Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2023-04-19
Books mentioned on #667: Dr. Gül Dölen on Rethinking Psychedelics, New Applications (Autism, Stroke, and Allergies), The Neurobiology of Beginner’s Mind, Octopuses on MDMA, and The Master Key of Metaplasticity
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Tim Ferriss recommended Pihkal by Alexander Theodore Shulgin and others and Tihkal by Alexander Shulgin and others. Dr. Gül Dölen recommended Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez, The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and others, and Immortality Key by Brian C. Muraresku, and discussed Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Pihkal
PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story by Alexander Theodore Shulgin and Ann Shulgin is a unique autobiographical and scientific text that details the history, synthesis methods, and personal trials of numerous psychoactive compounds, most notably MDMA.
Recommended“incredibly adept, incredibly prolific biochemist, very much recommend people check out PiHKAL and TiHKAL, which he wrote with his wife.”
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Tihkal
Tihkal by Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin is a notable scientific text detailing the synthesis and human pharmacology of various tryptamine derivatives and psychedelics.
Recommended“incredibly adept, incredibly prolific biochemist, very much recommend people check out PiHKAL and TiHKAL, which he wrote with his wife.”
Where to get it
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Invisible Women
Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez is a profound examination of how modern society systematically ignores women, building a world designed primarily around a male default.
Recommended“Probably the ones that I have gifted the most is a book called Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez. I really love it because I think it's a book of feminism that is accessible and I think resonates with people whether or not you're a man or a woman.”
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The Dawn of Everything
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow is a sweeping archaeological and anthropological study that challenges conventional narratives about social evolution, inequality, and the origins of human civilization.
Recommended“Then the other book that I love the most, it's a very grandiose title. It's called The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber. I actually love everything that guy wrote.”
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Bullshit Jobs
Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber is an incisive examination of modern employment, exploring how a vast proliferation of high-prestige yet entirely pointless administrative roles came to dominate corporate and bureaucratic culture.
Discussed“I started with this book called Bullshit Jobs, which — I was dealing with the bureaucracy of academia and feeling very frustrated. I read that book and it was very cathartic, and then I just went down the rabbit hole and have enjoyed all the other books.”
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Immortality Key
Why people recommend it: Brian C.
Recommended“Then the third one that I really love is The Immortality Key by Brian Muraresku. I love that book so much. I designed my entire Halloween decoration this year all around that book.”
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