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Russ Roberts’s book recommendations in 2023

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Can Artificial Intelligence Be Moral? (with Paul Bloom)

EconTalk · 2023-12-25

Evil by Roy F. Baumeister · discussed · at 11:27

An Extraordinary Introduction to the Birth of Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict (with Haviv Rettig Gur)

EconTalk · 2023-12-18

The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenit︠s︡yn · recommended · at 19:37
Gulag by Anne Applebaum · recommended · at 19:37
Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor by Yossi Klein Halevi · discussed · at 1:14:15

Yossi Klein Halevi on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

EconTalk · 2023-12-04

Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor by Yossi Klein Halevi · discussed · at 2:55

Tyler Cowen on the GOAT of Economics

EconTalk · 2023-11-27

Foundations of Economic Analysis by Paul Anthony Samuelson · discussed · at 10:05
The economics of discrimination by Gary Stanley Becker · discussed · at 12:51
A Treatise on the Family by Gary S. Becker · discussed · at 12:51
Law, Legislation, and Liberty, Volume 19 by F. A. Hayek · discussed · at 55:02
Law, Legislation and Liberty, Volume 1 by F. A. Hayek · discussed · at 55:02
Principles of Political Economy by John Stuart Mill · discussed · at 1:01:28
The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith · discussed · at 1:19:02

Andrew McAfee on the Geek Way

EconTalk · 2023-11-20

The Geek Way by Andrew McAfee · discussed · at 0:25
Social by Matthew D. Lieberman · discussed · at 16:22

Jennifer Burns on Milton Friedman

EconTalk · 2023-11-13

Milton Friedman by Jennifer Burns · discussed · at 0:20
Price Theory by Milton Friedman · discussed · at 16:28
Capitalism and freedom by Milton Friedman · recommended · at 50:28

Zach Weinersmith on Space Settlement and A City on Mars

EconTalk · 2023-11-06

A City on Mars by Kelly Weinersmith · discussed · at 0:17

Robert Sapolsky on Determinism, Free Will, and Responsibility

EconTalk · 2023-10-23

The Philosophical Dilemma and the Conception of Truth by William James · discussed · at 9:52
Determined by Robert M. Sapolsky · discussed · at 1:12:32

Alexandra Hudson on the Soul of Civility

EconTalk · 2023-10-16

The Soul of Civility by Alexandra Hudson · discussed · at 0:08
The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith · discussed · at 12:14
The Odyssey by Homer · discussed · at 41:00

Michael Munger on How Adam Smith Solved the Trolley Problem

EconTalk · 2023-09-18

The Great Good Place by Ray Oldenburg · discussed · at 18:10
The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith · discussed · at 33:35

Anupam Bapu Jena on Random Acts of Medicine

EconTalk · 2023-09-11

Random Acts of Medicine by Anupam B. Jena, Christopher Worsham · discussed · at 1:11:12

Roland Fryer on Race, Diversity, and Affirmative Action

EconTalk · 2023-09-04

The economics of discrimination by Gary Stanley Becker · discussed · at 0:30

Adam Mastroianni on the Brain, the Ears, and How We Learn

EconTalk · 2023-08-14

Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly · discussed · at 49:40
The Odyssey by Homer · discussed · at 53:10

Daron Acemoglu on Innovation and Shared Prosperity

EconTalk · 2023-07-31

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy by Joseph Schumpeter · discussed · at 1:02:57

Erik Hoel on Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science

EconTalk · 2023-07-24

After Babel by George Steiner · discussed · at 9:32
Arcadia by Tom Stoppard · recommended · at 28:57
The master and his emissary by Iain McGilchrist · discussed · at 30:06
Sheppey by William Somerset Maugham · discussed · at 48:27
The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius · discussed · at 55:54

Lydia Dugdale on the Lost Art of Dying

EconTalk · 2023-07-17

The Lost Art of Dying by L. S. Dugdale · discussed · at 0:20

James Rebanks on the Shepherd's Life

EconTalk · 2023-07-03

The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks · discussed · at 0:08
English Pastoral by James Rebanks · discussed · at 0:16
The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith · discussed · at 11:28

