Every book Tom Scott recommended on podcasts

Books recommended by Tom Scott

Who said what is determined automatically. In hand-checked samples, at least 6% of mentions were credited to the wrong speaker — sometimes an interviewer’s line recorded as the guest’s, sometimes the reverse. Every entry below quotes the words and links to the episode, so you can check it.

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   A Brief History of Time

   Stephen Hawking · Discussed · 1 episode

   Stephen Hawking's landmark popular science book has served as an iconic introduction to cosmology and black holes for millions of readers worldwide.

   Discussed

   “and I read it again in like 2011 or something like that maybe 12 and I was reading a brief history of time at the same time same time reading those two books and you know ii read zen and the art however many years later i don't want to do the math 20-some years later which but totally different”

   The Rich Roll Podcast Tom Scott On Curiosity, The Power of Story & The Lost Art of Conversat… 2018-04-16 Listen at 1:31:40

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible
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   Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

   Robert M. Pirsig · Discussed · 1 episode

   Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M.

   Discussed

   “I was reading is that in the art of motorcycle maintenance I read it in 1988 and I read it again in like 2011 or something like that maybe 12 and I was reading a brief history of time at the same time”

   The Rich Roll Podcast Tom Scott On Curiosity, The Power of Story & The Lost Art of Conversat… 2018-04-16 Listen at 1:31:38

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible

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