Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2013-11-27
Books mentioned on #421 - Christopher Ryan
Christopher Ryan, Ph.D.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Omnivore's Dilemma
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan is a widely recognized investigation into the modern American diet and the industrial food chain.
Recommended“you might want to uh check out that book I mentioned earlier the omnivores dilemma Michael pollen”
Where to get it
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Sex at Dawn
Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha is a popular science book that challenges conventional views on human sexuality and monogamy by arguing that humans are naturally primed for promiscuity based on our evolutionary primate heritage.
Recommended“sex Dawn please buy it go buy it it's a [ __ ] fantastic book”
Where to get it
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A Paradise Built in Hell
Why people recommend it: A Paradise Built in Hell by Rebecca Solnit is a striking exploration of disaster sociology that examines how ordinary people respond and come together during moments of profound crisis and catastrophe.
Discussed“Called Paradise built in hell and it's a it's a studies of the way people react to disasters”
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War
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High Price
High Price by Carl Hart is an autobiographical work examining drug use, neuroscience, and the author's personal journey from an impoverished upbringing to a prominent academic career.
Discussed“he's got a book out uh called high price and it's sort of a autobiographical um account”
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Don't Sleep, There are Snakes
Why people recommend it: Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes by Daniel Everett is a captivating anthropological account of the author's time living with the Pirahã people of the Amazon rainforest.
Recommended“there's a great book um uh don't sleep there are snakes”
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Desert Solitaire
Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey is a celebrated autobiographical masterpiece chronicling the author's experiences as a park ranger in southeastern Utah, offering a passionate defense of the American wilderness and a critique of modern industrial civilization.
Discussed“because I read this book called desert solitire by Edward Abbey”
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The Alchemist
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a philosophical adventure novel that follows an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago on his journey across Egypt in search of hidden treasure, ultimately discovering personal destiny and spiritual fulfillment.
Discussed“he wrote The Alchemist like the bestselling book in the history of humanity”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“so what we argue in sex at dawn is that human sexuality was actually a way to bond the group together”
“sex of Dawn”