Jacob Howland on the Hidden Human Costs of AI

EconTalk · 2023-06-26

The Odyssey by Homer · discussed · at 29:56
Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom · discussed · at 1:10:24
The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith · discussed · at 1:19:41

Michael Munger on Obedience to the Unenforceable

EconTalk · 2023-06-19

A Time to Build by Yuval Levin · discussed · at 35:39
The Happy Hypocrite by Max Beerbohm · recommended · at 51:54

Rebecca Struthers on Watches, Watchmaking, and the Hands of Time

EconTalk · 2023-06-12

The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith · discussed · at 31:58
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith · discussed · at 32:08

Luca Dellanna on Risk, Ruin, and Ergodicity

EconTalk · 2023-05-29

Ergodicity by Luca Dellanna · discussed · at 7:48

Tyler Cowen on the Risks and Impact of Artificial Intelligence

EconTalk · 2023-05-15

Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand · discussed · at 18:22

Eliezer Yudkowsky on the Dangers of AI

EconTalk · 2023-05-08

Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom · discussed · at 2:23
Nanosystems by K. Eric Drexler · discussed · at 50:43

Michael Munger on the Perfect vs. the Good

EconTalk · 2023-04-24

Capitalism and freedom by Milton Friedman · recommended · at 9:24

Dana Gioia on Poetry, Death and Mortality

EconTalk · 2023-04-17

Studying with Miss Bishop by Dana Gioia · discussed · at 0:09
Meet Me at the Lighthouse by Dana Gioia · discussed · at 6:01

Daniel Gordis on Israel and Impossible Takes Longer

EconTalk · 2023-04-10

Impossible Takes Longer by Daniel Gordis · discussed · at 0:18
Israel by Daniel Gordis · recommended · at 17:52
If a Place Can Make You Cry by Daniel Gordis · discussed · at 1:20:32

Erik Hoel on the Threat to Humanity from AI

EconTalk · 2023-04-03

Normative Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, and Value Alignment by Nicholas Kluge Corrêa · discussed · at 0:37

Kevin Kelly on Advice, AI, and Technology

EconTalk · 2023-03-27

The Heart Aroused by David Whyte · discussed · at 14:17
The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly · discussed · at 41:33
Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom · discussed · at 59:34

Megan McArdle on the Oedipus Trap

EconTalk · 2023-03-20

The Lobotomist by Jack El-Hai · discussed · at 5:44
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey · discussed · at 8:56
In Defense of Troublemakers by Charlan Nemeth · discussed · at 1:01:18

Zach Weinersmith on Beowulf and Bea Wolf

EconTalk · 2023-03-13

The Heart Aroused by David Whyte · discussed · at 7:19
Beowulf by Seamus Heaney · discussed · at 10:54
Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith · discussed · at 12:59
The Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman · recommended · at 15:08
Ulysses by Alfred Lord Tennyson: The Poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson · discussed · at 18:11
The Odyssey by Homer · discussed · at 19:25
Paradise Lost by John Milton · discussed · at 55:38

Omer Moav on the Emergence of the State

EconTalk · 2023-03-06

The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber · discussed · at 29:05
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn · discussed · at 51:41

Marco Ramos on Misunderstanding Mental Illness

EconTalk · 2023-02-20

A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar · discussed · at 45:47

Adam Mastroianni on Peer Review and the Academic Kitchen

EconTalk · 2023-02-13

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman · discussed · at 29:55

Sam Harris on Meditation, Mindfulness, and Morality

EconTalk · 2023-02-06

Free Will by Sam Harris · discussed · at 43:41

Tiffany Jenkins on Plunder, Museums, and Marbles

EconTalk · 2023-01-16

Keeping Their Marbles by Tiffany Jenkins · discussed · at 0:08

Ian Leslie on Being Human in the Age of AI

EconTalk · 2023-01-09

Adventures in the screen trade by William Goldman · recommended · at 42:21
The season by William Goldman · discussed · at 42:48

Was Adam Smith Really a Right-Winger? | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 526

Freakonomics Radio · 2023-01-02

The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith · discussed · at 56:10

Other mentions in 2023 (42: passing, ad reads, own books)