Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2024-01-05
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Dr Gloria Mark recommended The Challenger launch decision by Diane Vaughan, The undoing project by Michael Lewis, and The God Equation by Michio Kaku.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Challenger launch decision
The Challenger Launch Decision by Diane Vaughan is a rigorous sociological study examining the organizational culture, normalization of deviance, and decision-making processes that led to the tragic Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
Recommended“so my first recommendation is the Challenger launch decision by Diane vau”
Where to get it
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The undoing project
The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction book that explores the profound intellectual partnership and friendship between psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, whose groundbreaking work laid the foundation for behavioral economics.
Recommended“my uh second recommendation is the undoing project by Michael Lewis”
Where to get it
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The God Equation
The God Equation by Michio Kaku is a popular science book that explores humanity's quest for a unified theory of physics that can explain all forces in the universe.
Recommended“and my third recommendation is the god equation by mitu Kaku”
Where to get it
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“she is one of the foundational most significant researchers in the attention field and the author of the book attention span”