Books Mentioned in This Episode

Podcast: Lex Fridman Podcast

Episode: Tim Urban: Tribalism, Marxism, Liberalism, Social Justice, and Politics | Lex Fridman Podcast #360

Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode, complete with an Amazon buy link and quotes from the episode.

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What's Our Problem?

by Tim Urban

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"He's the author and illustrator of the amazing blog called 'Wait But Why,' and is the author of a new book coming out tomorrow called 'What's Our Problem: A Self-Help Book For Societies.'"
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What's Our Problem?

by Tim Urban

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"You wrote an incredible book called 'What's Our Problem: A Self-Help Book For Societies.' In the beginning, you present this view of human history as a thousand-page book where each page represents 250 years."
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A Walk in the Woods

by Bill Bryson

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"I remember reading a book that talked about hiking the Appalachian Trail. You might miss those hot showers for a bit, but after a few months or years, you'd get used to it."
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Consider Phlebas

by Iain M. Banks

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"The dream is to have the good overpower the bad — have you ever read the Culture Series by Iain Banks? Not yet, but I get criticized daily by mutual friends for not having done so, and I feel like a lesser man as a result."
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Why We're Polarized

by Ezra Klein

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"It's very complex. Ezra Klein has a great book, 'Why We're Polarized,' where he talks about a lot of this."