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Every book Brian Keating recommended on podcasts
Brian Keating appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience to discuss astrophysics, ancient history, and the evolution of human knowledge. Throughout the conversation, Keating and the host explored several historical and foundational texts that mark milestones in science, communication, and culture. Keating discussed the significance of the Gutenberg Bible, noting its publication in the fifteenth century using movable type as a pivotal moment that established a calibrated standard for written communication and literacy. The conversation also touched upon Galileo Galilei's Sidereus Nuncius, or The Star Messenger, with Keating asking to reference Galileo's original sketches and discussing their monumental impact on humanity's understanding of Jupiter and the cosmos. In exploring ancient belief systems, Keating contrasted the religious and cultural texts of different civilizations, specifically referencing the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead as the equivalent of a biblical text for that society, while comparing it to the Jewish Torah. Through these discussions, Keating highlighted how historical books and manuscripts have fundamentally recorded human thought, scientific discovery, and spiritual evolution across millennia.
Books recommended by Brian Keating
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Book of the Dead
Book of the Dead by Foy Scalf is an academic exploration of ancient Egyptian funerary texts and religious beliefs surrounding the afterlife, the underworld, and the journey of the soul.
Discussed“they had statues their their Bible was called The Book of the Dead uh in other words the the you know in Contra distinction to the Jewish you know Bible the Torah is like the book of life we call it”
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Johannes Gutenberg
Discussed“until they had say the Gutenberg Bible was published so in the in the 1400s and 1500s the first movable fixed type we had a calibrated standard where you knew how big the type font was”
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Sidereus Nuncius, Or The Sidereal Messenger
Discussed“I wonder if um if Jamie if you could find trying to find something wasn't great if you look up um Star Messenger Star Messenger Galileo sketch Jupiter”
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The Torah
The Torah by David J.
Discussed“in Contra distinction to the Jewish you know Bible the Torah is like the book of life we call it so um so Judaism is operating under that where there were gods and the gods were within nature”
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Books Brian Keating wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| Joe Rogan Experience #2023 - Brian Keating | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2024-06-27 | 4 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I mean my book is called losing the nuball prize my first book and spoiler alert you know I didn't win the nuball prize”