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Every book Karl Deisseroth recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Karl Deisseroth has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of April 7, 2022.
- Karl Deisseroth has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of April 7, 2022.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of April 7, 2022.
- The 3 books Karl Deisseroth has mentioned in the most episodes, as of April 7, 2022: Finnegans Wake, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and The Brothers Karamazov.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Karl Deisseroth aired on April 7, 2022.
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Karl Alexander Deisseroth is an American scientist and physician. He is the D.H. Chen Foundation Professor of Bioengineering and a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University. When appearing on the Lex Fridman Podcast, Deisseroth discussed multiple literary works, drawing connections between complex texts and scientific or psychological concepts. He spoke about James Joyce's Finnegans Wake, noting that while he never fully understood it, the unconventional use of words produced fascinating emotional feelings within him. He also compared the stylistic qualities of Finnegans Wake to the linguistic and thought patterns observed in schizophrenia. In the same discussion, Deisseroth mentioned James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, stating that he learned a great deal about Irish history from the text while noting Joyce's ability to remain objective. Additionally, during the conversation, references were made to Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov and The Idiot, touching upon themes of optimism, deep intelligence, and the complexities of human nature as portrayed through characters like Prince Mishkin.
Books recommended by Karl Deisseroth
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Finnegans Wake
Finnegans Wake by James Joyce is an experimental, highly complex work of modern fiction known for its dense, multilingual portmanteau language and cyclical structure.
Discussed“that's one that's one thing i found interesting about finnegan's week i i never fully understood it but the words caused feelings in me which i found fascinating”
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce is a seminal modernist coming-of-age novel that chronicles the intellectual and spiritual awakening of its young protagonist, Stephen Dedalus, against the backdrop of late nineteenth-century Ireland.
Discussed“you know i learned a lot about irish history from you know portrait of the artist as a young man and there was just he could be as objective as he wanted to be”
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The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a profound philosophical novel that explores deep spiritual questions surrounding faith, free will, morality, and the human condition.
Discussed“I'm a big fan of Prince Mishkin from 'The Idiot,' and I learned from 'The Brothers Karamazov.' Optimism can be seen as naïveté and dumbness, but I think it's a kind of deep intelligence, maybe an inability to reason about the mechanics of the world, but instead kind of feel the world.”
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Books Karl Deisseroth wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| #274 – Karl Deisseroth: Depression, Schizophrenia, and Psychiatry | Lex Fridman Podcast | 2022-04-07 | 6 |
Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
“and that was one thing i wanted to share as well in projections is that broader story but still anchored in the moment of patience”
“and in some ways that's the essence of what i was hoping to approach with the book is to reflect on this spectrum that exists for all the disorders there is and taking nothing away from the severity and the suffering that comes at”
“the word projections definitely serves that purpose here but it's it's got a few other really appropriate other connotations as well”
“for english for english language perfect word to use for this book”
“i had a patient who's actually described in in the book projections this was the patient that's in the mania chapter the bipolar chapter”
“This is something I talk about in "Projections" in the book quite a bit, is many of these are filtered out before they get to our conscious mind,”
“And by the way, this was a really interesting experience in writing "Projections", because I had a dual goal.”