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Steve Levitt’s book recommendations in 2025

36 books · 23 episodes · Steve Levitt’s most recommended books, all years →

Every episode from 2025, newest first

173. Steve Levitt Says Goodbye to People I (Mostly) Admire

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-12-20

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari · discussed · at 32:44

172. A New Kind of University

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-12-06

The Fifth Wave by Michael M. Crow · recommended · at 49:44

Suleika Jaouad’s Survival Mechanisms (Replay)

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-11-15

Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad · discussed · at 16:11
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green · discussed · at 22:19

170. Finding the God Particle

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-11-08

Black Holes by Brian Cox · discussed · at 23:18
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking · discussed · at 23:23

169. Decoding the World’s First Writing

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-10-25

The Ark Before Noah by Irving Finkel · recommended · at 42:02

167. The Secret of Humanity? It’s Common Knowledge.

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-09-27

Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker · discussed · at 0:37
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows... by Steven Pinker · discussed · at 4:49

166. The World’s Most Effective Public Health Intervention Is Under Attack

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-09-13

Fair Doses by Seth Berkley · discussed · at 19:51

162. Will We Solve the Climate Problem?

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-07-19

Human Nature by Kate Marvel · discussed · at 0:33

161. How to Captivate an Audience

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-07-05

Speak, Memorably by Bill McGowan · recommended · at 1:31

160. How to Help Kids Succeed

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-06-21

10 to 25 by David Yeager · discussed · at 16:19

159. Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Manifesto for a Gift Economy

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-06-07

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer · discussed · at 0:57
Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer · discussed · at 1:07
The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer · discussed · at 28:42

158. Why Did Rome Fall — and Are We Next?

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-05-24

Rubicon by Tom Holland · discussed · at 1:27
Dominion by Tom Holland · discussed · at 27:06
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer · recommended · at 53:46

157. The Deadliest Disease in Human History

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-05-10

Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green · discussed · at 1:26

156. A Solution to America’s Gun Problem

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-04-26

Unforgiving Places by Jens Ludwig · discussed · at 11:35
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman · discussed · at 21:55

155. Helping People Die

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-04-12

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman · discussed · at 33:01

153. We’re Not Getting Sicker — We’re Overdiagnosed

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-03-15

It's All in Your Head by Suzanne O'Sullivan · discussed · at 1:45
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk · discussed · at 17:05
The Sleeping Beauties by Suzanne O'Sullivan · discussed · at 21:59
Women of Strength by Betty Jane Cooper Johnson, Suzan Huney · discussed · at 30:06
The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O'Sullivan · recommended · at 55:21

152. Hunting for the Origins of Life

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-03-01

Is Earth Exceptional? by Dr. Mario Livio · discussed · at 1:40

151. Neurobiologist, Philosopher, and Addict

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-02-15

The Bodhisattva's Brain by Owen Flanagan · discussed · at 8:25
What Is It Like to Be an Addict? by Owen Flanagan · recommended · at 44:22

Jane Goodall Changed the Way We See Animals. She’s Not Done. (Replay)

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-02-08

The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery · discussed · at 19:23
The Book of Hope by Jane Goodall, Douglas Abrams · discussed · at 33:32

150. His Brilliant Videos Get Millions of Views. Why Don’t They Make Money?

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-02-01

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green · discussed · at 32:30
Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad · recommended · at 51:10

Why Numbers are Music to Our Ears (Update)

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-01-11

Once upon a Prime by Sarah Hart · discussed · at 19:26
Not Quite what I was Planning: Six-word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure by Rachel (ed.) Fershleiser · discussed · at 27:57
Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll, Lewis Carroll, Lily Mathew, Lewis Lewis Carroll · discussed · at 40:58

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People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-01-06

Creative Acts for Curious People by Sarah Stein Greenberg · discussed · at 24:30

148. How to Have Good Ideas

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2025-01-04

Creative Acts for Curious People by Sarah Stein Greenberg · discussed · at 27:55

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