Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2018-11-12
Chris Williamson & Robin Hanson: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #038
The Hidden Motives in Everyday Life - Robin Hanson - #038
Robin Hanson is associate professor of economics at George Mason University, author, and research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. Our decisions may feel like our own choice, but how much do our primitive brains play a part in determining the hidden motives of our everyday actions?
Chris Williamson discussed Beauty by Frederick Turner and others and Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari. Also mentioned: The elephant in the brain by Kevin Simler.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The elephant in the brain
Discussed“Robin Hansen is the author of the elephant in the brain”
Where to get it
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Beauty
Discussed“I recently did a podcast with Sabina Hassan Felda who is author of a book which talks about how beauty is leading physics astray in eating and I found it absolutely amazing”
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Sapiens
Discussed“I was reading sapiens by Yuval no Harare and he was talking about how our brains are disproportionately wired to be capable of remembering plants seasons and terrain navigation”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged The elephant in the brain
“I should mention my book has a co-author Kevin similar an excellent co-author and we the two of us wrote this book together”
Plugged The elephant in the brain
“well our book has a website elephant in the brain calm”