Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2025-03-21
Books mentioned on #2293 - Chris Williamson
Chris Williamson is the host of the "Modern Wisdom" podcast https://chriswillx.com/modernwisdom This video is sponsored by BetterHelp.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Giza : the Tesla Connection
Giza : the Tesla Connection by Christopher Dunn is an unconventional exploration that posits advanced ancient engineering and alternative theories regarding the purpose of the Giza pyramids.
Discussed“And um Christopher Dunn uh had long ago theorized and wrote a book that he believes that the Great Pyramid of Giza is a gigantic power plant.”
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The Giza Power Plant
The Giza Power Plant by Christopher Dunn is a fringe archaeological study that theorizes the Great Pyramid of Giza was built as an advanced, massive technological power plant rather than a traditional royal tomb.
Recommended“Christopher Dunn had long ago theorized and wrote a book that he believes that the Great Pyramid of Giza is a gigantic power plant.”
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Blitzed
Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich by Norman Ohler is a historical investigation that reveals the widespread and institutionalized use of narcotics, particularly methamphetamine, among German soldiers and leadership during World War II.
Recommended“I mean, Norman Oler's book, Blitz, I loved those episodes that you did with Yeah. incredible. It's just an incredible story that they they literally went through Poland in three days.”
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Artificial Intelligence: a Modern Approach
Artificial Intelligence: a Modern Approach by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig is widely considered the definitive global textbook and foundational guide for understanding the field of artificial intelligence.
Discussed“I had um the guy who wrote uh Stuart Russell, he wrote the original AI textbook. It's translated into 70 languages around the world.”
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“It's amazing what was accomplished on amphetamines. I mean, uh, Norman Oler's book, Blitz, I loved those episodes that you did with Yeah.”
“You know, there was that um five deathbed regrets of the dying. Um I wish I'd kept in touch with my friends. I wish I hadn't worked so much. I wish I'd allowed myself to be happy. I wish uh I'd lived the life I wanted and not the life that other people had for me.”