📚 3 Books mentioned in "616. How to Make Something from Nothing | Freakonomics Radio" of Freakonomics Radio
Podcast: Freakonomics Radio
Episode: 616. How to Make Something from Nothing | Freakonomics Radio
Published on December 19, 2024
Here’s 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!
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
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The other book he just mentioned, 'Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat,' is also well worth reading, and you can hear its author, Samin Nosrat, on a couple of Freakonomics Radio episodes from 2023.
In this segment, Stephen Dubner highlights the book 'Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat' as a worthwhile read, mentioning that its author, Samin Nosrat, has appeared in previous episodes of Freakonomics Radio.
The Work of Art
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The title of Adam Moss's book, The Work of Art, is of course a double entendre.
In this segment, the podcast host Stephen Dubner refers to Adam Moss's book, 'The Work of Art,' and highlights its double meaning.
So he needed to find something else to make something that he would be good at, and that's how he came to write The Work of Art, a book about how other creative people make something from nothing.
In this segment, Stephen Dubner discusses how Adam Moss wrote "The Work of Art" after realizing his painting skills weren't up to par. The book explores the creative process and how individuals can create something from seemingly nothing.
For I think the book is a bit of, not a smoke and mirror, but a bit of sleight of hand in that it's called The Work of Art, and it's plainly about the process of making creative things, and it's plainly about what it took for those creators to even get to the point where they were able to create something.
In this segment, Steven Dubner discusses Adam Moss's book, which explores the intricacies of creativity and the processes that enable artists to produce their work.
His book is called 'The Work of Art,' although it might just as easily have been called 'The Art of Work.'
In this segment, Stephen Dubner refers to the title of Adam Moss's book, 'The Work of Art,' as he wraps up the interview, highlighting a playful suggestion that it could also have been named 'The Art of Work.'
The Work of Art
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In my book, I mean, everybody remembers their childhood as lonely, of course, but it is definitely true that one after another they described childhoods of isolation and of need, and then something came along to fill that need; among other things, they learn to talk to themselves—this is a big theme of my book.
Adam Moss discusses his book, emphasizing the themes of childhood isolation and need that he has identified in the lives of various artists and creators. He explains how these experiences often lead individuals to create, suggesting that learning to engage with one's thoughts can be a significant factor in their development.