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Science, pop culture, and comedy collide on StarTalk Radio! Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and Director of New York's Hayden Planetarium, and his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities, and scientific experts explore astronomy, physics, and everything else there is to know about life in the universe...
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The Demon-Haunted World
Carl Sagan
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Are We The Universe’s Way of Knowing Itself? With Brian Cox
The Feynman Lectures on Physics, boxed set
Richard P. Feynman
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Are We The Universe’s Way of Knowing Itself? With Brian Cox
Light
Kimberly Arcand
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Listening to the Universe with Kimberly Arcand
The World in Six Songs
Daniel J. Levitin
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Is Music the Language of the Universe? with Daniel Levitin
The Singing Neanderthals
Steven Mithen
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Is Music the Language of the Universe? with Daniel Levitin
Successful Aging
Daniel J. Levitin
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Is Music the Language of the Universe? with Daniel Levitin
I Heard There Was a Secret Chord
Daniel J. Levitin
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Is Music the Language of the Universe? with Daniel Levitin
Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium
Jr. Lyman Spitzer
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Dark Comets with Darryl Seligman
The Physical Universe
Frank H. Shu
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Dark Comets with Darryl Seligman
A Mathematician's Apology
G H Hardy
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Our Mathematical Universe with Grant Sanderson (3Blue1Brown)
Contact
Carl Sagan
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Revisiting the Drake Equation with David Grinspoon
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The 4-Hour Body
An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman
It was mentioned as one of Tim Ferriss's books that challenged limiting assumptions and was mentioned in the context of his 4-Hour book series.
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So The 4-Hour Body was the same. What are the hidden assumptions that are limiting the actions?
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Episode: SEASON PREMIERE: A Conversation with Tim Ferriss
It was mentioned as one of Tim Ferriss's books that challenged limiting assumptions and was mentioned in the context of his 4-Hour book series.
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So The 4-Hour Body was the same. What are the hidden assumptions that are limiting the actions?
The Four Hour Body. Was that the one?
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Sapiens [Tenth Anniversary Edition]
A Brief History of Humankind
It was discussed as a book that helped introduce the concept of humans taking over the world and the role of cooperation in human history, particularly highlighting the role of fictional stories and shared beliefs.
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And you may know him as the author of some hugely best-selling books, Sapiens, A Brief History of Mankind, Homo Deus, A Brief History of Tomorrow, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century,
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Episode: Inventing Society with Yuval Noah Harari
It was discussed as a book that helped introduce the concept of humans taking over the world and the role of cooperation in human history, particularly highlighting the role of fictional stories and shared beliefs.
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And you may know him as the author of some hugely best-selling books, Sapiens, A Brief History of Mankind, Homo Deus, A Brief History of Tomorrow, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century,
Why Buddhism is True
The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
It was mentioned and discussed as a book by Robert Wright which explored the science and philosophy behind meditation and enlightenment from a Buddhist perspective, particularly linking it to human evolution.
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Not only that it's true, not only that it's true, but why it's true.
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Episode: The Illusion of Free Will, with Sam Harris
It was mentioned and discussed as a book by Robert Wright which explored the science and philosophy behind meditation and enlightenment from a Buddhist perspective, particularly linking it to human evolution.
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Not only that it's true, not only that it's true, but why it's true.
The short answer to that question is that we were created by natural selection.
Buddhism has long had a kind of diagnosis of the human condition, and implied in that is a view of human nature.
It's an accurate description of what human evolution produced. It's an accurate diagnosis of our problem, I think.
The thing it adds is a prescription. It tells you not only what the problem is but what to do about it, and meditation is part of that prescription.
The Bhagavad Gita (Easwaran's Classics of Indian Spirituality Book 1)
The book, a Hindu scripture, is mentioned as a work that Oppenheimer was interested in and read in the original Sanskrit.
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And he learned Sanskrit so that he could read The Bhagavad Gita in the original.
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Episode: Oppenheimer: Birth of the Atomic Age with Kai Bird
The book, a Hindu scripture, is mentioned as a work that Oppenheimer was interested in and read in the original Sanskrit.
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And he learned Sanskrit so that he could read The Bhagavad Gita in the original.
The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso)
It was mentioned as a book by Dante that describes the descent into hell, and if believed in, could prevent people from committing sins.
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Yeah, Dante, you're referring to Inferno, which he describes the descent into hell.
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It was mentioned as a book by Dante that describes the descent into hell, and if believed in, could prevent people from committing sins.
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Yeah, Dante, you're referring to Inferno, which he describes the descent into hell.
Dopamine Nation
Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Anna Lembke's book explores the modern phenomenon of addiction, specifically how technology and social media are impacting our dopamine pathways.
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Chief of Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford University, author of Drug Dealer MD, and also Dopamine Nation. May I introduce Anna Lemke.
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Anna Lembke's book explores the modern phenomenon of addiction, specifically how technology and social media are impacting our dopamine pathways.
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Chief of Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford University, author of Drug Dealer MD, and also Dopamine Nation. May I introduce Anna Lemke.
