Episode · The Jordan Harbinger Show · 2026-06-18
Books mentioned on I asked AI to learn humanity’s scriptures, wars, laws, and philosophies. This is what it told me.
Jamie Metzl recommended The Year of Living Biblically by A. J. Jacobs and An Immense World by Ed Yong, and discussed Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Year of Living Biblically
The Year of Living Biblically by A.
Recommended“But A.J. also has a fantastic book uh called The Year of Living Biblically, which is actually really hilarious.”
Where to get it
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An Immense World
An Immense World by Ed Yong is a popular science book that explores how various non-human animals perceive reality through distinct sensory modalities and survival mechanisms.
Recommended“Ed Yong had a wonderful book called An Immense World where he describes all of these different animals, all of whom are relatives of ours, and they have just different ways of sensing the world.”
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Survival in Auschwitz
Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi is a harrowing autobiographical account of the author's imprisonment in the Auschwitz concentration camp during the Holocaust, detailing the profound degradation and resilience of the human spirit under unimaginable totalitarian cruelty.
Discussed“The Italian writer Primo Levi has a wonderful book a wonderful terrible book called Survival in Auschwitz, where he talks about being in Auschwitz, and you see these extremes of humanity.”
Where to get it
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Plugged Superconvergence
“And this is one example in your and my last conversation, we talked about my last book Super Convergence, which was about the future of healthcare and the future of agriculture where we can work with AI to see our bodies differently and in a more systemic and systemic way that can help us cure cancers and live healthier and”