Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2024-11-04
Books mentioned on Dangerous Thoughts: What is an Infohazard? | STUFF THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW
Ben Bowlin discussed The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. Also mentioned: The Department of Truth #2 by James Tynion IV.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins is a prominent 1976 work of evolutionary biology that popularizes the gene-centric view of evolution.
Discussed“the the word meme comes from a guy named Richard Dawkins famous somewhat problematic geneticist uh he wrote this book in 1976 called The Selfish Gene and he took the word meme from the root of memo memory mimic”
Where to get it
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The Department of Truth #2
The Department of Truth #2 by James Tynion IV is an issue in the acclaimed comic book series that explores a world where conspiracy theories physically manifest into reality through human belief.
Recommended“It's a comic series that you can get in these little graphic novel compendium things called 'Department of Truth.' Without spoiling it too much, it's based on a secret government society that attempts to ensure conspiracy theories aren't believed by enough people. It manifests in the real world.”
Where to get it
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Passing The Demoiselle D'Ys
“Isn't Robert W. Chambers who wrote 'The Yellow King,' famously sort of memed in its own way in season one of 'True Detective'? And in 'The Yellow King,' the entire universe of that, which is very Lovecraft, and it's wrapped around... that's a nice Carcosa reference! The idea that there is some sort of play, and if you read the”