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Every book Matt McCusker recommended on podcasts
Across 2 podcasts. Every show Matt McCusker appears on, in one place — not just one.
Matt McCusker’s most recommended books
- Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom
- Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
- Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton
- Principia Mathematica by Alfred North Whitehead
- Propaganda by Edward L. Bernays
- Tis by Frank McCourt
Matt McCusker is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, and author. During various podcast appearances, he discussed and recommended several notable books spanning philosophy, artificial intelligence, history, and memoir. He recommended Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom, describing it as a great book that explores artificial intelligence and super intelligence. In addition to recommendations, McCusker discussed reading G. K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy, noting Chesterton's journey of attempting to construct a philosophy only to discover Christianity. He also brought up Principia Mathematica by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell, pointing out that the authors spent hundreds of pages proving a fundamental mathematical equation. When discussing memoirs, McCusker mentioned Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes and its sequel Tis, detailing McCourt's life from his time in Ireland until he moved to New York City in the 1950s. Finally, he brought up Propaganda by Edward Bernays, noting that Sigmund Freud's nephew wrote the book and studied how to influence public opinion and convince people of anything. Through these discussions, McCusker engaged with complex topics ranging from advanced technology and mathematical philosophy to historical memoirs and propaganda techniques.
Books recommended by Matt McCusker
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Superintelligence
Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom is a foundational book exploring the future of artificial intelligence and the existential risks posed by the creation of superintelligent systems.
Recommended“This is what Bostonramm said like to to put into perspective. It's a great book. Super intelligence. Have you read that book? It's so good.”
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Angela's Ashes
Angela's Ashes is a memoir by Frank McCourt that recounts the author's impoverished and challenging upbringing in Ireland before moving to New York City.
Discussed“And I read the guy, you know Angela's Ashes? Yeah. I read he he has one called 'Tis, that's his second, Frank McCourt.”
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Orthodoxy
Discussed“he's has this book I'm reading right now called Orthodoxy, where he started out being like, I'm about to come up there.”
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Principia Mathematica
Principia Mathematica by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell is a massive, multi-volume foundational work in mathematical logic that famously attempted to prove the logical basis of mathematics, including taking hundreds of pages to formally demonstrate that one plus one equals two.
Discussed“He wrote him and like ”
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Propaganda
Propaganda by Edward L.
Discussed“Freud's nephew did that whole book propaganda and they like studied this”
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Tis
Discussed“I read he he has one called 'Tis, that's his second, Frank McCourt. So, Angela's Ashes was his time in Ireland till he was 19, and then at 19 he moved to New York City in like the '50s, and he wrote another book called 'Tis, that's from the 1950s to like whenever, ”
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Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“The love hypothesis. Damn, their titles are very like poetic.”
“a billion Wicked lies a billion Wicked thoughts”