Week 2020-W47

Books first mentioned on podcasts in week 2020-W47

10 books, grouped by podcast.

Lex Fridman Podcast

Discussed Biology As Ideology
“it's called biology as ideology and it is all about I wouldn't call it one of the best books of all time but I I love the book because it really does point out you know that SC science as it's currently practiced”
Discussed Naming the Mind
“There's a book by um if you're interested in Psychology or the mind at all there's a wonderful book A little it's a it's a fairly fairly small book called naming the Mind by Kurt danziger who's a historian of psychology Everybody in my lab reads both of these books”
Discussed The Beak of the Finch
“but I would say the if I were to pick one book that I think is a really good example of good science writing it would be the beak of the finch which is one of it won a a pullit Sur prise a number of years ago and I'm not I'm the I'm not remembering the author's name I'm”
Discussed The Evolution of Beauty
“actually there's also the evolution of beauty which is yeah which is also a great book”
Discussed Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
“and so my some of my favorite uh love stories are major pedigree Last Stand by Helen Simonson it's a it's a love story about people who you wouldn't expect to fall in love and all the people around them who have to overcome their prejudices”
Discussed The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
“Another book like that is um the um the storyed life of AJ FY um which is also a love story but in this case it's a love story between um a little girl and her adopted dad and the dad”
Discussed Boris Pasternak
“but the but you know like Dr shivago like or The English Patient oh my goodness like why”
Discussed The English Patient
“but the but you know like Dr shivago like or The English Patient oh my goodness like why”
Discussed Churchill's Hour
“so there's a a book um I think it's called Winston Churchills nap and it's about naps”

The Realignment

Discussed The Culture of Narcissism
“The political denomination or orientation is liberal, the psychological type as Lash talks about, it is narcissist.”