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A PhD's Reading List
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2:06:22 - 2:10:28 (04:06)

The host talks about the books he gives to his newly graduated PhD students and shares a moment of pondering on the purpose of feeling raindrops on our skin.

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The book Essentialism, written in 1991, discusses the problematic set of ontological commitments that exist in the scientific community and the need to challenge the idea of essentialism in science.
2:06:22 - 2:09:04 (02:42)
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Science
Summary

The book Essentialism, written in 1991, discusses the problematic set of ontological commitments that exist in the scientific community and the need to challenge the idea of essentialism in science.

Chapter
A PhD's Reading List
Episode
#140 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Love, Evolution, and the Human Brain
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
In this conversation, the speakers discuss the fascinating topic of how raindrops feel on our skin and how we do not have water receptors on our skin.
2:09:04 - 2:10:28 (01:23)
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Rain Science
Summary

In this conversation, the speakers discuss the fascinating topic of how raindrops feel on our skin and how we do not have water receptors on our skin.

Chapter
A PhD's Reading List
Episode
#140 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Love, Evolution, and the Human Brain
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast