Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2018-08-22
Books mentioned on #1159 - Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Joe Rogan discussed Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson and others. Neil deGrasse Tyson discussed Stonehenge Decoded by Gerald Hawkins, The culture code by Daniel Coyle, and The Martian by Andy Weir.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson is a concise and accessible guide designed to introduce complex cosmological concepts to general readers.
Discussed“and it's - astrophysics for people in a hurry that's kind of a that's very purposefully juxtaposed”
Where to get it
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Stonehenge Decoded
Discussed“there's a book published in this in the 1970s by a guy named David Dawkins it's not Richard Dawkins but it's another one of these Hawking's”
Where to get it
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The culture code
The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle investigates the underlying dynamics of successful groups, arguing that effective organizational culture is built through psychological safety, vulnerability, and shared purpose.
Discussed“it is your a the talent code no Daniel Coyle know one of the interesting parts about it is Brazilian soccer players how good they are”
Where to get it
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The Martian
The Martian by Andy Weir is a hard science fiction novel about an astronaut stranded alone on Mars who must use his engineering ingenuity and scientific knowledge to survive.
Discussed“and if the highest compliment I ever got was Andy weir who wrote the Martian he said to himself while he was writing the novel”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“oh that the astrophysics for people in a hurry that's been on the on the New York Times bestseller was for 67 weeks”
“oh this this is like another book I just this is coming out in three weeks is this about space war accessory to war the unspoken alliance between astrophysics and the military”
“so this other book was astrophysics for people in a hurry if you're in a hurry do not buy people in a hurry”
“so in accessori to war where we go back many centuries the editors said well we should use BCE”
“and I talked about in an accessory to war it's again I hate I feel so bad for doing this”