Episode · StarTalk Radio · 2021-06-14
Books mentioned on A Quantum Life with Hakeem Oluseyi
How do you beat the odds and become an astrophysicist? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice sit down with astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi to discuss his path to becoming an astrophysicist and his new book A Quantum Life.
Hakeem Oluseyi discussed Roots by Alex Haley.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Roots
Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley is a monumental historical novel that traces several generations of an African American family from freedom through slavery to emancipation, leaving a profound mark on American culture and historical awareness.
Discussed“so the first thing the seeds of it started when i read my very first novel which happened to be the book roots uh everybody was talking about it you know i didn't have any love for adult books at the age of nine”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged A Quantum Life
“so hakeem you came out with a book a book let me get the title straight here a quantum life yeah you don't waste any time just putting it right out quantum life uh my unlikely journey from the street to the stars”