Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2021-11-22
Books mentioned on The Psychology Of Transport, Google Maps & Bear Attacks - Rory Sutherland - #401
Rory Sutherland is the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy Advertising and an author. Transportation is getting quicker.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Factfulness
Factfulness by Hans Rosling, alongside Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund, is an enlightening book that uses global health and economic data to dismantle common misconceptions about how the world is actually developing.
Recommended“two good books i'll recommend to your listeners factfulness by hans rosling”
Where to get it
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Slowdown
Slowdown by Danny Dorling is a thought-provoking nonfiction book that examines contemporary global population trends, economic growth, and the deceleration of societal expansion across the modern world.
Recommended“and there's another book called the great slowdown by danny dawling who's an oxford professor of geography who makes the point that actually most things in the world are either shrinking or the speed at which they're growing is shrinking”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Transport For Humans
“okay so the book's coming out on thursday it's being launched on on thursday and it's called a transport for humans”
Own book Transport For Humans
“it's called transport for humans it's pete dyson and rory sutherland are the authors the subtitle is um are we nearly there yet”
Passing Ghosts of Biggin Hill
“but the one i don't understand is why is the ghosts of biggin hill by bob ogle who's a local seven oaks historian by the way”