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- 1 Inside the BoxDavid Epstein · 1× across 1 episode
- 2 Leadership IntelligenceCaroline Webb · 1× across 1 episode
- 3 Slow ProductivityCal Newport · 1× across 1 episode
- 4 The Artist's WayJulia Cameron · 1× across 1 episode
- 5 What happened to liberal democracy?Jerome Azimoglu · 1× across 1 episode
- 6 Wired to CreateScott Barry Kaufman · 1× across 1 episode
- 1 Inside the BoxDavid Epstein · 1× across 1 episode
- 2 Leadership IntelligenceCaroline Webb · 1× across 1 episode
- 3 Slow ProductivityCal Newport · 1× across 1 episode
- 4 The Artist's WayJulia Cameron · 1× across 1 episode
- 5 What happened to liberal democracy?Jerome Azimoglu · 1× across 1 episode
- 6 Wired to CreateScott Barry Kaufman · 1× across 1 episode
- 1 Inside the BoxDavid Epstein · 1× across 1 episode
- 2 Leadership IntelligenceCaroline Webb · 1× across 1 episode
- 3 Slow ProductivityCal Newport · 1× across 1 episode
- 4 The Artist's WayJulia Cameron · 1× across 1 episode
- 5 What happened to liberal democracy?Jerome Azimoglu · 1× across 1 episode
- 6 Wired to CreateScott Barry Kaufman · 1× across 1 episode
Is America a ‘Country of Lords’?
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A Storytelling Masterclass with Will Storr (NBI Vault)
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The Status Game
Will Storr
by will store we just love will store here the next big idea we had him on the show a few years ago to discuss his last book the status game ▶ tap to play from here
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
said in sapiens and other and i think referencing other people's work there's a limit to how many there's a dunbar number ▶ tap to play from here
Status Games
Will Storr
because of course you you wrote a whole book status games which listeners after hearing this episode will want to listen to to our conversation about status games ▶ tap to play from here
What Can Henry David Thoreau Teach Us About Work?
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Henry at Work: Thoreau on Making a Living
John Cag and Jonathan Van Bell
my 2023 conversation with philosopher john cagg about his book henry at work thorough on making a living ▶ tap to play from here
Walden
Henry David Thoreau
and when you open walden you notice that the first chapter is entitled economy ▶ tap to play from here
This Is Water
David Foster Wallace
i'm reminded of david foster wallace's comment in this is water when he says that ▶ tap to play from here
Hiking with Nietzsche
John Kaag
author of the books hiking with nietzsche six souls healthy minds and most recently henry at work ▶ tap to play from here
How French Philosophy Wired Modern Thinking
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The Frenchman or My Life in Theory
Emily Aiken
which is called the frenchman or my life in theory ▶ tap to play from here
The Order of Things
Michel Foucault
one of his most influential books the order of things posits that ▶ tap to play from here
Discipline and Punish
Michel Foucault
one of his most famous books is discipline and punish ▶ tap to play from here
A Nobel Prize Winner’s Plan to Save Democracy
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What happened to liberal democracy?
Jerome Azimoglu
he's got a new book out called what happened to liberal democracy ▶ tap to play from here
How to Unlock the Creativity You Already Have
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Wired to Create
Scott Barry Kaufman
this work comes from scott barry kaufman from his book wire to create which was a really instrumental book in our early research for daily creative ▶ tap to play from here
The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron
it is inspired by the seminal work the artist way by julia cameron ▶ tap to play from here
Inside the Box
David Epstein
with david epstein who wrote this wonderful book inside the box ▶ tap to play from here
Caroline Webb on the Leadership Skills AI Can’t Replace
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Leadership Intelligence
Caroline Webb
for her new book leadership intelligence which comes out next month she went deep into the latest science psychology neuroscience behavioral economics ▶ tap to play from here
Slow Productivity
Cal Newport
most recently but his last book slow productivity ▶ tap to play from here
Can Democracy Survive the AI Revolution?
