Music:
Astrud Giberto, Luiz Bonfa, Timberland, Animal Collective, and Jamiroquai.
Movies:
Documentaries about America and its geopolitical effects on the world, basically Horror films.
Books:
Biographies on various historical luminaries like Georg Cantor, Nikola Tesla, and the number Zero.
Heroes:
Bill Moyers, Sir David Attenborough, and unicellular microorganisms (bacteria).