Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2020-12-11
Joe Rogan & Terry Virts: books mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience #1577
Joe Rogan Experience #1577 - Terry Virts
Terry Virts recommended Factfulness by Hans Rosling and others, and discussed The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe, The End of Everything by Katie Mack, and The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe is a classic account documenting the early days of the United States space program and the test pilots turned astronauts of the Mercury project.
Discussed“the right stuff was i it's what motivated me to be an astronaut i read that book as a in high school and it kind of i didn't know anything like no one in my family had ever been an astronaut or a pilot”
Where to get it
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The End of Everything
Discussed“so i'm reading this book right now called the end of everything by a friend of mine katie mack wrote it it's about the end of the universe and it's really cool”
Where to get it
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Factfulness
Factfulness by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, and Anna Rosling Rönnlund is a nonfiction book that uses global data to challenge common human misconceptions and pessimism about the state of the world.
Recommended“there's a book called factfulness have you ever read that no by hans rossling highly highly you need to read it uh bill gates recommended it about a year ago and i it's amazing”
Where to get it
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The Three-Body Problem
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu is a sweeping science fiction novel exploring humanity's first contact with an alien civilization against the backdrop of China's cultural revolution.
Discussed“there's a a novel called the three-body problem it's a chinese novel by xi xin liu it's probably the most famous book on earth”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and uh your book it's called how to astronaut right it's available right now just came out super excited about it”