A summary and discussion of the book How to Feed the World by Vaclav Smil. In this episode Jack and Alex go over the math laid out in the book about feeding the world, the history of agriculture, why we eat what we do, and the requirements for a healthy diet.
Author Archives: aallweil
BOBP 138: The Puppet Masters Playbook
A summary and discussion of the book The Puppet Masters Playbook by Jonathan Graves. In this episode we talk about the psychological techniques to make people do what you want, and what to be aware of how others try to manipulate you.
BOBP 137: Abundance
A summary and discussion of the book Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. In this episode Jack and Alex discuss the impact on the cost of living on society as well as the concept of invention and decisions that impact it.
BOBP 136: Retire Often
A summary and discussion of the book Retire Often, by Jillian Johnsrud, with special guest Jillian Johnsrud.
BOBP 135: The Long Walk
A summary and discussion of the book The Long Walk by Richard Bachman (Stephen King), with special guest godmother Sharon.
BOBP 134: Courage to Connect
A summary and discussion of the book Courage to Connect by Mark Ostach. In this episode Jack and Alex go over some of the personal stories related by Mark in the book as well as techniques for taking time away from your devices.
BOBP 133: The Pickleball Mindset
A summary and discussion of the book The Pickleball Mindset by Dayne Gingrich and Jill Martin. In this episode we go over concepts such as stop chasing winning, learning to accept what you can control, visualization methods, and choosing confidence.
BOBP 132: On the Edge, Part 2
A summary and discussion of the second half of the Book On The Edge by Nate Silver. In this episode we discuss risk, the concept of expected outcome, SBF and FTX, as well as issues associated with nukes.
BOBP 131: On the Edge
A summary and discussion of the Book On The Edge by Nate Silver. In this episode we discuss the first half of the book detailing gambling, poker, black jack, and slot machines.
BOBP 130: Season 12 Book Draft
Jack and Alex have the Season 12 Book Draft. The schedule for the next 6 months is as follows
On the Edge pt 1
On the Edge pt 2
Pickleball Mindset
Courage to Connect with Mark Ostach
The long Walk with Godmother Sharon
Retire Often with Jillian Johnsrud
Abundance
The puppet Masters Playbook
How to Feed the World
The Champions Mind
The Brothers on Books Podcast 