Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-04-21
Books mentioned on #423: Rana el Kaliouby — AI, Emotional Intelligence, and The Journey of Finding Oneself
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Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Affective Computing
Discussed“And it's related to a book. This is Affective Computing. And correct me if I'm getting any of the pronunciation wrong, by Rosalind Picard, p i c a r d.”
Where to get it
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The Obstacle Is the Way
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday is a popular self-improvement book that draws on ancient Stoic philosophy to teach readers how to turn everyday trials, hardships, and setbacks into triumphs.
Recommended“So, I've recently been gifting I must have given this book to at least like three or four people cuz I recently read it. Uh The Obstacle Is the Way.”
Where to get it
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The Namesake
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri is a deeply moving contemporary novel that explores the immigrant experience, cultural displacement, and the complex bonds of family through the life of Gogol Ganguli, a young man navigating his Bengali heritage in America.
Recommended“My favorite book, which I've now read a few times also, is uh Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake.”
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Little, Big
Little, Big by John Crowley is an intricate, epic fantasy novel that follows the mystical, generations-spanning history of the Drinkwater family and their eccentric estate near the edge of a magical realm.
Recommended“So it's this book here which is I'll read it. Little Big so little {comma} big by John Crowley. Like Aleister Crowley. So Little Big by John Crowley.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“author of the new book Girl Decoded, subtitle A Scientist's Quest to Reclaim Our Humanity by Bringing Emotional Intelligence to Technology.”
“Girl Decoded is the title of the book. Subtitle: A Scientist's Quest to Reclaim Our Humanity by Bringing Emotional Intelligence to Technology.”