Wiser Than Yesterday: Book club

A podcast by Book geeks Sam Harris & Nicolas Vereecke

Categories:

Arts Education Society & Culture

74 Episodes

  1. Why I'm no longer talking to white people about race - Rene Eddo-Lodge

    Published: 7/3/2020

  2. Hope in the Dark - Rebecca Solnit

    Published: 6/19/2020

  3. 12. Skin in the Game - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

    Published: 6/7/2020

  4. 11. Antifragile - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

    Published: 5/20/2020

  5. 10. The Bed of Procrustes - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

    Published: 5/14/2020

  6. 9. Nassim Nicholas Taleb - Fooled By Randomness

    Published: 5/8/2020

  7. 8. David Nihil - Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker

    Published: 4/28/2020

  8. 7. James P. Carse - Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility

    Published: 4/21/2020

  9. 6. Caroline Criado Perez - Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

    Published: 4/16/2020

  10. 5. Niel Strauss - The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists

    Published: 4/8/2020

  11. 4. Robert Wright - Why Buddhism is True

    Published: 3/31/2020

  12. 3. Nassim Nicholas Taleb - The Black Swan

    Published: 3/27/2020

  13. 2. The Elephant in the Brain - Kevin Simler & Robin Hanson

    Published: 3/17/2020

  14. 1. Introduction - The Big Plan

    Published: 3/5/2020

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Wiser than Yesterday hosts open-ended discussions, breakdowns, and summaries of the world's most thought-provoking and inspiring books.Our hosts, Nicolas Vereecke and Sam Harris digest non-fiction books from all centuries and genres. They discuss the biggest philosophical insights and practical lessons for health, wealth, wisdom, and happiness.This podcast is here to help listeners become smarter. To learn about new ideas and to gain more perspectives on the books and ideas they are familiar with.Each season we tackle a new field and read the best books on a given topic such as racism, startups, stoicism, or personal finance. We cast a wide net to summarise all sides of opinions in an area to come to a wider understanding of the topic at large as well as help listeners navigate the different opinions and ideas they haven't heard of.We dive into topics such as philosophy, business, equality, psychology, politics, economics, and who knows what else. Our goal is to simply explore the best ideas and learn new things. You're most welcome to join us for the ride. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.