Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-12-16
Books mentioned on #487: Dr. Martine Rothblatt — A Masterclass on Asking Better Questions and Peering Into the Future
Dr. Martine Rothblatt (@skybiome) is Chairman and CEO of United Therapeutics, a biotechnology company she started to save the life of one of her daughters.
Tim Ferriss discussed Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein. Martine Rothblatt recommended The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn and The Emotion Machine by Marvin Minsky, and discussed Time Enough for Love by Robert A. Heinlein, Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler, and Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land is a famous science fiction novel by Robert A.
Discussed“stranger in a strange land and so on”
Where to get it
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Time Enough for Love
Time Enough for Love by Robert A.
Discussed“i just savored you know every page of that my favorite book of all of his is time enough for love in which he covers almost every topic under the sun”
Where to get it
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S.
Recommended“it's called the structure of scientific revolutions”
Where to get it
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Parable of the Talents
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E.
Discussed“one of them very well known as parable of the sower parable of the talents”
Where to get it
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Parable of the Sower
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E.
Discussed“one of them very well known as parable of the sower parable of the talents”
Where to get it
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The Emotion Machine
The Emotion Machine by Marvin Minsky is a visionary exploration of human psychology and artificial intelligence that proposes a revolutionary framework for how the mind works and how machines might eventually replicate human feelings.
Recommended“and a great book that i would recommend that goes into this subject in beautiful detail is called the emotion machine by marvin minsky”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“dr rothblatt's recent books are on xenotransplantation your life or mine gender identity transgender transhuman and cyber ethics virtually human”
“and that's what is the subject of my book virtually human”