Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2023-03-30
Books mentioned on How Does The Human Mind Work? - Paul Bloom - #608
Paul Bloom is Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University and an author. The human mind is a mystery.
Paul Bloom discussed Memento by Radek John, The Invisible Gorilla by Christopher and Simons and others, Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer, and The Confessions by Saint Augustine (of Hippo). Chris Williamson discussed Make It Stick by Peter C. Brown and others, Friends by Robin Dunbar, and Blueprint by Robert Plomin.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Memento
Memento is a critically acclaimed neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan, following a man with anterograde amnesia who attempts to find his wife's murderer.
Discussed“or or these cases like these famous case where people can't form new memories is in the excellent movie Memento Christopher Nolan's film this guy can't form new memories”
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The Invisible Gorilla
Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons's book examines the limits of human perception and attention through classic psychological experiments.
Discussed“in fact they came to a book called Invisible Gorilla summarized by by Dan Simons and Chris chabri”
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Moonwalking with Einstein
Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer is a fascinating non-fiction work that chronicles the author's year-long journey into the U.S.
Discussed“he's a writer he wrote a book called moonwalking with Einstein where he outlies the sort the historical the classical memory techniques where you basically got to make Vivid associations between things”
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Make It Stick
Make It Stick by Peter C.
Discussed“Peter C Brown that wrote make it stick was like episode 20 on the show”
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The Confessions
The Confessions is a profound spiritual autobiography by Saint Augustine that chronicles his journey from a restless, hedonistic youth to a life of Christian faith.
Discussed“the classic example which is Saint Augustine in the confessions one day he and his friends go into an orchard and they just start stealing the pears”
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Friends
Friends by Robin Dunbar is an exploration of human relationships and the evolutionary mechanics that govern our social circles.
Discussed“friends I did this book friends really great”
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Blueprint
Blueprint by Robert Plomin is a 2018 book by the behavioral geneticist that argues DNA is the primary factor shaping human psychological differences, personality traits, and life outcomes.
Discussed“there was a chart in plowman's book blueprint and I think that that's the same study that we were talking about”
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