"Behave" by Robert Sapolsky — Neuroscience of Aggression (Part 1)
Join Aidan and Aariz for a discussion about Behave , a book about the biology of human aggression. We cover the first ~130 pages in the firs...
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15 episodesWhen Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
We discuss When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. Paul Kalanithi was a neurosurgeon who was diagnosed with lung cancer during the last y...
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Book Theory returns with a discussion of Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning. Viktor Frankl was a Holocaust survivor and psychiatrist w...
A conversation with Ben Zauzmer, author of Oscarmetrics and Dodgers Manager of Baseball Analytics
We are ecstatic to have our first guest, Ben Zauzmer. He’s written Oscarmetrics, a phenomenal book that dives into how one goes about predic...
Loonshots: Nurturing Crazy Ideas, Part 2 (Safi Bahcall)
We breakdown about many of the ideas of the second half of "Loonshots" by Safi Bahcall and conclude the book with a big-picture review.
Loonshots: Nurturing Crazy Ideas, Part 1 (Safi Bahcall)
In this podcast, we explore the first half of Safi Bahcall's "Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Tr...
21 Lessons for the 21st Century, Part 3 (Yuval Noah Harari)
On the third podcast of this book, we dissect the last 6 lesson of Yuval Noah Harari's "21 Lessons for the 21st Century".
21 Lessons for the 21st Century, Part 2 (Yuval Noah Harari)
Our second episode on the book, where we breakdown lessons 5 through 14 of Yuval Noah Harari's "21 Lessons for the 21st Century".
21 Lessons for the 21st Century, Part 1 (Yuval Noah Harari)
On the first episode for this book, we discuss and dissect lessons 1 through 4 of "21 Lessons for the 21st Century" by Yuval Noah Harari.
Winners Take All: The Elite Charade, Part 2 (Anand G.)
We conclude and discuss the last half of "Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World" by Anand Giridharadas.
Winners Take All: The Elite Charade, Part 1 (Anand G.)
We discuss the first half of Anand Giridharadas' book, "Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World".
Principles, Part 4 (Ray Dalio)
We discuss the second half of Ray Dalio's "Work Principles" and conclude the book as a whole.
Principles, Part 3 (Ray Dalio)
We discuss the first half of Ray Dalio's "Work Principles".
Principles, Part 2 (Ray Dalio)
We discuss the second section, “Life Principles”, in Ray Dalio’s book.
Principles, Part 1 (Ray Dalio)
We discuss the first section, “Where I’m Coming From”, in Principles by Ray Dalio.