Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2024-01-20
Steve Levitt & Walt Hickey: books mentioned on People I (Mostly) Admire #123
123. Walt Hickey Wants to Track Your Eyeballs
Journalist Walt Hickey uses data to understand how culture works. He and Steve talk about why China hasn’t produced any hit movies yet and how he got his own avatar in the Madden NFL video game.
Steve Levitt discussed Range by David J. Epstein, The Sports Gene by David Epstein, and You Are What You Watch by Walter Hickey.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Range
Discussed“I had David Epstein on the show a couple years back he's written some great books like range and the sports Gene”
Where to get it
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The Sports Gene
Discussed“I had David Epstein on the show a couple years back he's written some great books like range and the sports Gene”
Where to get it
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You Are What You Watch
Discussed“so let's talk about your new book your only book it's called you are what you watch”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Range
“He's written some great books like Range and The Sports Gene, and he went from a master's degree in environmental sciences to working for Sports Illustrated.”