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Tim Ferriss · 2024-06-25

Michael Lewis and Martine Rothblatt - The Tim Ferriss Show

Michael Lewis and Martine Rothblatt - The Tim Ferriss Show

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Stranger in a Strange Land

Robert Heinlein (inferred)

“it was so brilliant... I just favored you know every page of that”
“when his widow released the uncensored unedited version of Stranger in a Strange Land it's like three times larger and like No Holds Barred I just favored every page”— Martine Rothblatt
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Time Enough for Love

Robert Heinlein (inferred)

“my favorite book of all of his is time enough for love”
“my favorite book of all of his is time enough for love in which he covers almost every topic Under the Sun”— Martine Rothblatt
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

Thomas Kuhn (inferred)

“one of my favorites is a book by a historian of science named Thomas qan”
“one of my favorites is a book by a historian of science named Thomas qan... his book is perennially in print it's called the structure of scientific Revolutions”— Martine Rothblatt
MediaRecommended

Cosmos

Carl Sagan (inferred)

“Carl Sean was like an amazing amazing role model to me I watch the Cosmos series over and over again”
“Carl Sean was like an amazing amazing role model to me I watch the Cosmos series over and over again”— Martine Rothblatt
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Parable of the Sower

Octavia Butler (inferred)

“another science fiction writer who I feel does such a great job of explaining Concepts that can inspire people is Octavia Butler”
“Octavia Butler she wrote a lot of books one of them very well known is parable of the SE parable of the talents”— Martine Rothblatt
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Parable of the Talents

Octavia Butler (inferred)

“another science fiction writer who I feel does such a great job of explaining Concepts that can inspire people is Octavia Butler”
“Octavia Butler she wrote a lot of books one of them very well known is parable of the SE parable of the talents”— Martine Rothblatt
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Scientific American

“I find Scientific American and National Geographic two of like you know the greatest ways for Lay people to learn about all different types of science”
“subscribe to Scientific American... I find Scientific American and National Geographic two of like the greatest ways for Lay people to learn about all different types of science”— Martine Rothblatt
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National Geographic

“I find Scientific American and National Geographic two of like you know the greatest ways for Lay people to learn about all different types of science”
“I find Scientific American and National Geographic two of like you know the greatest ways for Lay people to learn about all different types of science”— Martine Rothblatt
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The Emotion Machine

Marvin Minsky (inferred)

“a great book that I would recommend that goes into this subject in beautiful detail is called the emotion Machine by Marvin Minsky”
“a great book that I would recommend that goes into this subject in beautiful detail is called the emotion Machine by Marvin Minsky”— Martine Rothblatt

The guest's own work

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The 4-Hour Workweek

Tim Ferriss (inferred)

“when I was running my own e-commerce business I tell that story in the 4 hour work week but the tools then were absolutely atrocious”— Tim Ferriss
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Moneyball

Michael Lewis (inferred)

“Michael Lewis the number one New York Times bestselling author of more than 15 books including Moneyball The Blindside and The Big Short”— Tim Ferriss
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The Blind Side

Michael Lewis (inferred)

“the number one New York Times bestselling author of more than 15 books including Moneyball The Blindside and The Big Short”— Tim Ferriss
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The Big Short

Michael Lewis (inferred)

“more than 15 books including Moneyball The Blindside and The Big Short which were made into major Motion Pictures”— Tim Ferriss
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Going Infinite

Michael Lewis (inferred)

“his latest going infinite which delves into the rise and fall of FTX and its founder Sam bankman freed”— Tim Ferriss
MediaBy the guest

Against the Rules

Michael Lewis (inferred)

“a topic Michael also explores in depth in his critically claim podcast against the rules”— Tim Ferriss
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Liar's Poker

Michael Lewis (inferred)

“that was Liar's poker the Liar's poker at least I've read was intended to be a cautionary tale of sorts”— Michael Lewis
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The Undoing Project

Michael Lewis (inferred)

“it was a quote from one of my characters Amos tki he's a one of the main characters in the in the undoing project”— Michael Lewis
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Virtually Human

Martine Rothblatt (inferred)

“that's what is the subject of my book virtually human that whole book is talks about how and when will Society accept digital Consciousness”— Martine Rothblatt
MediaBy the guest

Five Bullet Friday

Tim Ferriss (inferred)

“my super short newsletter called five bullet Friday easy to sign up easy to cancel it is basically a half page that I send out every Friday”— Tim Ferriss

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

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The Education of Henry Adams

Henry Adams (inferred)

“my models that I had in my head when I wrote it were education of Henry Adams and Russo's confessions”— Michael Lewis
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Confessions

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (inferred)

“my models that I had in my head when I wrote it were education of Henry Adams and Russo's confessions”— Michael Lewis
ProductReferenced

Paul Stuart red suspenders with gold dollar signs

Paul Stuart

“the week before I went to Solomon Brothers I went into Paul Stewart this men's store cuz I saw it through their window I saw they had red suspenders with little gold dollar signs”— Michael Lewis
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The Book of Knowledge (On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are)

Alan Watts (inferred)

“you are a fan of Alan Watts and specifically the book subtitle on the taboo against knowing who you really are”— Tim Ferriss
MediaReferenced

Her

Spike Jonze (inferred)

“I don't know if you remembered Tim the film of a few years ago her in which like a comp”— Martine Rothblatt
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Black Mirror

“I don't know if you have watched the series Black Mirror before but I find some of their episodes to be very strong”— Tim Ferriss
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Upload

“there are a few other somewhat similar um series that are streaming now upload and whatnot”— Martine Rothblatt
ProductReferenced

Tesla (Model S)

Tesla

“I felt like the same kind of feeling when I was driving one of the first Teslas and I was looking at the manual and I saw how much electrical power it output”— Martine Rothblatt
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NeuroSky EEG headset

NeuroSky

“one of these neurosky headsets that lets you kind of like play a game just with your thoughts by controlling your EEG signals so that's a consumer product anybody can buy and it really works”— Martine Rothblatt
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Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory

Michael Rossato-Bennett (inferred)

“a documentary I saw called alive inside and the subtitle is a story of music and memory and what struck me most about this documentary”— Tim Ferriss