Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2024-07-03

Books mentioned on Cryptids of India, Chapter II

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Imagine a stunning amount of biodiversity amid one of the most densely-populated nations in the modern world. In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel continue an exploration into what Western science deems "cryptids of India.

Ben Bowlin recommended The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker and The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   The Denial of Death

   Ernest Becker · at 5:03

   The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker is a Pulitzer Prize-winning philosophical and psychological study that argues human behavior is fundamentally driven by an unconscious terror of mortality and the subsequent cultural mechanisms created to deny it.

   Recommended

   “I want to shout out our pal Josh Clark in particular uh for recommending a book to me several years ago denial of death”

   Ben Bowlin Cryptids of India, Chapter II 2024-07-03 Listen at 5:03

   Where to get it

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2. 

   The Three-Body Problem

   Cixin Liu · at 14:41

   The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu is a sweeping science fiction novel exploring humanity's first contact with an alien civilization against the backdrop of China's cultural revolution.

   Recommended

   “incorporating What's called the Dark Forest Theory shout out three body problem and then it's time to finish that it's worth it”

   Ben Bowlin Cryptids of India, Chapter II 2024-07-03 Listen at 14:41

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible