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Every book Jamie Metzl recommended on podcasts
Jamie Metzl appears as a guest on podcast discussions exploring complex global issues, scientific inquiries, and historical origins. During his appearance on the Lex Fridman Podcast, Metzl recommended and discussed several notable titles that touch upon geopolitics, public health, and human curiosity. He recommended Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19 by Matt Ridley and Alina Chan, praising it as an excellent resource for understanding the beginnings of the pandemic. Additionally, Metzl recommended The Long Game by Rush Doshi, highlighting its examination of strategies to subvert the post-war international order. Beyond geopolitical works, Metzl discussed Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities, focusing on its imaginative exploration of alternate lives and decisions, and mentioned A.J. Jacobs's work for its inspiring spirit regarding the origins of everyday things. Through these recommendations, Metzl demonstrates a deep interest in global strategy, scientific investigation, and imaginative literature that reflects on the human experience across different domains.
Books recommended by Jamie Metzl
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The Long Game
The Long Game: China's Grand Strategy to Displace American Order is an analytical book written by Rush Doshi that examines Beijing's strategic efforts to reshape the global geopolitical landscape.
Recommended“there's a great book called The Long game by Rush Doshi who's actually now working in the in the White House about this goal and and are pretty clearly articulated goal to subvert this the post-war International order”
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Viral
Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19 is a comprehensive investigative book co-authored by Matt Ridley and Alina Chan that explores the scientific and epidemiological mysteries surrounding the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic.
Recommended“so there's this excellent book that people should read uh called viral the search for the origin of covid-19 Matt Ridley and Alina Chan”
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Invisible Cities
Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino is a lyrical novel that explores imagination, urban spaces, and alternate realities through a fictionalized conversation between Kublai Khan and the explorer Marco Polo.
Discussed“and it's there's a wonderful full book called Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino and he even talks about a city as something like this where everybody you have your life but then you have all these alternate lives and every time you make any decision you're kind of and so but in this Invisible Cities there's a little string that”
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The Year of Living Biblically
The Year of Living Biblically by A.J.
Discussed“um my friend AJ Jacobs he had a wonderful book that I I use the spirit of it in the ceremonies and not the exactly but he was in a a restaurant in New York coffee shop and his child said hey where does the coffee come from”
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Books Jamie Metzl wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| #247 – Jamie Metzl: Lab Leak Theory | Lex Fridman Podcast | 2021-12-08 | 4 |
Other mentions (12: passing, ad reads, own books)
“in my in my book hacking Darwin I have a whole chapter on this which is called the arm race of the human race”
“I mean I live a big chunk of My Life um living in in the world of genetics and biotech and my book hacking Darwin is about the future of human genetic engineering”
“The reason why i've i've written this this book hacking darwin is that if we approach genetically modified humans in the same way we approach genetically modified foods which is the scientists say hey we've got this”
“and now we're we're entering the era of genetically modified humans and there's that same level of uncomfortableness but what happened the reason why i've i've written this this book hacking darwin is that if we approach genetically modified humans in the same way we approach genetically modified foods which is the scientists say hey we've got this we're going”
“um when last year my book hacking darm was already in production in november when it was announced that these first genetically engineered babies had been born in china”
“so so my wrote my one of my sci-fi novels genesis code was about this”
“and so that's the reason why i've written this book is i we have to get that this stuff is coming fast”
“um so you think we're probably like 50 years away from that being a reality”
“um where i think we're just going to have these contact lenses”
“i wrote my my two most recent near-term sci-fi novels genesis code and eternal sonata”
“i wrote my my two most recent near-term sci-fi novels genesis code and eternal sonata”
“so sanjay gupta um had a wonderful quote that's actually on the cover of my book which is if you can read one book on the future of our species this is it”