Episode · The Rubin Report · 2021-10-31
Books mentioned on Scientist Exposes the Reality of "Follow the Science" | Brian Keating Interview
Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to "Into the Impossible" author Dr. Brian Keating about the dangers of treating science as a religion, how we became slaves to phrases like "follow the science," and why imposter syndrome has plagued many Nobel Prize winners.
Dave Rubin discussed Contact by Carl Sagan. Brian Keating discussed Don't Burn This Book by Dave Rubin.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Contact
Contact by Carl Sagan is a classic science fiction novel that chronicles humanity's first detected radio signal from an extraterrestrial civilization and the subsequent efforts to build a machine to meet them.
Discussed“I ate some pot brownies and then went to see the movie "Contact" by the great science communicator, Carl Sagan.”
Where to get it
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Don't Burn This Book
Don't Burn This Book by Dave Rubin is a political work that encourages readers to think for themselves and champions classical liberal values in an era of unreason.
Discussed“You know, "Don't Burn This Book." He said, "Books," Dave, "are magic."”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I'm Dave Rubin and joining me today is a distinguished professor of physics at the Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences at UC San Diego, and author of the new book, "Into the Impossible: Think Like a Nobel Prize Winner."”