Episode #285
Tim Ferriss
Books mentioned
The Black Swan
Mentioned by Tim Ferriss · at 00:03:35
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Fooled by Randomness
Mentioned by Tim Ferriss · at 00:03:35
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Meat Eater
Mentioned by Tim Ferriss · at 00:11:17
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Scavenger's Guide to Haute Cuisine
Mentioned by Tim Ferriss · at 00:12:36
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The 4-Hour Workweek
Mentioned by Tim Ferriss · at 01:10:57
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The NeverEnding Story
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:22:09
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Fifty Shades of Grey
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:48:42
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The 4-Hour Chef
Mentioned by Tim Ferriss · at 01:51:30
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The 4-Hour Body
Mentioned by Tim Ferriss · at 01:51:45
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Tim Ferriss discusses his deer hunt and field-dressing experience, along with farming, self-sufficiency, sustainable agriculture, and how modern life depends on fragile systems. He and Joe Rogan also examine accelerated learning, remote viewing and other disputed phenomena, emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, and risks involving surveillance, civil liberties, war, and government power.
What they talked about
- Tim Ferriss's new book The 4-Hour Chef
- Climate change and emergency preparedness
- Hunting with Steve Rinella and field dressing deer
- Manual illiteracy and reconnecting with food sources
- Farming, gardening, and growing your own food
- Remote viewing and government psychic research
- Artificial intelligence and the Turing test
- Amazon Publishing and book distribution controversy
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