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
you've probably heard of his first book sapiens which along with his later books homodeus and twenty one lessons for the twenty first century sold over 40 million copies ▶ tap to play from here
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
Yuval Noah Harari
his later books homodeus and twenty one lessons for the twenty first century sold over 40 million copies ▶ tap to play from here
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari
twenty one lessons for the twenty first century sold over 40 million copies ▶ tap to play from here
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
Yuval Noah Harari
published it under a new name sapiens twenty five million copies the young historian wrote more books and started a foundation called sapienship with the mission to sow seeds of knowledge and compassion and to focus the global conversation ▶ tap to play from here
The Singularity Is Near
Ray Kurzweil
ray kurzweil as you know ha has a rosier view of our future prospects than the uh he says in his latest book the singularity is near that we will inevitably merge with ai ▶ tap to play from here
Your Mind Is a Propagandist
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Inner Propaganda
Owen Fitzpatrick
he's written a book called inner propaganda ▶ tap to play from here
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
nassim nicholas taleb in his book antifragile things that gain from disorder ▶ tap to play from here
How Minds Change
David McRaney
dave mcrainey in his uh on his podcast his brilliant podcast you're not so smart or even his book how minds change ▶ tap to play from here
Think Again
Adam Grant
adam grant's brilliant book like that's one of my favorite books because it it really is the book for cognitive humility ▶ tap to play from here
To Sell Is Human
Daniel Pink
if you look at don pink's excellent book to sell as human or even drive right ▶ tap to play from here
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Daniel H. Pink
to sell as human or even drive right ▶ tap to play from here
The Bedazzling Mystery of Why We’re Here
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Life as No One Knows It: The Physics of Life's Emergence
Sara Imari Walker
sara you are a physician a student of the origins of life and author of the new book life as no one knows it the physics of life's emergence ▶ tap to play from here
Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy
David Chalmers
i don't necessarily totally agree with like uh david chalmers' optimism in reality plus about about the met our future in the metaverse ▶ tap to play from here
How to Lead a More Gratifying Life
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The Small Stuff
Ian Bogost
it's called the small stuff and its author ian bogo says that when we chase happiness we're too focused on the big things ▶ tap to play from here
Best Of: Adam Grant on the Science of Achieving Greater Things
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Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Adam Grant
in his new book hidden potential the science of achieving greater things adam grant writes igor's plan helped save thirty three lives ▶ tap to play from here
Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success
Adam Grant
give and take gave me hope that it's possible to be generous to be a giver and be successful ▶ tap to play from here
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
Adam Grant
originals gave me hope that that my procrastination is in fact evidence of my originality ▶ tap to play from here
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Adam Grant
think again gave me permission to change my mind about things to celebrate being wrong ▶ tap to play from here
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Susan Cain
especially to counteract the extroverted bias that susan kane has written so beautifully about right in quiet ▶ tap to play from here
Are Robots About to Change Everything?
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The Thinking Machine
Steven Witt
steven witt is the author of the thinking machine it's the definitive account of jensen wong and the rise of nvidia ▶ tap to play from here
You Can Just Do Things
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You Can Just Do Things
Kate Hall
her new book is called you can just do things ▶ tap to play from here
Moral Ambition
Rutger Bregman
rutker bregman the uh dutch historian wrote a wonderful book called moral ambition ▶ tap to play from here
The Lost Art of Asking Questions
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How to Know a Person
David Brooks
from uh david brooks who wrote this book called how to know a person ▶ tap to play from here
The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
where we are reading adam smith's wealth of nations in chunks ▶ tap to play from here
Sorry, Skeptics — AI Is Not a Bubble
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Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
Robert D. Putnam
do you remember robert putnam's bowling alone ▶ tap to play from here
Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Companies, and Firms
Geoffrey West
there was an extraordinary book called scale by a gentleman called jeffrey west ▶ tap to play from here
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
Nick Bostrom
emerge from nick bostrom's excellent book a decade ago i think you're talking about superintelligence published in twenty fourteen ▶ tap to play from here
Why Creating Beats Consuming | Mark Pincus (Part 2)
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Life at the Speed of Play
Mark Pincus
mark shares those lessons in his new book life at the speed of play ▶ tap to play from here
Hitmakers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction
Derek Thompson
there's a wonderful book called um i think it's called hitmakers the science of perfection by derek thompson ▶ tap to play from here
Living at the Speed of Play
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How to Be a Super Ager
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Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity
Eric Topol
that's the subject of his new book super agers an evidencebased approach to longevity ▶ tap to play from here
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia
you know i did a podcast with him after outlive ▶ tap to play from here
Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again
Eric Topol
previously six years ago when i wrote a book deep medicine ▶ tap to play from here
Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health
Casey Means
i haven't read her book good energy ▶ tap to play from here
Food for Life: The New Science of Eating Well
Tim Spector
author of the wonderful book food for life ▶ tap to play from here
Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality
Venki Ramakrishnan
and uh you know vanky ramakrishnan who wrote the book why we die ▶ tap to play from here
What If Saving the Planet Could Be Fun?
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Leave the Light On
Elizabeth Dunn and Jiang Zhao
their new book leave the lig makes an appealingly contrarian argument ▶ tap to play from here
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