Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2026-06-01
Books mentioned on Does Tim Ferriss Dream In Japanese? - Rabbit Hole #3 - #1105
In the third edition of this new experimental episode format, we explore: - Mickey Mantle's most legendary story in Yankee Stadium. - If Tim Ferriss dreams in Japanese.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Superintelligence
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom is a widely influential philosophy and computer science book that examines the existential risks and control problems associated with the emergence of artificial general intelligence.
Discussed“So he did his second book which is kind of like a spiritual sequel to super intelligence. What if things go wrong? And then the next one was what if things go right?”
Where to get it
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The Mind of a Mnemonist
The Mind of a Mnemonist by A.
Recommended“If people want a real exaggerated case of not forgetting, there's an old book called the mind of a neonist like pneummonic device, the mind of a neonist by AJ Lura, which is effectively an extended case study of someone who never forgets.”
Where to get it
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The beginning of infinity
The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch is a sweeping philosophical and scientific work that champions a deeply optimistic worldview, arguing that all problems are soluble given the right knowledge.
Recommended“I hate to sound like I'm doing an affiliate link for the beginning of infinity which I am. I'll post it in the link problems are infinite.”
Where to get it
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Churchill
Churchill by Andrew Roberts is a comprehensive biographical account chronicling the eventful and momentous life of Winston Churchill.
Recommended“Churchill's biography is so good. Like you go Jesus Christ did this man um the big I think it's Andrew Roberts uh Churchill biography.”
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Oblomov
Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov is a classic 19th-century Russian novel that portrays the life of Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, a nobleman character famous for his profound lethargy and inability to make decisions.
Recommended“There's going to be a a book breakdown, a list of a load of different books, but the personal one of uh Oblamov, a Russian man from the 18th century who the first 50 pages are about him getting out of bed.”
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