Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2021-05-03
Books mentioned on 165. Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know | Marian Tupy
This episode was recorded on 03/24/2021 Dr. Marian Tupy and I discuss a variety of information critical to the direction of the world as outlined in his book Ten Global Trends.
Jordan Peterson discussed Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know by Ronald Bailey and others. Marian Tupy recommended More from Less by Andrew McAfee, and discussed Factfulness by Hans Rosling and others, The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley, and The Population Bomb by Paul R. Ehrlich.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know
Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know by Ronald Bailey and Marian L.
Discussed“he is the co-author of a recent book 10 global trends that every smart person needs to know and many other trends you will find interesting”
Where to get it
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Factfulness
Factfulness by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, and Anna Rosling Rönnlund is an eye-opening examination of global health, societal progress, and humanity's inherent misconceptions about the state of the world.
Discussed“so the idea behind the book was to inform and it is not really an attempt to produce a polyanish all optimistic view on the world clearly there are problems that remain and there will be new problems that will arise but we believe there is some value in in in people knowing the facts factfulness than that hans rosling”
Where to get it
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The Rational Optimist
The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley is a bold exploration of human history that argues prosperity and rising living standards are driven by trade, innovation, and the free exchange of ideas.
Discussed“and then um at in 2010 i read a wonderful book which is still worth reading by one of your previous guests met ridley it's called rational optimist and matt ridley's book was filled with some very interesting statistics that i didn't know about”
Where to get it
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The Population Bomb
The Population Bomb by Paul R.
Discussed“and that's what people like thomas maltos or poor auric paul ehrlich at stanford university were worried about they freaked out two generation of two generations of people our league's population and we still haven't we still haven't recovered from that”
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More from Less
More from Less by Andrew McAfee is an insightful economic book demonstrating how advanced societies manage to consume fewer physical resources while simultaneously achieving greater economic growth and environmental protection through technological innovation and efficiency.
Recommended“this is a book very important book which i recommend to your readers by andrew mcafee uh and that is uh making uh more from less or more from less”
Where to get it
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