Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2026-05-28
Joe Rogan & Michelle Thaller: books mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience #2506
#2506 - Michelle Thaller
Michelle Thaller, PhD, is an astrophysicist, award-winning science communicator, and retired NASA executive who worked at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and NASA Headquarters.
Michelle Thaller recommended The First Three Minutes by Steven Weinberg, and discussed Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd and Interstellar by Avi Loeb.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Dark Side of the Moon
Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd is a critically acclaimed progressive rock concept album renowned for its innovative soundscapes, philosophical lyricism, and iconic prism album artwork.
Discussed“You You take that white light. You've seen pictures of like prism, you know, Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd, you know, white light goes in, rainbow comes out.”
Where to get it
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Interstellar
Interstellar by Avi Loeb is a popular science book that explores the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, advanced alien technology, and humanity's future among the stars.
Discussed“The The farther away you are from a gravitational source, I mean, you you probably like the movies like Interstellar, right? With with you know, Matthew McConaughey.”
Where to get it
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The First Three Minutes
The First Three Minutes is a popular science book by physicist Steven Weinberg that details the current scientific understanding of the universe's formation during the first few moments after the Big Bang.
Recommended“There's a great book called The First Three Minutes, which has been around since the Oh, jeez, probably since the 1970s, maybe even longer. And it sort of outlines how we think that you know, the universe in the first three minutes basically went from the Big Bang to just sort of all the hydrogen that and helium that we”
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