Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2023-01-09
Books mentioned on Yuval Noah Harari Thinks Life Is Meaningless and Amazing | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 84
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Sapiens
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari is an expansive survey of the history and impact of the human species from the Stone Age onwards.
Discussed“my guest today is Yuval Noah Harari author of the Blockbuster book sapiens which tells the entire history of our species in under 450 pages”
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Guns, Germs and Steel
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond is a popular history book that explores how geographic and environmental factors shaped the disparate fates of human societies over the last 13,000 years.
Discussed“so I've also heard that your reaction to reading Guns Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond Back in the day when you were a PhD student was something like I could write a book like that”
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Sapiens
“My guest today is Yuval Noah Harari, author of the blockbuster book Sapiens, which tells the entire history of our species in under 450 pages.”