Thinking Books

Nigel Warburton
  • 4.4 (10)
  • EDUCATION

Nigel Warburton interviews a range of authors about their books about thinking

Episodes

  1. 09/01/2020

    David Edmonds on Undercover Robot

    David Edmond, author of many books, including Wittgenstein's Poker (which he co-wrote with John Eidinow) has recently co-written Undercover Robot, a brilliant and amusing children's story about a girl-robot. I interviewed him about this book, and how he came to write it for this episode of the Thinking Books podcast.

    13 min

  2. 03/25/2018

    Bianca Bosker on Cork Dork

    Some books can change the way you experience the world. Bianca Bosker's Cork Dork is one of these. It tells how she trained her senses of smell and taste to become a sommelier, starting from a position of almost complete ignorance about wine. But more than that it is a book about experiencing the world more fully.  For more episodes of Thinking Books, go to www.thinkingbooks.co

    17 min

  3. 07/30/2017

    Tim Harford on Messy

    Sometimes disorder can be a source of efficiency and creativity. Tim Harford explores some cases where lack of planning and order has been a boon in this interview with Nigel Warburton, based on Tim's recent book Messy.

    22 min

  4. 07/05/2017

    Matthew Syed on Black Box Thinking

    How can we learn from failure? In this episode of the Thinking Books podcast,  Matthew Syed, author of Black Box Thinking discusses the importance of feedback from the world in a wide range of contexts.

    26 min
  • 4 Episodes

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About

Nigel Warburton interviews a range of authors about their books about thinking

Information

  • Creator
    Nigel Warburton
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2020
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Nigel Warburton
  • Show Website
    Thinking Books

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