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What do Bill Bryson, Daniel Wegner and J.R.R. Tolkien have in common? They are all part of Michael's reading recommendations. On this episode of Field Notes we answer one of our most frequent inbox questions... "What do you both read?"

Alongside that Professor Hannah Fry and Michael Stevens delve into whether some numbers give off "vibes" and the optimal way to use airflow to rid your car of dog hairs and unwanted smells.

A handy list of Michael's books (Hannah's will come in the future)!

Sum by David Eagleman

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

The Seven Mysteries of Life by Guy Murchie

Thinking Physics: Understandable Practical Reality by Lewis Carroll Epstein

The Discovery of Dynamics: A Study from a Machian Point of View of the Discovery and the Structure of Dynamical Theories by Julian Barbour

The Outer Limits of Reason: What Science, Mathematics, and Logic Cannot Tell Us by Noson S. Yanofsky

Mortal Questions by Thomas Nagel

The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size by Tor Nørretranders

The Illusion of Conscious Will by Daniel Wegner

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