Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2020-10-29
Books mentioned on #1557 - Gad Saad
Gad Saad is Professor of Marketing at Concordia University, and an expert in the application of evolutionary psychology in marketing and consumer behavior. He's the author of multiple scientific papers and several books, the most recent of which is The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas are Killing Common Sense.
Joe Rogan recommended American Buffalo by Steven Rinella, and discussed Sperm Wars by Robin Baker. Gad Saad discussed Irresistible by Adam Alter.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Sperm Wars
Sperm Wars by Robin Baker is a controversial evolutionary biology book that examines human reproductive strategies, sexual behavior, and the concept of sperm competition.
Discussed“that's so bizarre the so the sperm hypothesis theory there was a wasn't there was it a book or a paper on sperm wars that was later discredited”
Where to get it
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American Buffalo
American Buffalo by Steven Rinella is a compelling narrative account that chronicles the author's journey to secure a hunting tag in Alaska and harvest an American bison.
Recommended“he has a book on the american buffalo it's a fantastic book”
Where to get it
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Irresistible
Irresistible by Adam Alter is an insightful exploration by an NYU professor into the rise of addictive technology and the complex business models designed to keep modern users constantly hooked.
Discussed“It's funny because there's a book that I read recently uh by adam alter It's called irresistible and it's about uh addiction to technology”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (8) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“the parasitic mind mask”
“uh i like it the parasitic mind mask excellent”
“i mean it's been it's been tough over here because i'm on sabbatical this semester and it's at the time when my book came out so i was planning on doing all kinds of you know world book tours and also you know all sorts of stuff and everything has been shut down”
“and as as you know most of the folks with that are within the intelligentsia are typically exactly the people that i discuss in the parasitic mind the people who are parasitized by all these idea pathogens”
“uh it's actually a story that i discuss in the book”
“so the first one is actually one that i discussed in my first book my 2007 book the evolutionary basis of consumption where i was talking about how you can analyze cultural products including you know sitcom themes via an evolutionary lens”
“so your book that you put out the parasitic mind yeah we've barely talked about it um this the book is it out right now it came out on october 6th”
“so in a sense this book i've been writing it for 25 years because i have seen you know i tell in in chapter one of the book i basically say that i faced two great wars in my life the first war was the lebanese civil war when i was a child and the second war has been the”