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Every book Dr. Dacher Keltner recommended on podcasts
Across 3 podcasts. Every show Dr. Dacher Keltner appears on, in one place — not just one.
Dr. Dacher Keltner is a guest on podcasts who has discussed various influential books concerning human psychology, evolution, and social values. During an appearance on The Mel Robbins Podcast, Dr. Keltner mentioned To Kill a Mockingbird as an example of how aligning with a core value like justice can guide a person's reading choices and facilitate meaningful conversations. While speaking on the Huberman Lab podcast, he brought up Charles Darwin's The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals and The Variations of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume 1, noting that he co-authored a paper with Darwin scholar Frank Sulloway analyzing the annotations of human emotions found in Darwin's research. Additionally, during an appearance on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, Dr. Keltner discussed Richard Dawkins's book The Selfish Gene to provide historical perspective on evolutionary biology and contrast it with modern cooperative theories of human behavior.
Books recommended by Dr. Dacher Keltner
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To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic American novel addressing themes of racial injustice, moral growth, and empathy in the Deep South.
Recommended“So from the inquiry and once you get a sense of like I care about justice, you know, well these are the people, this is the book I'll read. I'll read to Kill a Mockingbird, you know, and then I'll have this conversation with people. So they're just guides.”
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The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin is a foundational 1872 scientific work exploring how humans and other species communicate feelings through physical behavior.
Discussed“Darwin's expression of emotion in man and animals is in my view and we're just publishing a paper on this on everything that he said about human emotion. 53 emotions annotated with eight modalities of expressive behavior. I wrote it with Darwin scholar Frank Sulloway”
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The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins is a seminal science book that popularizes a gene-centric view of evolution and explores the biological origins of selfishness and altruism.
Discussed“um the you know in 1978 I think Richard Dawkins published selfish Gene massive book”
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The Variations of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume 1
The Variations of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume 1 by Charles Darwin examines the biological changes and traits observed in domesticated species, serving as a foundational text for evolutionary biology.
Discussed“Darwin's expression of emotion in man and animals is in my view and we're just publishing a paper on this on everything that he said about human emotion. 53 emotions annotated with eight modalities of expressive behavior. I wrote it with Darwin scholar Frank Sulloway”
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Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“and so that was part of my power Paradox book was that story about the class”