Episode · StarTalk Radio · 2021-07-15
Books mentioned on Neil deGrasse Tyson & Malcolm Gladwell - AI, Autonomous Vehicles, and Race – Oh my!
Neil deGrasse Tyson discussed The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell. Malcolm Gladwell discussed A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Bomber Mafia
The Bomber Mafia is a non-fiction book by Malcolm Gladwell that examines a group of American World War II strategists and their pursuit of precision bombing.
Discussed“the bomber Mafia okay there's your now I see your connections the bomber Mafia a dream a Temptation and the longest night in the second world war”
Where to get it
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A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking's landmark popular science book has served as an iconic introduction to cosmology and black holes for millions of readers worldwide.
Discussed“it's like the the remember when Stephen Hawking's a short history of time was a bestseller and there was a kind of an open joke about whether anyone who was buying it was reading it”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Blink
“blink uh forgive me I haven't read all of them but I read many of them and blank outliers the Tipping Point”
Passing Outliers
“I read many of them and blank outliers the Tipping Point there's some very famous books in here”
Passing The Tipping Point
“the Tipping Point there's some very famous books in here David and Goliath checking the list here”
Passing David and Goliath
“David and Goliath checking the list here what the dogs saw um why don't we just start with the stuff”
Passing What The Dog Saw
“what the dogs saw um why don't we just start with the stuff Malcolm hasn't written”