Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2024-11-07
Books mentioned on #776: Derren Brown — A Master Mentalist on Magic, Mind Reading, Ambition, Stoicism, Religion, and More
Derren Brown is a psychological illusionist who can predict, suggest, and even control human behavior. Sponsors: Eight Sleep’s Pod 4 Ultra sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating: https://eightsleep.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Bad Science
Bad Science by Ben Goldacre is an examination of flawed medical studies, sensationalized journalism, and deceptive claims in the wellness and pharmaceutical industries, written by a British physician and communicator.
Recommended“actually this is I think pretty sure it's fellow Brit Ben Golder wrote a book called bad science which I think is is worth should be required reading for every school child on some level at least parts of it”
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The Full Facts Book of Cold Reading
The Full Facts Book of Cold Reading by Ian Rowland is widely regarded as a comprehensive manual detailing the psychological techniques and verbal strategies used by mentalists and psychics to simulate paranormal abilities.
Recommended“I think the best book I've seen on cold reading and it might be very hard to get now and it's a book written for magicians I have a load of sort of old pamphlets and strange old books on these things but there's one relatively modern for me at least so written in the last 20 years called the”
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The God Delusion
Richard Dawkins's 'The God Delusion' is a prominent work of popular science and non-fiction that critically examines religion, the concept of a creator, and the irrationality of belief in God.
Discussed“is it true that you were Christian until reading The God Delusion is that an accurate statement”
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Resonance
Resonance by Hartmut Rosa is a sociological examination of human relationships with the world and the ways people find meaningful connections in modern society.
Recommended“There's a German sociologist called hartmut Rosa who's got a terrific book it's a it's not an easy read it's a beast of a thing called resonance have you come across this you come across resonance”
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The Secret
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne is a self-help book centered on the law of attraction, asserting that positive thinking and focused intention can manifest wealth, health, and happiness.
Critiqued“you know you read something like the secret I suppose but she's is it rurn Ronda bur is telling us quite specifically you know you send your wishes out to the universe and if it doesn't provide it's because you didn't you didn't commit to it enough you didn't commit enough to that to that belief”
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The Anxious Generation
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt is a widely discussed examination of how modern smartphone technology and social media have profoundly disrupted adolescent mental health.
Recommended“I'm a big fan of Jonathan hate mhm who if you haven't had on this podcast you you should I have he's outstanding wonderful brilliant guy I've just finished his book The anxious generation which is his last one and often find myself giving those to people”
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Little, Big
Little, Big by John Crowley is a complex fantasy novel exploring a multi-generational family with ties to the fae.
Recommended“it's called Little Big the alternate title is the fairies Parliament by John Crowley who is okay also a poet”
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