Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2025-01-02
Books mentioned on #785: The Random Show — 2025 Predictions (AI, Aliens, BTC, and More), New Year’s Resolutions and Strategies, Smart Fitness, The Spinal Engine, New Apps, and Much More
This time, we have a very special episode I recorded with my close friend Kevin Rose. We cover 2025 predictions, AI, Bitcoin, aliens, fitness goals, and much, much more.
Tim Ferriss recommended The Spinal Engine by Serge Gracovetsky. Kevin Rose recommended After by Bruce Greyson.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Spinal Engine
The Spinal Engine is a specialized biomechanics book by Serge Gracovetsky that explores human locomotion and argues that the spine and trunk serve as the primary drivers of power in movement.
Recommended“And there's a book actually by that title, the spinal engine. The name again tough one. I think it's Serge Gracovetsky S E R G E and we'll put a link in the show notes.”
Where to get it
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After
After by Bruce Greyson is a scientific exploration of near-death experiences written by a psychiatrist and neuroscientist from the University of Virginia who spent decades researching the phenomenon.
Recommended“By Bruce Greyson, MD. It's called After. Have you heard of After?”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged The 4-Hour Body
“So, in the case of say the 4-Hour Body, the Occam's protocol and a handful of compound movements still does the trick for the vast majority of the population.”
Plugged The 4-Hour Body
“There is a chapter in The 4-Hour Body called Reversing Permanent Injuries. I will link to it for folks, but the exercises in that still deliver so much like the bang for the buck in doing some of the Grey Cook exercises...”