Peter Attia

Host of The Drive with Peter Attia

1 book recommended · 4 episodes

Recommends

Books they recommend that someone else wrote.

“The first person who I ever read articulating this was Steve Rosenberg. One of my favorite books about science called The Transformed Cell. This book is over 30 years old. I probably read it cover to cover 10 times during the course of my life.”

Why: It is one of Peter's favorite books about science and helped him understand the drug discovery process.

The Transformed Cell by Steven A. Rosenberg
Host on The Drive with Peter Attia409 ‒ Inside modern drug development: the science, economics, and regulatory hurdles

Author Interviews & Plugs

Their own books, or books they discussed with the author. Not counted as recommendations.

“She's best known for her theory of constructed emotion, and she's the author of How Emotions Are Made and Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain.”

How Emotions Are Made by Lisa Feldman Barrett
Host on The Drive with Peter Attia413 ‒ The neuroscience of emotion: challenging conventional theories of emotion and much more

“She's best known for her theory of constructed emotion, and she's the author of How Emotions Are Made and Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain.”

Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett
Host on The Drive with Peter Attia413 ‒ The neuroscience of emotion: challenging conventional theories of emotion and much more

“Sid is a physician, oncologist, researcher, and a Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies, as well as other books, The Gene and The Song of the…”

The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Host on The Drive with Peter Attia412 ‒ The evolving science of cancer: emerging approaches to prevention and early detection, & more

“Sid is a physician, oncologist, researcher, and a Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies, as well as other books, The Gene and The Song of the…”

The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Host on The Drive with Peter Attia412 ‒ The evolving science of cancer: emerging approaches to prevention and early detection, & more

“Sid is a physician, oncologist, researcher, and a Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies, as well as other books, The Gene and The Song of the…”

The Song of the Cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Host on The Drive with Peter Attia412 ‒ The evolving science of cancer: emerging approaches to prevention and early detection, & more

“you know, if you were to write Outlive 10 years from now, do you think it would be the same book that you wrote, you know, three years ago?”

Outlive by Peter Attia
Host on The Drive with Peter AttiaStrong convictions, loosely held: how Peter’s views have changed (AMA 90 sneak peek)