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The Demon-Haunted World
Carl Sagan
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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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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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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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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
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Sleights of Mind
What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions by Stephen L. Macknik (Nov 9 2010)
It was co-authored with Stephen Macknik and discussed how the human mind is a bad data-taking device, which allows the science of magic to exist. Neil deGrasse Tyson had written a blurb for the book, which he mentioned in the podcast.
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Stephen and Susanna persistently remind us that the human mind is a bad data-taking device. And it's this fact that enables the science of magic to exist at all.
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Episode: The Science of Illusion with Penn & Teller
It was co-authored with Stephen Macknik and discussed how the human mind is a bad data-taking device, which allows the science of magic to exist. Neil deGrasse Tyson had written a blurb for the book, which he mentioned in the podcast.
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Stephen and Susanna persistently remind us that the human mind is a bad data-taking device. And it's this fact that enables the science of magic to exist at all.
The Dolphin in the Mirror
Exploring Dolphin Minds and Saving Dolphin Lives
Diana Reiss's professional career focused on dolphin research and communication, which she detailed in this book published about 10 years prior to the podcast recording.
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So, Diana, you literally wrote the book on some of this. About 10 years ago, I have the title, The Dolphin in the Mirror, Exploring Dolphin Minds and Saving Dolphin Lives.
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Episode: Cosmic Queries – Interspecies Communication
Diana Reiss's professional career focused on dolphin research and communication, which she detailed in this book published about 10 years prior to the podcast recording.
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So, Diana, you literally wrote the book on some of this. About 10 years ago, I have the title, The Dolphin in the Mirror, Exploring Dolphin Minds and Saving Dolphin Lives.
And again, your book, give us the title of that again. It's called The Dolphin in the Mirror.
Fermat's Enigma
The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
It was mentioned by Simon Singh as the American title for his first book, focusing on the infamous Fermat's Last Theorem.
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Well, the first book I'd ever written was a book called Fermat's Last Theorem. In America it was called Fermat's Enigma and it's all about the most notorious problem in the history of...
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It was mentioned by Simon Singh as the American title for his first book, focusing on the infamous Fermat's Last Theorem.
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Well, the first book I'd ever written was a book called Fermat's Last Theorem. In America it was called Fermat's Enigma and it's all about the most notorious problem in the history of mathematics.
The Last Stargazers
The Enduring Story of Astronomy's Vanishing Explorers (Gift for Astronomy and Popular Science Lovers)
It was discussed in detail throughout the podcast, covering topics such as the changing role of astronomers with technology and the controversy surrounding the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea.
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The Last Stargazers, the enduring story of astronomy's vanishing explorers.
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Episode: Cosmic Queries – Stargazing
It was discussed in detail throughout the podcast, covering topics such as the changing role of astronomers with technology and the controversy surrounding the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea.
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The Last Stargazers, the enduring story of astronomy's vanishing explorers.
I write all about it in The Last Stargazers.
I talked to more than 100 astronomers while researching The Last Stargazers and so many people, their favorite story of observing was being at one of these domes in the middle of the night and how beautiful it was.
I interviewed people about this for The Last Stargazers, and it's one of the topics that people were really nervous to talk about because there's so much complexity to the issue.
And I tell the whole story of it in The Last Stargazers.
Measure the Possibilities with Omnigrid(c)
It was mentioned as a book from the 1860s about migraines which Oliver Sacks read while under the influence of drugs, leading to a profound experience that inspired him to write his own book on the topic.
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But instead of giving way to fantasy, I started reading this book and the sort of drug ecstasy coupled with what was in the book.
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Episode: Extended Classic: “Are You Out of Your Mind?” with...
It was mentioned as a book from the 1860s about migraines which Oliver Sacks read while under the influence of drugs, leading to a profound experience that inspired him to write his own book on the topic.
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But instead of giving way to fantasy, I started reading this book and the sort of drug ecstasy coupled with what was in the book.
And I started to feel that this is a most wonderful book. I felt that the neurological heavens were opening for me and that migraine was shining like a constellation.
The author of the book was a man called Living, Edward Living.
Geek Bearing Gifts (Paranormal Dating Agency, Book 2)
Jeff Jarvis's book, "Geeks Bearing Gifts", discussed the future of news and argued for its continued relevance in a changing media landscape.
