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Mentioned in 7 episodes

Mountain and the Sea

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Author

Ray Naylor

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Mentioned in 7 episodes

Recommended by

Mike Schmitz

after reading 'Reader, Come Home', as a starting point for reading fiction.

124 snips

189: Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans

Recommended by Jason Snell and mentioned by

Mike Schmitz

as a book he recently started reading.

86 snips

196: Focus & The Reading Life, with Maryanne Wolf

Recommended by Jason Snell and mentioned by

Mike Schmitz

as a book he is currently reading.

34 snips

197: Feel Good Productivity

Mentioned by

Rebecca Giggs

about an encounter with octopuses and human beings trying to communicate.

The Ethics of Listening to Whales – A Conversation with James Bridle, Rebecca Giggs, César Rodríguez-Garavito, and Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee

Recommended by

Katie Cantrell

as a captivating near-future fiction book exploring the implications of consciousness through animal sentience and AI.

Katie Cantrell on shifting millions of meals to plant-based

Recommended by

Sarah Schwarzschild

as a favorite sci-fi book, highlighting its topicality and exploration of difference.

Operational Alpha: How to Build a High-Performance Real Estate Firm - Sarah Schwarzschild - COO @ Mavik

Mentioned by

Brent Gaysford

as the book for the Hugonauts Book Club.

Interview with Peter Watts - Author of Blindsight!

Recommended by ChatGPT to

Karl Schmieder

as a futuristic eco-punk or cyberpunk thriller about octopus intelligence.

156. When Matter Makes Decisions: Michael Levin on the Intelligence of Form

Mentioned by

Vas Christodoulou

as a speculative novel about interspecies communication, drawing on philosophy, neuroscience, and the author's experiences in Asia.

Ray Nayler - What Octopuses and AI Teach Us About Consciousness

Mentioned by

Seth Fishman

, highlighting his success in the Asimov's reader choice awards and recommending his debut novel.

Behind the scenes with Seth Fishman - agent for Cixin Liu, Ann Leckie & more!

Mentioned by

Erum Azeez Khan

for discussing octopus intelligence, relating to a previous podcast with Michael Levin.

157. (Thanksgiving Replay) Meat the Future: How Paul Shapiro is Brewing Superfoods at Better Meat Co.

Read by

Joanna Sawatsky

, about sentient octopuses, and found fabulous.

Episode 289: Why Fiction Makes You a Better Person (Why We Don't Hate ALL Books!)

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