Sal Khan
Founder of Khan Academy, the free online non-profit (2008) for which he recorded thousands of video lessons; author of The One World Schoolhouse (2012) and Brave New Words (2024), on AI in education.
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Recommends Great Expectations
While Great Expectations is set in Victorian England, it speaks to issues that resonate deeply with our current work at Khan Academy.
blog.khanacademy.org 26 Feb 2025
Recommends The Three-Body Problem
What was once science fiction is now a reality, which is why I’m highlighting The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu.
blog.khanacademy.org 26 Feb 2025
Recommends The Art of Living
The Art of Living by Epictetus offers a timeless perspective on what truly matters in life.
blog.khanacademy.org 26 Feb 2025
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Recommends A Little History of the World
E.H. Gombrich’s A Little History of the World reads like a magical adventure that inspires true wonder as the reader journeys through our shared story on this planet.
blog.khanacademy.org 26 Feb 2025
Recommends A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Reading this book helped shape my belief that the world needed something like Khan Academy.
blog.khanacademy.org 26 Feb 2025
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Liked Foundation
Khan Academy was inspired in part by the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov. The concept of collecting and spreading knowledge for the benefit of humanity deeply resonated with me.
blog.khanacademy.org 26 Feb 2025
Loved Dune
I watched the most recent Dune adaptation (released in 2021) and it’s awesome. It captures the book perfectly. It was the best movie I watched in 2023.
blog.khanacademy.org 18 Dec 2023
Recommends Competing Against Luck
As a long-time fan of Clay Christensen, I was eager to read Competing Against Luck -- and it didn’t disappoint. This book has the potential to change the way you view innovation. Engaging and well-written, Christensen and his co-authors caused me to stop and really think about how Khan Academy is growing. I highly recommend it.
harvard.com 4 Oct 2016
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Loved Star Wars
Movies: Gandhi (try to watch it once a year), Star Wars.
reddit.com 28 Dec 2011
Loved Gandhi
Movies: Gandhi (try to watch it once a year), Star Wars.
reddit.com 28 Dec 2011
Loved Pride and Prejudice
Books: Confederacy of Dunces, Catcher in the Rye, Dune, Ender's Game (the entire series), Foundation Series, Lord of the Rings, Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke), Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Courth (Twain), Tale of Two Cities, Pride and Prejudice.
reddit.com 28 Dec 2011
Loved A Tale of Two Cities
Books: Confederacy of Dunces, Catcher in the Rye, Dune, Ender's Game (the entire series), Foundation Series, Lord of the Rings, Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke), Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Courth (Twain), Tale of Two Cities, Pride and Prejudice.
reddit.com 28 Dec 2011
Loved Childhood's End
Books: Confederacy of Dunces, Catcher in the Rye, Dune, Ender's Game (the entire series), Foundation Series, Lord of the Rings, Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke), Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Courth (Twain), Tale of Two Cities, Pride and Prejudice.
reddit.com 28 Dec 2011
Loved The Lord of the Rings
Books: Confederacy of Dunces, Catcher in the Rye, Dune, Ender's Game (the entire series), Foundation Series, Lord of the Rings, Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke), Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Courth (Twain), Tale of Two Cities, Pride and Prejudice.
reddit.com 28 Dec 2011
Loved Ender's Game
Books: Confederacy of Dunces, Catcher in the Rye, Dune, Ender's Game (the entire series), Foundation Series, Lord of the Rings, Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke), Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Courth (Twain), Tale of Two Cities, Pride and Prejudice.
reddit.com 28 Dec 2011
Loved Dune
Books: Confederacy of Dunces, Catcher in the Rye, Dune, Ender's Game (the entire series), Foundation Series, Lord of the Rings, Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke), Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Courth (Twain), Tale of Two Cities, Pride and Prejudice.
reddit.com 28 Dec 2011
Loved The Catcher in the Rye
Books: Confederacy of Dunces, Catcher in the Rye, Dune, Ender's Game (the entire series), Foundation Series, Lord of the Rings, Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke), Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Courth (Twain), Tale of Two Cities, Pride and Prejudice.
reddit.com 28 Dec 2011
Loved A Confederacy of Dunces
Books: Confederacy of Dunces, Catcher in the Rye, Dune, Ender's Game (the entire series), Foundation Series, Lord of the Rings, Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke), Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Courth (Twain), Tale of Two Cities, Pride and Prejudice.
reddit.com 28 Dec 2011
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x.com @salkhanacademy Occasional posts, mostly about Khan Academy
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