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On the Origin of Species

Charles Darwin ISBN 1576461297

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This book by Charles Darwin came up once on Tim Ferriss in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Naval Ravikant. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.

What it is

Charles Darwin's seminal work laying the foundations for the principles of evolutionary biology via natural selection, based on evidence that he collected during his expedition on HMS Beagle in the 1830s.

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Naval Ravikant and Nick Kokonas — The Tim Ferriss Show

“it's a very easy read it's not a difficult read and you can read the actual source and you can see the source of the Brilliance”
“how many have actually read the Origin of Species I mean you can get it for five bucks on Kindle and it's a very easy read”— Naval Ravikant

The guest here is Naval Ravikant and Nick Kokonas: Two featured guests in this anniversary compilation. Naval Ravikant: co-founder of AngelList and Airchat, angel investor, host of the Naval podcast. Nick Kokonas: former derivatives/options trader, co-owner and co-founder of the Alinea Group of restaurants (including three-Michelin-star Alinea) and founder of the Tock booking software. Tim Ferriss 10-year anniversary super combo: Naval Ravikant on honesty, habits, and happiness, plus Nick Kokonas on asymmetric risk and reinventing restaurants.

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