Dopamine Nation focuses very much on what we as individuals and we as families can do.
The first is Johns Hopkins University Press and the Dopamine Nation is published by Dutton Penguin Random House.
The Merchant of Venice (Folger Shakespeare Library)
It was mentioned as an example of the historical use of the term 'merchant' in the context of historical commerce and trade, in contrast to the later term 'capitalist'.
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Merchant of Venice. They didn't say capitalist of Venice, they said merchant of Venice.
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Episode: Cosmic Queries – Science to Know
It was mentioned as an example of the historical use of the term 'merchant' in the context of historical commerce and trade, in contrast to the later term 'capitalist'.
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Merchant of Venice. They didn't say capitalist of Venice, they said merchant of Venice.
Shōgun
The Complete Novel
It was mentioned as being a book Edward Norton read as a youth, drawn to its exotic nature and narrative style.
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And I like I was very drawn to things that seemed exotic and Carl Sagan's like those books and that series made it seem extremely like narratively exotic and
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Episode: A Conversation with Edward Norton
It was mentioned as being a book Edward Norton read as a youth, drawn to its exotic nature and narrative style.
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And I like I was very drawn to things that seemed exotic and Carl Sagan's like those books and that series made it seem extremely like narratively exotic and
The Iliad
It was used as an example of a book with deep spiritual lessons despite the reader not believing in the specific mythology. It was mentioned in the context of books that have spiritual or deep meaning and wisdom.
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I can read Homer. I can read The Iliad and the Odyssey. I don't believe in any of the things that Homer believed in. I don't believe any of those guys are real.
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Episode: The Power of Storytelling, with Salman Rushdie
It was used as an example of a book with deep spiritual lessons despite the reader not believing in the specific mythology. It was mentioned in the context of books that have spiritual or deep meaning and wisdom.
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I can read Homer. I can read The Iliad and the Odyssey. I don't believe in any of the things that Homer believed in. I don't believe any of those guys are real.
Just the first sentence. Oh, okay. But the first sentence of The Iliad is different. The first sentence of The Iliad is sing through me, muse of the rage of Achilles.
How to Change Your Mind
What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
It was mentioned in the context of the show's creators discussing Ted Lasso's character and how he was like the personification of mushrooms, potentially referencing the use of psilocybin to treat mental health issues.
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A book that came out right as we were writing the pilot was How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan, who is talking about the use of, you know, um, psilocybin and LSD and MDMA, uh,...
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It was mentioned in the context of the show's creators discussing Ted Lasso's character and how he was like the personification of mushrooms, potentially referencing the use of psilocybin to treat mental health issues.
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A book that came out right as we were writing the pilot was How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan, who is talking about the use of, you know, um, psilocybin and LSD and MDMA, uh, as a way to treat PTSD, to treat depression, to, to, uh, treat anxiety.
Flavorama
A Guide to Unlocking the Art and Science of Flavor
A book about unlocking the art and science of flavor, it was described as giving the lay of the land and the tools to understand the science of flavor well enough to improvise with it. It was also said to take a less bossy approach compared to other science books about food.
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This is the book.
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Episode: The Science of Flavor with Arielle Johnson
A book about unlocking the art and science of flavor, it was described as giving the lay of the land and the tools to understand the science of flavor well enough to improvise with it. It was also said to take a less bossy approach compared to other science books about food.
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This is the book.
It's subtitled, A Guide to Unlocking the Art and Science of Flavor.
I have it.
It's really, you know, giving you the lay of the land and the tools that you need to understand the science of flavor well enough to improvise with it.
And I think, you know, with cooking, what you love, what you find delicious is really up to you. So I'd rather give people the tools to figure out how to achieve that easily.
The Cosmic Cocktail
Three Parts Dark Matter (Science Essentials)
Katie Freeze wrote this book, which explores the concept of dark matter, and Neil deGrasse Tyson wrote a blurb for it.
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10 years ago, you wrote a book, The Cosmic Cocktail, Three Parts Dark Matter.
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Katie Freeze wrote this book, which explores the concept of dark matter, and Neil deGrasse Tyson wrote a blurb for it.
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10 years ago, you wrote a book, The Cosmic Cocktail, Three Parts Dark Matter.
Neil, you wrote a blurb for it.
Billions and Billions
Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium
Neil deGrasse Tyson mentioned Carl Sagan's book "Billions and Billions" during a discussion about the origin of life on Jupiter's atmosphere.
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You did say Billions and Billions. The man wrote a book called Billions and Billions.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson mentioned Carl Sagan's book "Billions and Billions" during a discussion about the origin of life on Jupiter's atmosphere.
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You did say Billions and Billions. The man wrote a book called Billions and Billions.
Gravity
A Billionaire Romance (The Wilde Boys Book 1)
Kip Thorne, one of the executive producers of the movie Interstellar, spearheaded the development of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and wrote an encyclopedic book on gravity and black holes. This book contains about 1200 pages filled with equations.
