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Lisa Feldman Barrett: Counterintuitive Ideas About How the Brain Works | Lex Fridman Podcast #129

Lisa Feldman Barrett: Counterintuitive Ideas About How the Brain Works | Lex Fridman Podcast #129

Recommended on this episode

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The Evolution of Beauty

Richard Prum

“it's a great book”
“i think you're talking about the evolution of beauty the book that was written recently by was it from um without his name richard from”— Lisa Feldman Barrett
MediaRecommended

The Social Dilemma

Netflix

“it's a great it's really great”
“i don't know if you saw the social dilemma the the netflix documentary about what social networks are doing to our society yeah it's a great it's really great”— Lisa Feldman Barrett

The guest's own work

BookBy the guestISBN verified

How Emotions Are Made

Lisa Feldman Barrett

“she is the author of a book that revolutionized our understanding of emotion in the brain called how emotions are made”— Lex Fridman
BookBy the guestISBN verified

Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain

Lisa Feldman Barrett

“she's coming out with a new book called seven and a half lessons about the brain that you can and should pre-order now”— Lex Fridman

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

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The Botany of Desire

Michael Pollan

“i think it was michael pollan i don't remember if it was in the botany of desire but it was in one of his early books on botany and gardening”— Lisa Feldman Barrett
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Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari (inferred)

“this social thing how i mean that's one of the things you write about what's how do you make sense of the fact uh like the book sapiens”— Lex Fridman
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On the Origin of Species

Charles Darwin

“darwin wrote in the origin of species about before darwin's book a species was thought to be a classical category where all the instances of dogs were the same”— Lisa Feldman Barrett
BookReferenced

The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It

Robert Reich

“i was listening to robert reich's the system he was talking about oligarchy versus democracy”— Lisa Feldman Barrett
BookReferencedISBN verified

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

William L. Shirer (inferred)

“when i start reading the rise and fall of the third reich and start thinking about nazi germany i can empathize with everybody involved”— Lex Fridman