Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2013-04-10
Joe Rogan & Jason Silva: books mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience #194
Joe Rogan Experience #194 - Jason Silva
Jason Silva recommended The Art of Immersion: How the Digital Generation Is Remaking Hollywood, Madison Avenue, and the Way We Tell Stories by Frank Rose, and discussed Abundance by Peter H. Diamandis and others, The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins, The Information by James Gleick, The Information Diet, and The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley. Joe Rogan discussed The Secret by Rhonda Byrne.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Abundance
Abundance by Peter H.
Discussed“Peter diamandis did a presentation about this at the Ted conference just a week and a half ago and he has his book called abundance”
Where to get it
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The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins is a prominent 1976 work of evolutionary biology that popularizes the gene-centric view of evolution.
Discussed“he became a meme which you know in Richard Dawkins book The Selfish Gene he says that there was this new replicator”
Where to get it
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The Information
The Information by James Gleick is a sweeping non-fiction history that explores how humanity has gathered, organized, and communicated data through the ages, tracing the concept from ancient messaging systems to modern digital technology.
Discussed“and you know James Glick who wrote the book the information says that the most the primary building block of reality might be information before before you know it before matter itself”
Where to get it
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The Information Diet
Discussed“it's called the information diet and it says that it's really up to us to take responsibility over our information diet”
Where to get it
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The Secret
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne is a bestselling self-help book and film centered on the law of attraction, asserting that positive thinking and intentional visualization can directly manifest wealth, health, and happiness.
Discussed“like remember when everybody was into the secret yeah you remember that and everybody was convinced”
Where to get it
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The Art of Immersion: How the Digital Generation Is Remaking Hollywood, Madison Avenue, and the Way We Tell Stories
The Art of Immersion: How the Digital Generation Is Remaking Hollywood, Madison Avenue, and the Way We Tell Stories by Frank Rose is a forward-thinking examination of how digital technology is transforming modern narratives, entertainment, and media consumption.
Recommended“that idea like there's a great book called The Art of immersion by Frank Rose who used to be at wired who says that the future of immersive storytelling”
Where to get it
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The Rational Optimist
The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley is a bold exploration of human history that argues prosperity and rising living standards are driven by trade, innovation, and the free exchange of ideas.
Discussed“there's a book by Ridley called the rational Optimist and he coined the word idea sex and he says that ideas coming together”
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