Ed Thorp on How to Think for Yourself, How to Be Inner-Directed, and The Dangers of Investing Fads

Bad Science

Ben Goldacre

“I'll make a recommendation there's a book called bad science by Ben goldacre who's a I believe he's a UK physician excellent Communicator as well”— Tim Ferriss

Schaum's Outline of Statistics

Schaum (inferred)

“there's a series called xiaom's outline it's a sort of uh like a crib book for college courses and they have a whole set of topics and one of them is on statistics”— Ed Thorp

Mathemagics

Arthur Benjamin

“there's a mathematician out at in the Claremont colleges named Arthur Benjamin and I think he has a book called mathematic mathematic”— Ed Thorp

The Great Courses (Arthur Benjamin's math course)

The Great Courses

“he also has a course on the Great Courses I don't know I haven't followed the Great Courses for a while but I've seen that he has such a course”— Ed Thorp

More Money Than God

Sebastian Mallaby

“there's a book called more money than God by Sebastian malaby that I found very entertaining”— Tim Ferriss

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Charles Mackay

“called extraordinary popular delusions and The Madness of crowds is this a book that you would recommend yes”— Ed Thorp

Guinness

Guinness (inferred)

“we visited the Guinness Brewery which has a long colorful history really interesting and the stuff was really great”— Ed Thorp

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Myers-Briggs (inferred)

“oh is this Myers-Briggs yes it is that's it thank you right the Myers-Briggs type indicator yes and so that is I think very useful”— Ed Thorp

Finasteride (Proscar / Propecia)

“there is a drug called finasteride or post Garden ... it also promotes hair growth and it's the best thing I've ever heard of for promote a hair growth”— Ed Thorp

Rain Man

“and a movie called rain man right have you ever heard that movie I have I have absolutely he had two super skills”— Ed Thorp

The Power Law

Sebastian Mallaby

“he has written a new book which I have not read I believe it's called the power law which really delves into venture capital”— Tim Ferriss

Avatar

James Cameron (inferred)

“an original staff shirt for the film Avatar and the very top of it said hope is not a strategy”— Tim Ferriss

The Unthinkable

Amanda Ripley

“there's a book called The Unthinkable I think by Amanda Ripley and she talks about horrible things that people horrible situations people have found themselves in”— Ed Thorp

The Lonely Crowd

David Riesman

“there's another book title I believe it's a book called The Lonely crowd Yeah by David reesman that's right”— Tim Ferriss