Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2024-06-19
Books mentioned on Supplements, Part Two: Nootropics
What if you could take a pill, an injection, or a series of substances to make you fundamentally smarter? To gift yourself with eidetic memory, superior reasoning skills, and higher cognitive function?
Ben Bowlin discussed Flowers for Algernon by David Rogers and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes is a poignant science fiction novel about Charlie Gordon, a man with an intellectual disability who undergoes an experimental surgical procedure to dramatically enhance his intelligence, mirroring the earlier cognitive boost of a laboratory mouse named Algernon.
Discussed“we see the shadows of flowers for Aline”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Secret
“I just think it's interesting; just wanted to throw it in. Just read The Secret, you'll get all of this. And if you haven't read The Secret, you're not thinking in the right way to attract that book to you.”
Passing Limitless
“so we see the shadows of Limitless we see the shadows of flowers for Aline”
“So we see the shadows of Limitless, we see the shadows of Flowers for Algernon. It is possible that people may be spending money on the chemical equivalent of Monkey Shines, but they feel different.”