Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2022-06-30
Chris Williamson & David McRaney: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #493
Where Do Our Beliefs Come From? - David McRaney - #493
David McRaney is a psychologist, journalist and author. Where do our beliefs come from?
David McRaney recommended The Enigma of Reason by Hugo Mercier and others, and discussed How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie and Not Born Yesterday by Hugo Mercier.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
Discussed“yeah like i think the reason i like to talk about it like this is oh though this book is about how minds change and i was very adamant that that would be the co the cover the title that would be how minds change not how to change people's minds i did not want to write a book that”
Where to get it
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The Enigma of Reason
Recommended“oh man that's hugo mercier er i keep promoting my own book but at the same time i'm asking people if you've never read the enigma of reason this is a book you should if you're like a super nerd about all this like i am like you are like you got to get the enigma of reason in your”
Where to get it
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Not Born Yesterday
Discussed“uh he's also written another book since then called uh uh not born yesterday about uh trust and elites and things like that uh about mob behavior and and the things that he basically makes a case against it”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged How Minds Change
“yeah like i think the reason i like to talk about it like this is oh though this book is about how minds change and i was very adamant that that would be the co the cover the title that would be how minds change not how to change people's minds”
Plugged How Minds Change
“how minds change the new book uh how minds change the surprising science of belief opinion and persuasion i had to actually look at the book just now to remember what what the full title was uh it's an actual real thing that i can hold um the that you can find at davemcrainy.com or just anywhere that books are”