Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2025-12-20
Books mentioned on How to Engineer a Life You Love - Mark Rober - #1035
Mark Rober is an engineer, science communicator, and YouTuber known for viral experiments and STEM education.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Seveneves
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson is a sprawling science fiction epic that begins with the catastrophic destruction of the moon, forcing humanity to unite and repurpose the International Space Station into a refuge for the survival of the human race.
Recommended“Have you ever read Seven Eves by Neil Stevenson? Uh, no. Heard it. Really cool. Really cool book. Great. Anyone that wants a sci-fi recommendation should read it. Um, the moon explodes in the first land. The first line, sorry. that like the first line of the the the book it's the moon exploded.”
Where to get it
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If the universe is teeming with aliens-- where is everybody?
Discussed“There's a a book I tried to bring this guy on Steven Webb uh if the universe is teaming with aliens where are they all? Um, and he's got 50 solutions to the Firmeny paradoxes.”
Where to get it

