Joe Rogan discussed My Life by Bill Clinton and Why People Believe Weird Things by Michael Shermer. Neil deGrasse Tyson discussed Cosmotheoros by Christiaan Huygens.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Why People Believe Weird Things by Michael Shermer is a classic exploration of pseudoscience, superstition, and the psychological mechanisms that drive irrational beliefs in modern society.
Discussed
“so this he's got a whole book called why why we believe weird things”
Why people recommend it: Cosmotheoros by Christiaan Huygens is a fascinating historical treatise exploring the philosophical and scientific speculations surrounding extraterrestrial life in the solar system.
Discussed
“I get a little literate on you for a moment in the late 18th century there's a book published called Cosmo Pharos by Christian Huygens”