Episode · Dwarkesh Podcast · 2022-11-28
Books mentioned on Edward Glaeser - Cities, Terrorism, Housing, & Remote Work
Edward Glaeser is the chair of the Harvard department of economics, and the author of the best books and papers about cities (including Survival of the City and Triumph of the City).
Dwarkesh Patel recommended Palaces for the People by Eric Klinenberg and Triumph of the City by Edward L. Glaeser, and discussed Survival of the City by Edward L. Glaeser and others. Edward Glaeser discussed The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Survival of the City
Survival of the City by Edward L.
Discussed“It's the actually part of the story of the Hamilton musical in the room where it happened.”
Where to get it
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The Power Broker
The Power Broker by Robert A.
Discussed“So Moses — so Robert Carroll's the power broker is one of the great biographies of the past hundred years unquestionably.”
Where to get it
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Palaces for the People
Palaces for the People by Eric Klinenberg is an exploration of social infrastructure and the vital role that public spaces play in fostering community resilience.
Recommended“My friend, Eric Kleinberg has written a great book about, you know, I think they're called it's called Palaces for the People about, you know, the all the different functions that libraries have played.”
Where to get it
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Triumph of the City
Triumph of the City by Edward L.
Recommended“Your re most recent book is Survival of the City and Before That Triumph of the City. Both of those I highly recommend to readers.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Survival of the City
“so here's how I think about it and in part it's it's why I wrote my recent book survival of the city is because I was so worried about this.”