Episode · The Rich Roll Podcast · 2026-01-15
Books mentioned on Cognitive Scientist Maya Shankar On Navigating Unexpected Life Changes, The Neuroscience Of Identity, & How To Unlock Your Next Self
Dr. Maya Shankar is a cognitive scientist, host of the podcast “A Slight Change of Plans,” and author of “The Other Side of Change.
Mentioned: The Language Instinct by Steven Pinker.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Language Instinct
Steven Pinker's The Language Instinct is a prominent popular science book that explores the innate nature of human language acquisition and processing.
Discussed“Long story short, it was during this period of no man's land that I was in the summer before college um when I stumbled upon a book by Steven Pinker called the language instinct.”
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Plugged The Other Side of Change
“And in many ways, my book, The Other Side of Change, was a response to that need that I had. I was like, someone tell me, what are the tools and strategies that I have at my disposal?”
Plugged The Other Side of Change
“Um, and then as you mentioned, yeah, now I've written this book called The Other Side of Change and I host a podcast.”