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Every book Jennifer Sciubba recommended on podcasts

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  • Jennifer Sciubba has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of March 19, 2024.
  • Jennifer Sciubba has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of March 19, 2024.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of March 19, 2024.
  • The 3 books Jennifer Sciubba has mentioned in the most episodes, as of March 19, 2024: Extra Life, The Bet and The Population Bomb.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Jennifer Sciubba aired on March 19, 2024.

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Guest on The Ezra Klein Show · 3 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Jennifer Sciubba shared several book recommendations during her appearance on The Ezra Klein Show. She recommended Steven Johnson's book Extra Life, praising it for zooming out to highlight the remarkable fact that humanity has successfully added an extra life span. Sciubba also recommended The Bet by Paul Sabin, a book she previously used for teaching, which explores the historical gamble over Earth's future between Paul Ehrlich and Julian Simon. In connection with this environmental history topic, Sciubba discussed Paul Ehrlich's 1968 book The Population Bomb, noting how it famously opened with his trip to India, and used it to illustrate changing perspectives on declining fertility rates despite historical overpopulation fears.

Books Jennifer Sciubba recommended or discussed

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  1. Extra Life

    Steven Johnson · Recommended · 1 episode

    Extra Life by Steven Johnson is a popular science book that examines the remarkable historical advancements in human longevity and public health over the past several centuries.

    Recommended
    “so I have three books that I love for different reasons so I love extra Life by Steven Johnson it's zooming out to say isn't it remarkable that we have basically added an extra life”
    The Ezra Klein Show Birthrates Are Plummeting Worldwide. Why? 2024-03-19 Listen at 59:20
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. The Bet

    Paul Sabin · Recommended · 1 episode

    The Bet by Paul Sabin is a historical exploration of the famous wager between ecologist Paul Ehrlich and economist Julian Simon concerning resource scarcity and the future of Earth.

    Recommended
    “I also love this book by Paul Sabin uh that I used to teach out of and it is called the BET Paul erlick Julian Simon and our gamble over Earth's future”
    The Ezra Klein Show Birthrates Are Plummeting Worldwide. Why? 2024-03-19 Listen at 59:36
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  3. The Population Bomb

    Paul R. Ehrlich · Discussed · 1 episode

    The Population Bomb by Paul R. Ehrlich is a 1968 environmental warning book that predicted global societal collapse due to rapid overpopulation and mass starvation.

    Discussed
    “and what's so amazing about that is a lot of people may remember Paul Erick opened his 1968 book population Bomb by talking about a trip he made to India and there were people everywhere”
    The Ezra Klein Show Birthrates Are Plummeting Worldwide. Why? 2024-03-19 Listen at 6:07
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Birthrates Are Plummeting Worldwide. Why?The Ezra Klein Show2024-03-193