Every book Y-Lan Boureau recommended on podcasts

Books recommended by Y-Lan Boureau

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   Brave New World

   Aldous Huxley · Discussed · 1 episode

   Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World is a classic dystopian novel depicting a technologically advanced future where citizens are controlled through engineered happiness, distraction, and superficial consumerism.

   Discussed

   “Um so the question is are we going to get to a point where it's so good that it actually fulfill completely and then you get brain new world the soma kind of.”

   Big Technology Podcast She Wants AI To Help You Thrive, Not Just Keep You Company — Y-Lan Bou… 2025-05-28 Listen at 36:34

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible
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   Thinking, Fast and Slow

   Daniel Kahneman · Discussed · 1 episode

   Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is a popular science book exploring behavioral economics, cognitive biases, and the dual systems that drive human thought.

   Discussed

   “the great late Danny Canaman had this book thinking fast and slow about how in our brain we have this way of taking decision that's very fast and this way that's low like slower more deliberate takes more time”

   Big Technology Podcast She Wants AI To Help You Thrive, Not Just Keep You Company — Y-Lan Bou… 2025-05-28 Listen at 10:58

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible

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