Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2020-02-19
Books mentioned on #1428 - Brian Greene
Brian Greene is a theoretical physicist, mathematician, and string theorist. He has been a professor at Columbia University since 1996 and chairman of the World Science Festival since co-founding it in 2008.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Until the End of Time
Until the End of Time by Brian Greene applies the principles of theoretical physics to humanity's most profound existential questions regarding the origin and meaning of existence.
Discussed“like I was telling you I just started your new book and how's it going”
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The Denial of Death
Ernest Becker's Pulitzer Prize-winning psychological study argues that human civilization, culture, and motivation are fundamentally driven by an underlying terror of mortality.
Discussed“and then when I was on and it was in my 20s or 30s I read a book by a guy named Ernest Becker called denial of death”
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The Principles of Psychology
The Principles of Psychology by William James is a foundational 1890 work by the American psychologist and philosopher that examines human consciousness, habit, and mental life.
Discussed“and from that I went to read you know William James's book a varieties of religious experience”
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The Varieties of Religious Experience
The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James is an influential 1902 work based on lectures by the great psychologist regarding human consciousness, psychological types, and spiritual phenomena.
Recommended“and from that I went to read you know William James's book a varieties of religious experience”
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The elegant universe
The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene is a bestselling popular science book that offers a clear and accessible introduction to string theory and the fundamental nature of spacetime.
Discussed“my early books were all focused on trying to bring scientific ideas out to the general public now the elegant universe was about string theory that but the cosmos space and time hidden realities about multiple universes”
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The fabric of the cosmos
The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene is a popular-level physics book that explores space, time, and the fundamental nature of reality.
Discussed“my early books were all focused on trying to bring scientific ideas out to the general public now the elegant universe was about string theory that but the cosmos space and time hidden realities about multiple universes”
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and in many ways in my own book the one was coming out actually today until the end of time”
“I was in the middle of a big project in fact I describe this and toward the end of the book so you'll you'll get to this little anecdote if you choose to carry on reading”
“but the funny thing is in writing this book for the very first time I found that there were passages that I couldn't write if it was quiet”
“i I feel like I've moved in a significantly different direction through this book because yes there's science you know entropy evolution”
“I really appreciate your work and and tell people your book one more times the title until the end of time”