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I teach journalists to make money.
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Episode: The Digital Revolution with Arianna Huffington
Jeff Jarvis's book, "Geeks Bearing Gifts", discussed the future of news and argued for its continued relevance in a changing media landscape.
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I teach journalists to make money.
So you wrote a book Geeks Bearing Gifts. Imagining new futures for news.
Arguing that there is a future for news.
I've imagined that we move past the idea of mass media. We get treated again as individuals and communities with respect. We find relevance and value.
So in that what have you imagined? I've imagined that we move past the idea of mass media.
Thrive Women's Bible Study Participant Workbook
Living Faithfully in Difficult Times
Arianna Huffington's book, "Thrive", was discussed in the context of success and well-being, promoting a more balanced approach to life beyond the pursuit of wealth and power.
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And she recently wrote a book called Thrive, where she explores the challenges of being successful, but still leading a life that is sane.
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Episode: The Digital Revolution with Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington's book, "Thrive", was discussed in the context of success and well-being, promoting a more balanced approach to life beyond the pursuit of wealth and power.
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And she recently wrote a book called Thrive, where she explores the challenges of being successful, but still leading a life that is sane.
And she actually published a book called Thrive.
So that's really why I wanted to write the book.
The Alchemy of Us
How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another
It was described as changing the way technology is perceived, showing how it shaped humans through examples like the telegraph, light bulb, and computers.
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You're going to look at technology differently. You're going to see that it actually shaped us.
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Episode: Technology and Us, with Ainissa Ramirez
It was described as changing the way technology is perceived, showing how it shaped humans through examples like the telegraph, light bulb, and computers.
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You're going to look at technology differently. You're going to see that it actually shaped us.
We're going to see that little things like the telegraph shaped language, the light bulb is actually changing our health and our computers are changing the way we remember things.
So we're going to have a new relationship with the things that are around us.
But also know that we're actually in a relationship with these technologies. So this is what this book highlights.
And what we need is we need to look at each other and also be able to communicate with our body language.
Giving the Devil His Due
It was discussed as a book that explores the importance of free speech and the need to consider even opposing viewpoints, using the concept of 'giving the devil his due' to highlight the dangers of silencing dissent.
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In your latest book, Giving the Devil His Due, Reflections of a Scientific Humanist.
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It was discussed as a book that explores the importance of free speech and the need to consider even opposing viewpoints, using the concept of 'giving the devil his due' to highlight the dangers of silencing dissent.
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In your latest book, Giving the Devil His Due, Reflections of a Scientific Humanist.
So what are your main arguments in there? And why is the devil in the title?
Well, the devil is whoever disagrees with you or whoever you disagree with, whose opinions you dislike. Anybody whose viewpoint diverges from yours.
So the title comes from a play called A Man for All Seasons about, this is Robert Bolt's play that was made into a film, about Sir Thomas More and his collision with King Henry VIII over his divorce from Catherine of Aragon and the church.
So I'm going with the blue oyster cult. I'm living for Giving the Devil His Due.
Perception, Cognition, and Decision Training
The Quiet Eye in Action
It was mentioned as the title of a book written by Joan Vickers, PhD, who is a kinesiology professor at the University of Calgary, relating to the quiet eye in elite athletes and how vision, brain, and eye contact are related to their performance.
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Author of the book, let me get it here, Perception, Cognition and Decision Training, The Quiet Eye in Action.
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Episode: Making a Phenom: The Mind
It was mentioned as the title of a book written by Joan Vickers, PhD, who is a kinesiology professor at the University of Calgary, relating to the quiet eye in elite athletes and how vision, brain, and eye contact are related to their performance.
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Author of the book, let me get it here, Perception, Cognition and Decision Training, The Quiet Eye in Action.
Writing Television Sitcoms (revised)
It was described as a history of sitcoms across 24 episodes, including shows such as Gilligan's Island and Community, which were discussed in the podcast.
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So you wrote a book called sitcom, a history in 24 episodes from Isle of Lucy to community.
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It was described as a history of sitcoms across 24 episodes, including shows such as Gilligan's Island and Community, which were discussed in the podcast.
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So you wrote a book called sitcom, a history in 24 episodes from Isle of Lucy to community.
Yeah, it's a mixture of some of my favorite shows and some shows like Gilligan's Island.
