Robert Wiblin Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Exploring the inviolate sphere of ideas one interview at a time: https://t.co/2YMw00bkIQ
Effective Altruism: How Can We Best Help Others?
Magnus VindingRobert WiblinNeat, The Economist magazine promoted our interview series 'Effective Altruism: An Introduction' today: https://t.co/5vROWq5oHz Screenshots from 'What to read to understand “effective altruism”': https://t.co/PqEQSqGd42 https://t.co/JtHLrIwgT4
Paperback, 2018
$6.15$3.08 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Max TegmarkRobert WiblinNext week for The @80000Hours Podcast I'm interviewing Max @Tegmark — MIT physicist, Founder of @FLIxrisk, and author of 'Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence'. What should I ask him?
Paperback, 2018
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money
Bryan CaplanRobert WiblinNext week for the 80,000 Hours Podcast I'll be interviewing economist @bryan_caplan — author of 'The Myth of the Rational Voter', 'The Case Against Education', 'Selfish Reasons to Have More Children' and 'Open Borders: The Science & Ethics of Immigration'. What should I ask him?
Paperback, 2019
$20.95$10.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace
Christopher BlattmanRobert WiblinNext week for the @80000Hours Podcast I'm interviewing political scientist Christopher Blattman @cblatts about his new book 'Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Path to Peace'. What should I ask him? About the book: https://t.co/zaWel4H18C
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The End of the World: The Science and Ethics of Human Extinction
John LeslieRobert WiblinGetting around to reading two old existential risk books: 'Catastrophe: Risk and Response' by economist Richard Posner (2004), and 'The End of the World' by philosopher John Leslie (1996) Impressed and a bit dismayed by how much they already knew long ago.
Paperback, 1998
$51.99$26.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
What's the Worst That Could Happen?: Existential Risk and Extreme Politics
Andrew LeighRobert WiblinGreat to see high-level discussion of existential and global catastrophic risks showing up just all over the place these days. Now time to translate into policy! What's the Worst That Could Happen?: Existential Risk and Extreme Politics By @ALeighMP https://t.co/VTMs0O8oxv
Hardcover, 2021
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History
Lewis DartnellRobert WiblinNext week for the @80000Hours Podcast I'm interviewing @lewis_dartnell, author of 'The Knowledge: How to Rebuild our World from Scratch' and 'Origins: How the Earth Shaped Human History'. What should I ask him? https://t.co/IbISmPmPiY
Hardcover, 2019
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Catastrophe: Risk and Response
Richard A. PosnerRobert WiblinGetting around to reading two old existential risk books: 'Catastrophe: Risk and Response' by economist Richard Posner (2004), and 'The End of the World' by philosopher John Leslie (1996) Impressed and a bit dismayed by how much they already knew long ago.
Paperback, 2005
$38.99$19.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
War! What Is It Good For?: Conflict and the Progress of Civilization from Primates to Robots
Ian MorrisRobert Wiblin@AyeGill On this I can recommend "War! What Is It Good For?: Conflict and the Progress of Civilization from Primates to Robots".
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The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm
Lewis DartnellRobert WiblinLewis Dartnell who I interviewed about 'The Knowledge' (https://t.co/dOENc8RcRc) has a new book out about how human biology has shaped history: "A single defunct gene not only exerted a profound influence over the Age of Sail, but also indirectly led to the rise of the Mafia." https://t.co/RvCwWbOhm1
Paperback, 2015
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