The Triple Helix

This book by Richard Lewontin was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Lex Fridman. The people who vouched for it on air: Lisa Feldman Barrett. It comes up in conversations about brain health, consciousness, relationships. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

One of our most brilliant evolutionary biologists, Richard Lewontin has also been a leading critic of those - scientists and non-scientists alike - who would misuse the science to which he has contributed so much. In this book, the author the scientist, and the critic come together to provide a concise, accessible account of what his work has taught him about biology and about its relevance to human affairs. In the process, he exposes some of the common and troubling misconceptions that misdirect and stall our understanding of biology and evolution.

• “the things I would recommend are the triple helix um by uh Richard lanon it's a little book published um in 2000 which is um I think a really good introduction to complexity”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “the things I would recommend are the triple helix”
  Lisa Feldman Barrett · Lex Fridman Podcast · Nov 202002:02:03

  Said during "Lisa Feldman Barrett: Love, Evolution, and the Human Brain | Lex Fridman Podcast #140". The episode features Lisa Feldman Barrett: A neuroscientist at Northeastern University and one of the most cited psychologists in the world, known for her theory of constructed emotion. She is the author of How Emotions Are Made and Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain. Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett joins Lex Fridman for a freewheeling talk on love, brain evolution, free will, and consciousness.