Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2023-03-15
Books mentioned on #661: Dr. Peter Attia — The Science and Art of Longevity, Optimizing Protein, Alcohol Rules, Lessons from Glucose Monitoring with CGMs, Boosting Your VO2 Max, Preventing Alzheimer's Disease, Early Cancer Detection, How to Use DEXA Scans, Nature’s Longevity Drug, and More
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Tim Ferriss recommended Outlive the Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia, Bad Science by Ben Goldacre, and How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff. Peter Attia recommended The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Outlive the Science and Art of Longevity
Outlive the Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia is a prominent, comprehensive exploration of healthspan, preventative medicine, and the science of extending human life.
Recommended“And certainly, I would highly, highly recommend, I'll just double down on this, that everybody read this book because I think that your book does a good job of this, a very, very good job.”
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Bad Science
Bad Science by Ben Goldacre is an insightful examination of sensationalized medical claims, media misinformation, and the flaws in how scientific studies are communicated to the public.
Recommended“And they read a book like Bad Science by Ben Goldacre, who's an MD. British, so some of the cultural context and examples may not resonate for US readers, but he runs through some of the basics.”
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How to Lie with Statistics
How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff is a widely read guide that exposes how numerical data can be manipulated, misrepresented, or misconstrued to deceive the public and support biased agendas.
Recommended“There's a book called How to Lie With Statistics by Darrell Huff, which I think is a very fast read. And that will also complement everything that we're talking about.”
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The Comfort Crisis
The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter is an exploration of how modern comforts and sedentary lifestyles negatively impact human health and well-being, advocating for the intentional reintegration of physical challenges.
Recommended“Truthfully, I think Michael Easter, who's written about this extensively in his book The Comfort Crisis, which if your listeners haven't read that, not that we're trying to give them more books to read, but The Comfort Crisis, I can't recommend highly enough.”
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