Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-06-01
Books mentioned on #598: Primatologist Isabel Behncke on Play, Sexual Selection, and Lessons from Following Bonobos for 3,000 Kilometers in the Jungles of Congo
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Tim Ferriss recommended Consilience by E. O. Wilson and Of wolves and men by Barry Lopez. Isabel Behncke recommended The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf, The Goodness Paradox by Richard Wrangham, and The Human Swarm by Mark W. Moffett, and discussed Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine by Michael Eddleston and The Ape And The Sushi Master by Frans De Waal.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Consilience
Consilience by E.O.
Recommended“there's also a book by eo wilson called consilience that people might check out”
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The Invention of Nature
The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf is a celebrated biography that chronicles the life, travels, and revolutionary scientific ideas of the pioneering naturalist Alexander von Humboldt.
Recommended“it's called the invention of nature”
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The Goodness Paradox
The Goodness Paradox by Richard Wrangham is an evolutionary biology book that investigates the complex relationship between human kindness and meticulously planned violence.
Recommended“his last book is called the goodness paradox”
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The Human Swarm
The Human Swarm by Mark W.
Recommended“he published a book called swarm”
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Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine
Discussed“i took this book called the oxford handbook of tropical medicine”
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The Ape And The Sushi Master
Discussed“the book for more this is by franz de val the dutch mythologist is called the ape and the sushi master”
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Of wolves and men
Of Wolves and Men by Barry Lopez is a classic, genre-busting work of non-fiction that explores the biology, history, and cultural mythology surrounding wolves and their relationship with humans.
Recommended“one that is equally mysterious in some respects which is a story told in a book called of wolves in men by barry lopez which is a spectacular book”
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