Nameless @ Princeton: episode 4 with Shotaro Makisumi

Recommendations of top 3 books, top 3 sites, top 3 persons and more on the Nameless @ Princeton. Can you juggle groups, rings, fields, clubs & Rubik’s cubes? Meet the person who can – Shotaro Makisumi’12.

Macky set 7 world records, was featured in documentaries, won the majority of international competitions during 2004-2006. Now he is still contributing to the community with his popular site Cubefreak.net. One of his trademarks - juggling two apples with the right hand while solving Rubik's cube with the left.

Top 3 Books (from here on, the first 3 items are by Macky, the last - by Arman):

- “Gunnerkrigg Court”, Tom Siddell, webcomic at gunnerkrigg.com

- “Structure and Randomness: Pages from Year One of a Mathematical Blog”, Terence Tao

- “The Princeton Companion to Mathematics”, Timothy Gowers

- “The book of Understanding”, Osho

- “Hackers & Painters: big ideas from the computer age”, Paul Graham

- “Understanding Basic Japanese Grammar”, Nishiguchi Koichi

Top 3 sites

- ted.com – ideas worth spreading from world’s most inspiring thinkers

- mathoverflow.net – collaborative blog, online community of mathematicians

- tvtropes.org – wiki catalog for writing fiction

- prezi.com - astonishing non-linear presentations

- plancast.com - discovering events & social activities where users share the most interesting things on their calendars

- tripbod.com - personal travel advice and insider tips from the local experts

Top 3 people

- Terence Tao, mathematician, Fields Medal recipient (2006), professor at UCLA

- Josh Marshall, journalist, founder of the blog on politics talkingpointsmemo.com

- Feliks Zemdegs, Australian Rubik’s cube speedsolver, Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/fazrulz1

- Donnie Yen, Hong Kong-based martial arts movie star (Iron Monkey, Flash Point, Ip Man)

- Osho, the most disruptive spiritual teacher of the XX century

- Tony Robbins, success coach (‘Unlimited Power’, ‘Awaken the Giant within’)

Top 3 Movies:

- “The Lord of the Rings” film trilogy, fantasy adventure directed by Peter Jackson

- “Pan's Labyrinth”, Spanish-language fantasy directed by Guillermo del Toro

- “The Conversation”, thriller written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola

- “Up in the Air”, drama starring George Clooney

- “City Hunter”, comedy starring Jackie Chan

- “The Adjustment Bureau”, thriller starring Matt Damon

Top 3 places (Macky)

- France

- Barcelona, Spain

- Rotterdam, Netherlands

Guest of the show: Shotaro Makisumi (cubefreak.net)

Author, editor and host: Arman Suleimenov (suleimenov.com)