Nick Thompson

Nick Thompson

Editor-in-Chief of Wired

Tech journalist and editor exploring how systems evolve, human behavior, and ethical choices shape our world through thoughtfully curated reads.

Authors & Thinkers

Nick Thompson is the Editor-in-Chief of Wired, a leading publication covering technology, business, and culture. He previously served as CEO of The Ringer and has built a career examining how digital systems reshape society. His reading selections reflect deep interests in evolutionary systems, philosophy, and human ethics.

5 Books Recommended by Nick Thompson

Ranked by popularity across all reading lists on this site

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#1

Nonzero

by Robert Wright

3 people recommended

Among my five favorite books of all time.

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Also recommended by: Ev Williams, Jonathan Haidt

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#2

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3 people recommendedrecommended 3x

[The author] doesn’t write a ton, but she writes is extraordinary.

[The author] doesn’t write a ton, but she writes is extraordinary.

[The author] doesn’t write a ton, but she writes is extraordinary.

Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Mark Manson

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#3

Why Buddhism is True

by Robert Wright

A story about mindfulness and about the science of Buddhism and the current neurosciencee.

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#4

The Survival of the Bark Canoe

by John McPhee

An unknown book but just brilliant.

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#5

Strangers Drowning

by Larissa MacFarquhar

recommended 3x

A story about people who make extraordinary moral choices like the choice to adopt 23 children and bring them into your lives, [...] and why they make those choices.

A story about people who make extraordinary moral choices like the choice to adopt 23 children and bring them into your lives, [...] and why they make those choices.

A story about people who make extraordinary moral choices like the choice to adopt 23 children and bring them into your lives, [...] and why they make those choices.

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