Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2021-08-07
Books mentioned on Exorcisms, Rockstar Priests & Dangerous Taboos - Andrew Gold - #355
Andrew Gold is a documentary maker and podcaster. In the depths of the Buenos Aires suburbs is a priest who is warding off vampires, levitating followers and battling demons.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Lost Connections
Lost Connections by Johann Hari is a profound examination of the environmental and social roots of anxiety, depression, and human alienation.
Discussed“there's a story from johan hari's book lost connections about depression and in that he talks about this guy who had a special wooden wand thing”
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The Intelligence Trap
The Intelligence Trap by David Robson is an insightful examination of why smart people make stupid mistakes and how higher cognitive ability can sometimes facilitate the rationalization of false beliefs.
Discussed“i had david robson on my podcast the other week who's a journalist who talked who wrote the intelligence trap about how the smartest people in the world often their beliefs lead them one way”
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Brave New World
Aldous Huxley's classic dystopian novel explores a futuristic society conditioned through technology, pharmacological pleasure, and strict social stratification.
Discussed“if you look at aldous huxley's brave new world the point is i mean we're always looking and and we do it in our podcast as well”
