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Human Compatible - Book Summary

"Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Stuart Russell Category: Society & Culture

Dec 17, 202322 min

Mastering the Game - Book Summary

"Strategies for Career Success" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Sharon E. Jones with Sudheer R. Poluru Category: Career & Success

Dec 17, 202325 min

Catalyst - Book Summary

"The Ultimate Strategies on How to Win at Work and in Life" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Chandramouli Venkatesan Category: Career & Success

Dec 17, 202324 min

Chasing the Sun - Book Summary

"The New Science of Sunlight and How it Shapes Our Bodies and Minds" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Linda Geddes Category: Health & Nutrition

Dec 17, 202322 min

Poke the Box - Book Summary

"When Was the Last Time You Did Something for the First Time?" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Seth Godin Category: Career & Success

Dec 17, 202318 min

Love Worth Making - Book Summary

"How to Have Ridiculously Great Sex in a Long-Lasting Relationship" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Stephen Snyder Category: Sex & Relationships

Dec 16, 202325 min

168 Hours - Book Summary

"You Have More Time Than You Think" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Laura Vanderkam Category: Career & Success

Dec 16, 202328 min

Origin Story - Book Summary

"A Big History of Everything" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: David Christian Category: History

Dec 16, 202343 min

Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs - Book Summary

"The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Lisa Randall Category: Science

Dec 16, 202334 min

The Execution Factor - Book Summary

"The One Skill that Drives Success" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Kim Perell Category: Career & Success

Dec 16, 202332 min

Beyond Good and Evil - Book Summary

"How to free yourself from philosophical dogmas and assert your own values" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Friedrich Nietzsche Category: Philosophy

Dec 15, 202324 min

The Alchemy of Us - Book Summary

"How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Ainissa Ramirez Category: History

Dec 15, 202328 min

Daring to Trust - Book Summary

"Opening Ourselves to Real Love and Intimacy" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: David Richo Category: Sex & Relationships

Dec 15, 202319 min

The Checklist Manifesto - Book Summary

"How to Get Things Right" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Atul Gawande Category: Career & Success

Dec 15, 202321 min

Conscious Uncoupling - Book Summary

"5 Steps to Living Happily Even After" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Katherine Woodward Thomas Category: Sex & Relationships

Dec 15, 202324 min

Living Beyond “What If?” - Book Summary

"Release the Limits and Realize Your Dreams" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Shirley Davis Category: Career & Success

Dec 14, 202320 min

Get Hired Now! - Book Summary

"How to Accelerate Your Job Search, Stand Out, and Land Your Next Great Opportunity" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Ian Siegel Category: Career & Success

Dec 14, 202325 min

The Da Vinci Curse - Book Summary

"Life Design for People With Too Many Interests and Talents" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Leonardo Lospennato Category: Career & Success

Dec 14, 202319 min

Four Seconds - Book Summary

"All the Time You Need to Stop Counter-Productive Habits and Get the Results You Want" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Peter Bregman Category: Career & Success

Dec 14, 202317 min

He Comes Next - Book Summary

"The Thinking Woman's Guide to Pleasuring a Man" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Ian Kerner Category: Sex & Relationships

Dec 14, 202327 min

A Short History of Nearly Everything - Book Summary

"A journey into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Bill Bryson Category: Education

Dec 13, 202346 min

The Success Principles - Book Summary

"How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Jack Canfield Category: Career & Success

Dec 13, 202324 min

The Big Leap - Book Summary

"Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Gay Hendricks Category: Career & Success

Dec 13, 202323 min

Genome - Book Summary

"The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Matt Ridley Category: History

Dec 13, 202336 min

Start, Stay, or Leave - Book Summary

"The Art of Decision Making" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Trey Gowdy Category: Career & Success

Dec 13, 202317 min

Find Your WHY - Book Summary

"A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Simon Sinek, David Mead and Peter Docker Category: Career & Success

Dec 12, 202322 min

Never Enough - Book Summary

"The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Judith Grisel Category: Health & Nutrition

Dec 12, 202325 min

A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived - Book Summary

"The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Adam Rutherford Category: History

Dec 12, 202326 min

The Story of the Human Body - Book Summary

"Evolution, Health, and Disease" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Daniel Lieberman Category: Health & Nutrition

Dec 12, 202337 min

Being You - Book Summary

"A New Science of Consciousness" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Anil Seth Category: Philosophy

Dec 12, 202327 min

The Work-Life Balance Myth - Book Summary

"Rethinking Your Optimal Balance for Success" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: David J. McNeff Category: Career & Success

Dec 11, 202320 min

Novacene - Book Summary

"The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: James Lovelock Category: Nature & the Environment

Dec 11, 202326 min

Cosmos - Book Summary

"One small step toward understanding the greatness of the universe" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Carl Sagan Category: Science

Dec 11, 202324 min

The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks - Book Summary

"How one woman's cells changed scientific thinking forever." 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Rebecca Skloot Category: Biography & Memoir

Dec 11, 202334 min

Genius - Book Summary

"The Life and Science of Richard Feynman" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: James Gleick Category: Biography & Memoir

Dec 11, 202325 min

A Planet of Viruses - Book Summary

"Why one of the best science thinkers alive says viruses are essential for life" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Carl Zimmer Category: Health & Nutrition

Dec 11, 202317 min

Survival of the Friendliest - Book Summary

"Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Brian Hare and Vanessa Wood Category: Psychology

Dec 11, 202330 min

Untrue - Book Summary

"Why Nearly Everything We Believe About Women, Lust, and Infidelity Is Wrong and How the New Science Can Set Us Free" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Wednesday Martin Category: Science

Dec 11, 202325 min

Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite - Book Summary

"Evolution and the Modular Mind" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Robert Kurzban Category: Psychology

Dec 11, 202321 min

How We Learn - Book Summary

"The Surprising Truth About When, Where and Why It Happens" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Benedict Carey Category: Education

Dec 11, 202322 min

The Law of Success - Book Summary

"The 15 Most Powerful Principles for Wealth, Health, and Happiness" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Napoleon Hill Category: Career & Success

Dec 10, 202328 min

Who We Are and How We Got Here - Book Summary

"Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: David Reich Category: Science

Dec 10, 202333 min

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons - Book Summary

"The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness and Recovery" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Sam Kean Category: Science

Dec 10, 202335 min

The Man Who Solved the Market - Book Summary

"How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Gregory Zuckerman Category: Biography & Memoir

Dec 10, 202328 min

The Compass of Pleasure - Book Summary

"How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning and Gambling Feel So Good" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: David J. Linden Category: Psychology

Dec 10, 202318 min

The Talent Code - Book Summary

"Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How." 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Daniel Coyle Category: Education

Dec 10, 202325 min

Time Travel - Book Summary

"A History" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: James Gleick Category: Science

Dec 10, 202317 min

The Selfish Gene - Book Summary

"A landmark work in the field of biology and evolution" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Richard Dawkins Category: Science

Dec 10, 202336 min

Hacking Darwin - Book Summary

"Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Jamie Metzl Category: Science

Dec 10, 202331 min

Extra Life - Book Summary

"A Short History of Living Longer" Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Steven Johnson Category: Science

Dec 10, 202323 min