Episode · StarTalk Radio · 2023-09-01
Books mentioned on Rewiring Your Dopamine Systems with Neil deGrasse Tyson and Anna Lembke
Neil deGrasse Tyson discussed Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke and Drug Dealer, MD by Anna Lembke.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Dopamine Nation
Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke, MD is a non-fiction book exploring the neuroscience of addiction, dopamine regulation, and how modern society's constant pursuit of pleasure leads to compulsive behaviors and diminished baseline happiness.
Discussed“so how much of this is covered in your dopamine Nation book which came out just a couple of years ago”
Where to get it
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Drug Dealer, MD
Anna Lembke's book Drug Dealer, MD examines the systemic overprescription of narcotics and the complex medical, cultural, and corporate factors driving the American opioid epidemic.
Discussed“what was that what's that called drug dealer drug dealer MD”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Drug Dealer, MD
“dual diagnosis clinic at Stanford University author of drug dealer MD and also dopamine”
Passing Dopamine Nation
“MD and also dopamine Nation”
Plugged To Infinity and Beyond
“hi I'm Neil deGrasse Tyson your personal astrophysicist and I'm Lindsay Nix Walker senior producer of StarTalk and Neil and I just co-authored a brand new StarTalk book coming out September 12th”
Plugged Dopamine Nation
“but also as I as I talk about in in my book dopamine Nation a kind of leveraging the shame within the group”
Plugged Dopamine Nation
“and specifically in terms of what can be done beyond the kinds of individual and family interventions that I talk about in my book”
Passing Dopamine Nation
“the first is Johns Hopkins University press and the dopamine nation is published by Dutton penguin Random House”