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Elise Hu and guests brought up 5 books across 2 recent episodes — each with the episode, the minute, and what was said.
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Books mentioned on this show
- 1 Man's Search for MeaningViktor E. FranklAmazon 1 episode
- 2 MatildaRoald DahlAmazon 1 episode
- 3 The Most Human HumanBrian ChristianAmazon 1 episode
- 4 The power of meaningEmily Esfahani SmithAmazon 1 episode
- 5 The Rules We BreakEric ZimmermanAmazon 1 episode
Episode by episode
Can Play Change the World? | Play@TED Full Event | TED, the LEGO Group and the LEGO Foundation · 2026-06-10
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“Matilda is based on the book by Roald Dahl. It is about a brave little girl who uses her intelligence, courage, and magic to take control of her own life.”
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“I have a rule book called The Rules We Break. That's a compendium of all the ways I teach game design or design through games and play.”
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“There's a great book called The Most Human Human by Brian Christian where he enters the competition trying to be recognized as human.”
Why Pursuing Happiness Makes You … Less Happy | Emily Esfahani Smith | TED · 2026-05-02
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“Um, the the classic example of this is Victor Frankle, who wrote Man's Search for Meaning, a beautiful book. Um, and it's about his experiences in the concentration camps during the Holocaust.”
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“So in my book, The Power of Meaning, I I talk about belonging”