enzinger. All Rights Reserved.
Nexus - A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
I did the audio version of the book. Yuval Harari is an excellent storyteller and always leaves you with an afterthought. Nexus is meant to be a reflection on where humanity is heading, especially with the rise of AI, disinformation, and global instability. But to be honest, I didn’t enjoy it as much. It felt like a lot of repetition and basically a recap of his earlier books. The same themes from Sapiens and Homo Deus kept popping up, just re-worded. Continue reading© 2025 Sindhuja Cheema Enzinger. All Rights Reserved.
Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
Initially promoted by the U.S. military after World War II to stay ahead of the Soviets in the arms race, semiconductors later became commercialized and embedded in our everyday gadgets. The journey of chip technology is truly fascinating. While innovation and advancements have surged, so have the choke points. This technology has driven globalization and progress, yet it’s unsettling to realize how few companies control such a critical industry. The invention of the transistor by physicists like Shockley, Bardeen, and Brattain, and its commercialization by pioneers like Noyce, Moore, Kilby, and others, is a remarkable story. Continue reading© 2025 Sindhuja Cheema Enzinger. All Rights Reserved.