Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2023-01-10
Books mentioned on Nathan Myhrvold: “I Am Interested in Lots of Things, and That’s Actually a Bad Strategy.”| Episode 6
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Superfreakonomics
Superfreakonomics by Steven D.
Discussed“We had just written SuperFreakonomics; Stephen Dubner and I, our second book, and we had worked with a bunch of environmentalists on global warming. We had this chapter where we talked about global warming, and I think it was a thoughtful and honest chapter.”
Where to get it
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Cooking for Geeks
Discussed“Please, I couldn't have a conversation with you without talking about cooking because you've written probably the craziest, in a good way, cookbook of all time. I actually have to make a confession; I picked up your book, and it was delivered to my office, and the only time I've ever hated you, Nathan, was when I decided that I”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Superfreakonomics
“Nathan we had just written super Freakonomics Stephen Dubner and I our second book and we had worked with a bunch of environmentalists on global warming”