Episode · The Rubin Report · 2020-10-18
Books mentioned on Psychologist: Is Wokeness Making STEM Unreliable & Dangerous? | Gad Saad Interview
Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Gad Saad (evolutionary psychologist) about how wokeness is compromising scientific research, and what you can do to fight the indoctrination of your child.
Gad Saad discussed The Name of the Rose (Helen and Kurt Wolff Books) by Umberto Eco. Dave Rubin recommended The Parasitic Mind by Gad Saad.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Name of the Rose (Helen and Kurt Wolff Books)
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco is an intricate historical mystery novel set in a fourteenth-century monastery, blending semiotics, biblical analysis, medieval studies, and philosophical inquiry.
Discussed“- Right, then I referred to a book, well originally a book but then a movie. The Name of the Rose, if you remember The Name of the, did you see it Dave by the way?”
Where to get it
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The Parasitic Mind
The Parasitic Mind by Gad Saad is a provocative critique of modern ideological conformity and intellectual trends that the author argues undermine reason, objective truth, and academic freedom.
Recommended“- All right Gad, we're gonna link to the book The Parasitic Mind right below and you know, we could talk forever so next time in person my friend.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“And joining us today is an evolutionary behavioral scientist, a Professor of Marketing at Concordia University and author of the new book, "The Parasitic Mind: "How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense".”
“and author of the new book, "The Parasitic Mind: "How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense".”
“- So I called them of course in the book, idea pathogens and drawing a corollary to how animals could be parasitized by actual brain worms. I argue that human beings can be parasitized by another class of pathogens, idea pathogens. So and hence this is why it's called The Parasitic Mind.”
“- Well because their, their tribalism supersedes their desire to be truthful. So there's a tension that I discuss in The Parasitic Mind between two types of ethical systems.”