This book by Richard Lewontin came up once on Lex Fridman in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Lisa Feldman Barrett. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Every time it came up
Lisa Feldman Barrett: Love, Evolution, and the Human Brain | Lex Fridman Podcast #140
“He has another book too which is it's more I think scientists would find it I don't know I've loved it it's called biology as ideology”— Lisa Feldman Barrett
The guest here is Lisa Feldman Barrett: A neuroscientist at Northeastern University and one of the most cited psychologists in the world, known for her theory of constructed emotion. She is the author of How Emotions Are Made and Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain. Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett joins Lex Fridman for a freewheeling talk on love, brain evolution, free will, and consciousness.
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