Episode · EconTalk · 2021-11-22
Books mentioned on Eric Jacobus on the Art and Science of Violence
Stuntman and action designer Eric Jacobus joins EconTalk host Russ Roberts for a no-holds-barred discussion of the biological basis for violence and how to avoid the worst of it, the value of violence as spectator sport, and the vast superiority of duels to feuds--Alexander Hamilton notwithstanding.
Eric Jacobus recommended Create Your Own Economy by Tyler Cowen, and discussed Mirrors in the Brain by Giacomo Rizzolatti and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Mirrors in the Brain
Discussed“giacomo ritzelady who wrote this book i pulled it out just so people can see it it's mirrors mirrors in the brain giacomo ritzalatti”
Where to get it
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Create Your Own Economy
Create Your Own Economy by Tyler Cowen is an insightful exploration of how neurodiversity and alternative ways of processing information can shape modern productivity and intellectual life.
Recommended“tyler cowan's book creates your own economy you know the chapter on autism which is fantastic”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Theory of Moral Sentiments
“there are some papers that we'll link to that talk about the connection of mirror neurons to adam smith's work and the theory of moral sentiments”