Host of Decoding the Gurus
2 books recommended · 2 episodes
Books they recommend that someone else wrote.
“well i didn't mind the eldest huxley brave new world reference probably another book you haven't read chris yeah i i i actually i think brave new world was pretty pressing…”
Why: Matt describes it as pretty prescient.
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Host on Decoding the GurusJimmy Carr & Joe Rogan: The Jester & the Khan
“if you've read the book Sapiens and understood that humans got here because we've had a remarkable ability to believe in stories that maybe the orangutan could not believe…”
Why: Helps explain how humans got here through the ability to believe in shared stories.
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Host on Decoding the GurusProfessor Jiang, Part 2: Cosmic Jiang's Jenga Tower of Bullshit
Named without an opinion attached.
“you also haven't read James Joyce's Ulysses. That's pretty, that's all right.”
Ulysses by James Joyce
Host on Decoding the GurusJimmy Carr & Joe Rogan: The Jester & the Khan