Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2025-06-05
Books mentioned on 553. Why Do Smart People Double Down On Bad Ideas? | Dr. Gad Saad
Dr. Jordan B.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Parasitic Mind
The Parasitic Mind: How Ideas Are Killing Common Sense by Gad Saad is a critique of modern cultural trends, postmodernism, and what the author terms the woke mind virus, arguing that intellectual pathogens are destroying rationality.
Discussed“The last one was called the parasitic mind where he outlines his theory of the woke mind virus.”
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Born to Rebel
Born to Rebel by Frank J.
Discussed“The book is titled Born to Rebel. And you'll see in a second how I'm going to tie it to the big five.”
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Consilience
Consilience by E.O.
Recommended“So Eio Wilson wrote in the late 1990s one of my favorite books of all time. The book was titled Consilience, right? The unity of knowledge, right?”
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book The Parasitic Mind
“So in in chapter seven of the parasitic mind where I talk about how to seek truth I open up the chapter with a long quote by Leon Festinger the pioneer of theory of cognitive dissonance and it exactly speaks to your point.”
Own book The Parasitic Mind
“And that's why I talk about ostrich parasitic syndrome in in the previous book because while the ostrich doesn't literally bury its head in the sand, the metaphor is very apt”