It is no secret that I am a big fan of technology. I recently had a conversation with a friend where she was recounting to me an incident where she left her phone at the gym, walking away for a good 20-minutes before she realized what she had left behind. My immediate response to that was “I am amazed that people can leave places without their phones.” Asked to explain that sentiment, I elaborated that I do almost everything on my phone.

I have never been a huge fan of biographies. Having read a few in the past featuring “big names” like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Steve Jobs; they are good books on interesting people but I always seemed to walk away with the same inclination. That these people were special. That from a young age the idea that they would go on to do awe-inspiring things was just a given; either because of their intellect, circumstance, or the fact that they were just somehow different than everybody else.

They both want you to think about climate change. Climate change isn’t sexy. Despite its massive importance to the survival of our species, talking about the climate isn’t fun. Any utterance of carbon dioxide, reflected sunlight radiation, or a 2°C increase in global temperatures will, more often than not, elicit a reaction similar to the prospect of watching paint dry. That is also the complete opposite reaction you would get when a giant monstrous creature from the depths of the sea the size of a building is stomping towards you.