Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2024-02-01
Books mentioned on The Curious Mr. Feynman
From the Manhattan Project to the Challenger investigation, the physicist Richard Feynman loved to shoot down what he called “lousy ideas.” Today, the world is awash in lousy ideas — so maybe it’s time to get some more Feynman in our lives?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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What Do You Care What Other People Think: Further Adventures of a Curious Character
What Do You Care What Other People Think? Further Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P.
Discussed“The first one, published in 1985, was called 'Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!','the second was published in 1988, the same year Feynman died; it was called 'What Do You Care What Other People Think?'. The books were bestsellers.”
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Genius
Genius by James Gleick is a comprehensive and acclaimed biography that chronicles the eccentric life, brilliant mind, and monumental scientific contributions of the legendary physicist Richard Feynman.
Discussed“Special thanks to Richard Tai and Alisa Pico from the Caltech archives, to Christopher Sykes and the BBC for the audio from their Feynman documentaries, to ITV for audio from The World from Another Point of View, to Nicholas Aoro and Mind in Pasadena for recording help, to the library and university archives at the University of California, Santa Barbara”
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