Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2021-06-10
Chris Williamson & Julia Galef: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #332
Learn To Improve Your Decision Making - Julia Galef - #332
Julia Galef is the co-founder of the Center for Applied Rationality, a podcaster and an author. Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser Dominic Cummings said that tens of thousands of Covid deaths could have been prevented if the Government had read Julia's book.
Julia Galef recommended Adrift by Steven Callahan. Chris Williamson recommended The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef, and discussed Red Rising by Pierce Brown.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Adrift
Adrift by Steven Callahan is a harrowing survival memoir detailing the author's grueling seventy-six day ordeal crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a small inflatable raft after his sailboat sank.
Recommended“and now his memoirs are this amazing book called adrift which is a story of how he survived both logistically and emotionally”
Where to get it
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Red Rising
Red Rising by Pierce Brown is a fast-paced science fiction novel set in a rigidly stratified dystopian society where a low-caste miner infiltrates the ruling class to exact revenge and spark a rebellion.
Discussed“so i was reading red rising which is a series by pierce brown it's just a sci-fi fiction series that i've addicted half of the audience to”
Where to get it
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The Scout Mindset
The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef is a popular book that explores cognitive biases and examines why certain people perceive reality clearly while others fall victim to motivated reasoning.
Recommended“ladies and gentlemen the scout mindset will be linked in the show notes below why some people see things clearly and others don't”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and now his memoirs are this amazing book called adrift which is a story of how he survived both logistically and emotionally”