On Books and Podcasts for Summer 2021
This week, we present three books and three recently launched podcasts for you to explore. Enjoy the 2021 summer season!
3 BOOKS ...
“Livewired: The Inside Story of the Human Brain” by Dr. David Eagleman (August 2020)
“Since the passing of Isaac Asimov, we haven’t had a working scientist like Dr. Eagleman, who engages his ideas in such a variety of modes. 'Livewired' reads wonderfully, like what a book would be if it were written by Oliver Sacks and William Gibson, sitting on Carl Sagan’s front lawn.” (Wall Street Journal)
“Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World” by David Epstein (May 2019)
"Challenging conventional wisdom, this provocative book cites data to argue that in a complicated world, generalists are more successful than specialists … the book’s storytelling is so dramatic, the wielding of data so deft and the lessons so strikingly framed that it’s never less than a pleasure to read.” (New York Times)
“Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future” by Elizabeth Kolbert (February 2021)
“It’s a tribute to Kolbert’s skills as a storyteller that she transforms the quest to deal with the climate crisis into a darkly comic tale of human hubris and imagination that could either end in flames or in a new vision of Paradise.” (Rolling Stone)
... and 3 PODCASTS
Now & Then (Launched May 2021, episodes each Tuesday)
“Historians Heather Cox Richardson and Joanne Freeman use their encyclopedic knowledge of US history to bring the past to life. Together, they make sense of the week in news by discussing the people, ideas, and events that got us here today.”
The Huberman Lab Podcast (Launched January 2021, one episode a week)
Dr. Andrew Huberman, a Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine “discusses neuroscience—how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body controls our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health ...His laboratory studies neural regeneration, neuroplasticity, and brain states such as stress, focus, fear, and optimal performance.
The Drill Down (launched April 2021, episodes each weekday)
“focused on business fundamentals of the biggest stock movers of the market day, hosted by veteran financial journalist Cory Johnson. Through insightful interviews with CEOs and investors, meaningful research and in-depth analysis … provides a clearer picture of what’s really going on under the hood at publicly traded companies … business news for business people.”