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So they bet I think an encyclopedia, you know the the source of information that we humans have created.
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Episode: Just Another Really Good Episode with Brian Greene
Kip Thorne, one of the executive producers of the movie Interstellar, spearheaded the development of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and wrote an encyclopedic book on gravity and black holes. This book contains about 1200 pages filled with equations.
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So they bet I think an encyclopedia, you know the the source of information that we humans have created.
So he's significant in our field and I have at least a few books by him on my shelves.
He wrote in an Encyclopedic book on Gravity and black holes, which is about you know 1,200 pages just filled with equations therefore.
Gravity
A Billionaire Romance (The Wilde Boys Book 1)
This book was described as Encyclopedic, around 1200 pages long, filled with equations about gravity and black holes.
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So they bet I think an encyclopedia, you know the the source of information that we humans have created So there keep Thorne was a one of the executive producers on Interstellar and he sort of spearhe...
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Episode: Just Another Really Good Episode with Brian Greene
This book was described as Encyclopedic, around 1200 pages long, filled with equations about gravity and black holes.
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So they bet I think an encyclopedia, you know the the source of information that we humans have created So there keep Thorne was a one of the executive producers on Interstellar and he sort of spearheaded the effort among others, but he was the exponent to build the laser
In terms of his book. He wrote in an Encyclopedic book on Gravity and black holes, which is about you know 1,200 pages just filled with equations therefore. I loved it when I was a kid, but with the misner Thorne Wheeler
Darwin's Dangerous Idea
Evolution and the Meanings of Life
Dawkins discussed Daniel Dennett's book 'Darwin's Dangerous Idea' and how Dennett declared Darwin's evolution by natural selection as the greatest idea anybody ever had. The book focused on the concept that before Darwin, design was the obvious explanation for complex things like humans and trees, but Darwin's insight was that natural selection, through the laws of physics, could produce that complexity.
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He declared that Darwin's evolution by natural selection was the greatest idea anybody ever had.
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Episode: Darwin’s Daring Idea with Richard Dawkins
Dawkins discussed Daniel Dennett's book 'Darwin's Dangerous Idea' and how Dennett declared Darwin's evolution by natural selection as the greatest idea anybody ever had. The book focused on the concept that before Darwin, design was the obvious explanation for complex things like humans and trees, but Darwin's insight was that natural selection, through the laws of physics, could produce that complexity.
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He declared that Darwin's evolution by natural selection was the greatest idea anybody ever had.
He said that at the beginning of his book, Darwin's Dangerous Idea. And his point was that before Darwin came along, it seemed obvious to everyone that big complicated things like humans and oak trees and things had to have an explanation in terms of design.
The Genetic Book of the Dead
A Darwinian Reverie
The Genetic Book of the Dead explores the idea that every part of our bodies, even seemingly useless features, is a record of the past environments in which our ancestors survived. It highlights how natural selection is a powerful force that has shaped us over millions of years.
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So, if you look at a highly camouflaged animal, a desert lizard is one that I use. It's got pebbles and sand all over its back. It's just a dummy painting of a desert on its back. Okay?
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The Genetic Book of the Dead explores the idea that every part of our bodies, even seemingly useless features, is a record of the past environments in which our ancestors survived. It highlights how natural selection is a powerful force that has shaped us over millions of years.
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So, if you look at a highly camouflaged animal, a desert lizard is one that I use. It's got pebbles and sand all over its back. It's just a dummy painting of a desert on its back. Okay?
So, that is a description of the world in which its ancestors lived.
But it must be true right the way through every bit of the, every cell of the animal, every molecule of the animal has got the same description written.
We are a description of the worlds in which our dead ancestors survived until they died.
Survived long enough to reproduce.
Flights of Fancy
Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution
Dawkins explained that his book 'Flights of Fancy' was originally intended for children. He enjoyed the illustrations and the fun way it celebrates flight and evolution.
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One that I delighted because not only because I received a book, a copy of it in the mail from your publisher. It was just delightfully done, Flights of Fancy, Defying Gravity by Desi...
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Episode: Darwin’s Daring Idea with Richard Dawkins
Dawkins explained that his book 'Flights of Fancy' was originally intended for children. He enjoyed the illustrations and the fun way it celebrates flight and evolution.
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One that I delighted because not only because I received a book, a copy of it in the mail from your publisher. It was just delightfully done, Flights of Fancy, Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution.
Beautiful book, illustrated and who is the illustrator of that book?
Jana Lentsova.
She's Slovak.
Well, that was sort of designed for young people. It started out as a children's book.
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
A Search for Who We Are
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is a book by Carl Sagan that explores the history of life on Earth, focusing on the evolutionary journey of humans and our shared ancestry with other species.
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That is a title that reminds me of the Sagan book, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors. It kind of feels the same to me.
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Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is a book by Carl Sagan that explores the history of life on Earth, focusing on the evolutionary journey of humans and our shared ancestry with other species.
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That is a title that reminds me of the Sagan book, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors. It kind of feels the same to me.
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