Episode · No Stupid Questions · 2021-07-11
Books mentioned on Do Dreams Actually Mean Anything? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 59
Stephen Dubner discussed The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud. Angela Duckworth discussed Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Interpretation of Dreams
The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud is a foundational psychoanalytic text that introduces the concept of dream analysis as a window into the unconscious mind and repressed desires.
Discussed“dreams really do have this long and Rich history in Psychology most notably beginning with Freud of course in his classic work the interpretation of Dreams which he wrote just at the dawn of the 20th century”
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is a popular science book exploring behavioral economics, cognitive biases, and the dual systems that drive human thought.
Discussed“And as you've taught us all here via Danny Kahneman, I guess we do have this appetite for coherence, right? This is one of my major take-homes from Danny Kahneman. I know everyone thinks about thinking fast and slow and judgment decision-making and biases and heuristics, but I think one of his core insights is that human beings have certain”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper
“and I ended up writing a book about him it was called Confessions of a hero worshiper and it was about the notion of Heroes”
Plugged Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper
“And I ended up writing a book about him; it was called Confessions of a Hero Worshiper, and it was about the notion of heroes. So I got to hang out with him, talk about this notion; well, what do you make of all this, Stephen? Did we answer this question about dreams and what they're good for?”