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Every book John Lisle recommended on podcasts
John Lisle approaches complex historical, scientific, and psychological topics on long-form interview podcasts like The Joe Rogan Experience, using literature to unpack human behavior and institutional change. During his appearance, Lisle discussed Leon Festinger's book 'When Prophecy Fails' to illustrate the fascinating ways humans rationalize their beliefs when confronted with undeniable contradictions. To explain how scientific paradigms shift and progress through anomalies and crises, Lisle brought up Thomas S. Kuhn's highly influential philosophy of science text, 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions'. Furthermore, Lisle referenced Thomas Rid's book 'Active Measures' to chronicle the history of Russian disinformation campaigns and the operations of internet research agencies. Through these discussions, Lisle employs foundational academic and investigative works to explain cognitive biases, the evolution of scientific thought, and modern psychological warfare.
Books recommended by John Lisle
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Active Measures
Discussed“And there's there's a book called active measures by Thomas Rid and he kind of chronicles um what they were doing.”
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S.
Discussed“He wrote this the most influential book in the philosophy of science called the structure of scientific revolutions. Basically explaining how does science change or progress over time.”
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When Prophecy Fails
When Prophecy Fails by Leon Festinger, Henry W.
Discussed“He wrote this book called when prophecy fails and it's a really fascinating story where he was looking in a newspaper and he saw an announcement for the end of the world.”
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Books John Lisle wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2419 - John Lisle | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2025-11-27 | 3 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I have not. Okay. because I know he I haven't gone really down the JFK rabbit hole, so I don't know that much about it, but I know he wrote the book Case Closed.”