In the fourth installment of this new experimental format, we explore:
- South Korea’s government-funded looksmaxxing initiative.
- Why everything you learned in school was probably false.
- How to unlock an infinite handjob glitch in real life.
- and much more…
Guests:
- Tim Ferriss is an entrepreneur, author, and podcaster.
- Tim Urban is a writer, blogger, illustrator, and author.
- George Mack is a writer, marketer, and entrepreneur.
Mentioned Books
Contains: A Game of Thrones A Clash of Kings A Storm of Swords A Feast for Crows A Dance with Dragons
“There are some iconic, Calvin and Hobbs, I used to. Calvin Hobbs is amazing.”
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the "spice" melange, a drug capable of extend…
“And and a slow first, 500 pages of the 1,400. I mean, I've heard that I've never had a dune but I've heard that dune goes real.”
**The apocalypse will be televised!** A man. His ex-girlfriend's cat. A sadistic game show unlike anything in the universe: a dungeon crawl where survival depends on killing your prey in the most entertaining way poss…
“I'm like, okay, yeah, I should admit. Dungeon crawler call. So it's a lit RPG, literary RPG.”
“one of your countrymen wrote a great, the fourth, thousand weeks. Which is tremendous.”
"The fact is, the whole of Australia despises my father more than any other man, just as they adore my uncle more than any other man. I might as well set the story straight about both of them... Heroes or Criminals? Crac…
“I read it, and it was so good. It was called, Fraction of the Whole by Steve Tolts. He's this Australian author, takes place in Australia.”
The blockbuster phenomenon that charts an amazing journey of the mind while revolutionizing our concept of memory “Highly entertaining.” —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker “Funny, curious, erudite, and full of useful det…
“Then he trained, I think it was Jonilair in a book called Moonwalking with Einstein. So he took a layperson,”
"I live for the dream that my children will be born free," she says. "That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them." "I live for you," I say sadly. Eo kisses my cheek. "Then …
“It's... I mean, so red rising is the most addictive fiction series that I've found pretty much ever,”
“And that goes on, that goes on for even longer. So the five stages of the universe, sorry, book from 1996 goes through this.”
Applies the latest findings in psychology and brain research to the wisdom of the ancients to define what makes people happy and how you can find more happiness in your life. Confirms and builds on the happiness formula …
“Yeah. Happiness. Righteous mind.”
A groundbreaking investigation into the origins of morality, which turns out to be the basis for religion and politics. The book explains the American culture wars and refutes the "New Atheists."
“Happiness. Righteous mind. The last...”