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Every book Kevin Simler recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Kevin Simler has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of November 22, 2016.
- Kevin Simler has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of November 22, 2016.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of November 22, 2016.
- The 3 books Kevin Simler has mentioned in the most episodes, as of November 22, 2016: Darwin's dangerous idea, The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind and The Selfish Gene.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Kevin Simler aired on November 22, 2016.
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Kevin Simler appeared on Invest Like the Best to discuss various formative reads and foundational texts that shaped his intellectual development. During the episode, Kevin Simler recommended Daniel C. Dennett's book 'Darwin's Dangerous Idea', describing it as a formative early book that acts like a college-level course worth of information and ideas, helping him understand evolution and think in evolutionary terms. He also named Richard Dawkins's book 'The Selfish Gene' as another essential work that he considered himself unable to get by without having read, placing it alongside Dennett's book in terms of its importance to his understanding of evolution. Furthermore, Kevin Simler introduced Julian Jaynes's book 'The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind', noting that it is a mouthful of a title that only makes sense after reading it, and praising it as a mind-expanding read that broadened his thinking about consciousness and cognitive psychology. Throughout the conversation, Kevin Simler highlighted how these specific books provided him with crucial conceptual frameworks and a deeper comprehension of biological and cognitive sciences.
Books Kevin Simler recommended or discussed
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Darwin's dangerous idea
Recommended“So like a, a really formative early book for me was Darwin's dangerous idea by Daniel Dennett. He's a philosopher, but, um, he's written this book about evolution and it's kind of a college level courses worth of, uh, of information and ideas.”
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The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
Recommended“Jane's Julian Jaynes, the origin of consciousness in the breakdown of the bicameral mind. I think I got that title, right? You got it. It's a mouthful and the title doesn't make sense until after you've read it”
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The Selfish Gene
Recommended“Dawkins, um, selfish gene is another one of these that's, I don't think I could get by without having read those two books.”
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Books Kevin Simler wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Simler – Exploring the Frontier - [Invest Like the Best, EP.12] | Invest Like the Best | 2016-11-22 | 3 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I guess, uh, mention Impro by Keith Johnstone. It was certainly formative for me. It's also a cult classic. Everyone I've recommended this book to, it seems to just really get off on it.”