Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2019-04-22
Chris Williamson & David Sinclair: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #066
Can Humans Live For 1000 Years? - Professor David Sinclair - #066
David Sinclair is a Professor in the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and co-Director of the Paul Glenn Centre for the Biological Mechanisms of Ageing.
Chris Williamson recommended Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom, and discussed Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Superintelligence
Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom is a foundational exploration of artificial intelligence, examining the path toward human-level and superhuman machine intellect and the profound existential risks it poses.
Recommended“have you read super intelligence by Nick Bostrom not yet it's a good highly highly recommended you know Nick is prefer the head of the future of humanities Institute”
Where to get it
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Why We Sleep
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker is an acclaimed exploration of sleep neurobiology and the critical importance of rest for overall health and cognitive function.
Discussed“one of my favorite podcasts that's ever been done is Matthew Walker the guy who wrote why we sleep on Joe Rogan and I think that the topics that particularly resonate with people are the ones that the broadest cross-section of people can relate to everybody sleeps”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Lifespan
“but I've also poured everything that's in my brain into a book that's coming out later this year in the US that's coming out in September or early September it'll be out in the UK and then globally it's called lifespan the revolutionary science of why we age and why we don't have to”
Plugged Lifespan
“but I've also poured everything that's in my brain into a book that's coming out later this year in the US that's coming out in September or early September it'll be out in the UK and then globally it's called lifespan the revolutionary science of why we age and why we don't have to I'm pretty excited about it because”