Invisible Cities

This book by Italo Calvino has been genuinely recommended 2 times across 2 different shows: Lex Fridman, Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: David Eagleman, guest. It comes up in conversations about brain health, consciousness, productivity & performance. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Aug 2020 and the most recent from May 2023. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities is an extraordinary book about Marco Polo talking to the Great Khan, Kublai Khan, about different cities”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “is an extraordinary book”
  David Eagleman · The Tim Ferriss Show · May 202301:02:50

  Said during "Exploring Consciousness, Sensory Augmentation, The Lazy Susan Method of Productivity, and More". The episode features David Eagleman: Neuroscientist, Stanford professor, New York Times bestselling author (Sum, Incognito, Livewired), TED speaker, and founder of the neurotech company Neosensory. Neuroscientist David Eagleman explains sensory augmentation, why we dream, consciousness, memory, and his Lazy Susan method for managing many projects.

• “italo calvina i would actually recommend invisible cities i just i loved that book by italo calvino sorry it's a book of fiction”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “i would actually recommend invisible cities i just i loved that book”
  guest · Lex Fridman Podcast · Aug 202001:31:55

  Said during "David Eagleman: Neuroplasticity and the Livewired Brain | Lex Fridman Podcast #119". The episode features David Eagleman: Neuroscientist, Stanford professor, and bestselling science communicator known for popularizing brain research. He runs Neosensory, a company building sensory-substitution wearables, and authored Livewired and Incognito. Neuroscientist David Eagleman explains why the brain is not hardware plus software but a constantly self-rewiring 'livewired' system.