Episode · Huberman Lab · 2023-07-24
Andrew Huberman & Maya Shankar: books mentioned on Huberman Lab
How to Shape Your Identity & Goals | Dr. Maya Shankar
In this episode, my guest is Maya Shankar, Ph.D., a cognitive scientist, former senior advisor to the White House and Chair of the White House Social and Behavioral Sciences Team. She is the creator and host of the podcast, A Slight Change of Plans.
Maya Shankar discussed The Black Poets by Dudley Randall, An Instinct to Acquire an Art by Stephen Pinker, and The Language Instinct by Steven Pinker.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Black Poets
Discussed“So one day he gets a book called The Black Poets. And in the book, he read a poem by Etheridge Knight, who had also spent time in prison and had written this incredibly stirring poem about the criminal justice system.”
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An Instinct to Acquire an Art
Discussed“So I started perusing the bookshelf, and then I came across this pop-science book called "The Language Instinct," by Stephen Pinker.”
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The Language Instinct
Discussed“So I started looking at their bookshelf and came across a pop science book called 'The Language Instinct' by Stephen Pinker. That was a turning point for me.”
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