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Podcast: People I (Mostly) Admire
Episode: 128. Are Our Tools Becoming Part of Us? | People I (Mostly) Admire
Published on April 1, 2024
Hereβs a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!

The Selfish Gene
Buy The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins on Amazon
You can even turn things upside down a little bit in the same spirit that Dawkins did with selfish genes. They talked about genes having a kind of agency and reproducing, sometimes even at the expense of the larger organism.
Blae Aguera y Arcas references the concept of 'selfish genes' to illustrate how genes can be perceived as having agency, alluding to Richard Dawkins' popular science book. This discussion ties into a broader exploration of identity in relation to humans and nature.