Week 2023-W18

Books first mentioned on podcasts in week 2023-W18

9 books, grouped by podcast.

No Stupid Questions

Discussed Hit Refresh
“One thing that so impressed me: he wrote a book that, I mean, to be honest, wasn't a great book; most books by CEOs aren't great books, but I know this book—which was called Hit Refresh.”
Discussed Abundance
“He actually wrote a book called 'Abundance,' and they argue that technology, especially, will just keep solving problems and keep making things better.”
Discussed Doughnut Economics
“And then there are people like—I think of Kate Raworth, who's a British economist who wrote a book called 'Donut Economics.'”
Discussed Power and Progress
“He's got a forthcoming book called 'Power and Progress: Our 1,000-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity.'”

StarTalk Radio

Discussed Catching stardust
“She's written two books: Catching Stardust, which I love, and Fire and Ice, of which a paperback edition is coming out very soon.”
Discussed Fire and Ice
“She's written two books: Catching Stardust, which I love, and Fire and Ice, of which a paperback edition is coming out very soon.”

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von

Discussed Soul Boom
“He's an actor, he's a creator, and you may know him from his iconic role on The Office. He has a new book out called 'Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution.'”

Huberman Lab

Discussed Handbook of Cognitive Neuroscience
“Our lab has written over the years a few review chapters, and we were repeatedly writing the olfaction chapter for a very large textbook, the Gazzan Handbook of Cognitive Neuroscience, I think it's called.”

SmartLess

Discussed Rebel without a Crew
“Um, Robert Rodriguez had written a book about making El Mariachi for seven thousand dollars, and again this contributed to that craze that was going on at the time.”