Savage Love (Club Savage Book 3)
It was described as a book written by Dan Savage on the topic of sex and love, and it was frequently mentioned throughout the episode.
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And he's a Author of Savage Love The Vice Com Only the best com
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Episode: The Evolution of Love and Sex with Dan Savage
It was described as a book written by Dan Savage on the topic of sex and love, and it was frequently mentioned throughout the episode.
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And he's a Author of Savage Love The Vice Com Only the best com
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The First Sex
It was mentioned as a book written by Helen Fisher about the fundamental differences between men and women, particularly in terms of biology and neurology.
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Helen, you wrote a book, The First Sex.
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Episode: The Evolution of Love and Sex with Dan Savage
It was mentioned as a book written by Helen Fisher about the fundamental differences between men and women, particularly in terms of biology and neurology.
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Helen, you wrote a book, The First Sex.
Robot Ethics 2.0
From Autonomous Cars to Artificial Intelligence
It was mentioned as a book chapter collection where Kate Darling's paper on the effects of anthropomorphism of robots was published, discussing when such tendencies can be good or bad.
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it's also a book chapter in Robot Ethics 2.0, which is a collection of work.
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Episode: Cosmic Queries – Humans and Robots
It was mentioned as a book chapter collection where Kate Darling's paper on the effects of anthropomorphism of robots was published, discussing when such tendencies can be good or bad.
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it's also a book chapter in Robot Ethics 2.0, which is a collection of work.
The Ultimate Book of Optical Illusions
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All's Well That Ends Well (Mint Editions (Plays))
Chuck Nice referenced a passage from this play in a chapter of his second book, highlighting Helena's witty comment on Peroles's fighting style.
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This is my second book ever, okay? In the chapter called Celestial Winding. Here it is. And it's a segment from All's Well That Ends Well.
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Episode: Science Fiction and Star Trek, with Zachary Quinto
Chuck Nice referenced a passage from this play in a chapter of his second book, highlighting Helena's witty comment on Peroles's fighting style.
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This is my second book ever, okay? In the chapter called Celestial Winding. Here it is. And it's a segment from All's Well That Ends Well.
Helena displays a sharpness of wit as she comments on the valor of Peroles. Here it is, Helena. Monsieur Peroles, you were born under a most charitable star.
She replies, the wars hath so kept you under that you must needs be born under Mars. Peroles, when he was predominant? When he was retrograde, I think that's... Wait, wait, wait.
And Peroles says, why think you so? Helena replies, you go so much backwards when you fight.
A New American Space Plan
It was mentioned as Travis Taylor's newest book released in November and was about how America can get the next generation of rocket scientists going.
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my newest one came out in November it's called A New American Space Plan
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Episode: Rocket City Rednecks
It was mentioned as Travis Taylor's newest book released in November and was about how America can get the next generation of rocket scientists going.
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my newest one came out in November it's called A New American Space Plan
I Am C-3PO
The Inside Story
It was discussed how C-3PO's character was written with more human characteristics than a typical human character and that helped audiences relate to him, despite his being a robot.
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And he's also the author of I Am C-3PO, The Inside Story.
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Episode: C-3PO and the Rise of Robots, with Anthony Daniels
It was discussed how C-3PO's character was written with more human characteristics than a typical human character and that helped audiences relate to him, despite his being a robot.
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And he's also the author of I Am C-3PO, The Inside Story.
So he was referencing his book IMC3PO and he said on page 95.
One of the frustrations we have now with machines that pretend to be human, and certainly in Japan there are companies working on human.
And we have with us as sort of an expert commentator, Kate Darling. Kate, reintroducing you to those who...
Yes. Featuring my interview with Anthony Daniels who recently published the book I Am C-3PO.
The River Keeper
It was mentioned as a book written by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about the fight to reclaim the environment, stating that clean water is a basic human right.
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By the way, just so I see it, you've got a book here, The River Keepers written with James Cronin, Activist Fight to Reclaim the Environment is a basic human right.
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Episode: StarTalk Live! Water World (Part 1)
It was mentioned as a book written by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about the fight to reclaim the environment, stating that clean water is a basic human right.
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By the way, just so I see it, you've got a book here, The River Keepers written with James Cronin, Activist Fight to Reclaim the Environment is a basic human right.
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