Books first mentioned on podcasts in week 2022-W12

“And now, let me leave you with some words from George RR Martin from 'A Clash of Kings.' 'A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good.”

“What were your favorite sci-fi authors when you were growing up? Probably Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy.”

“Now, though, my favorite is Neal Stephenson and Seveneves.”

“The future of space habitats is one of intelligent structures—maybe not all the way to HAL from the 2001: A Space Odyssey reference that scares people about a habitat having a mind of its own—but certainly, we're building systems now where the habitat has sensing technology that allows it to communicate its basic functions.”

“A few years ago, I read a book called Lincoln's Virtues by William Lee Miller, and he said that we forget because we look at Lincoln from 150 years ago, we see him as just a moral figure rather than as a politician.”

“There, I'm paraphrasing what Dr. Anna Lembke has said and has written about in her beautiful book, 'Dopamine Nation.' If you haven't read that book, I highly recommend it.”

“Tim Ferris, the great Tim Ferris, deserves recognition for being about ten years ahead of many trends in nutrition and skill learning; many of the things he predicted in his books, 'The Four Hour Body' and 'The Four Hour Chef,' have been supported by scientific data, some of which comes from studies on animal models, and some of which have”

“Tim Ferris, the great Tim Ferris, deserves recognition for being about ten years ahead of many trends in nutrition and skill learning; many of the things he predicted in his books, 'The Four Hour Body' and 'The Four Hour Chef,' have been supported by scientific data, some of which comes from studies on animal models, and some of which have”