The Drop №. 119 with Chase Hobby
VRB’s weekly list of things to read, watch, listen to, and try that have helped us live better and be better. Brought to you this week by Chase Hobby.
Kings of Kings
Listen to Kings of Kings - the story of the Persian empire. For most of us, our knowledge of the Persian empire is relatively limited to the 'bad guys' in stories of the Spartans and Roman Empire. Well, it turns out that the Achaemenid Persian empire is one of the most impressive societies we've had on this planet. If you still need convincing, this is from the Hardcore History podcase hosted by Dan Carlin - one of the best, and my personal favorite, podcasts out today. Enjoy.
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Azorian: The Raising of the K-129
Watch Azorian: The Raising of the K-129. In 1968 the Soviet ballistic missile submarine K-129 sank in the Central North Pacific. American intelligence located it within weeks of its demise. The CIA crafted a secret program to raise the submarine in 1974. This documentary, available on Amazon Prime among other services, is a wild story and worth the watch.
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How Podcaster Andrew Huberman Got America to Care About Science
Read How Podcaster Andrew Huberman Got America to Care About Science. Dr. Andrew Huberman has, somehow, made science cool again to a mass audience. The 47-year-old Stanford University neuroscientist hosts the Huberman Lab podcast, which consistently ranks among the top 10 podcasts on Spotify and Apple and has more than 3.5 million subscribers on YouTube. A long-form science podcast is not an obvious recipe for success at a time when attention spans are short, Americans’ trust in scientists is declining, and misinformation is rampant. And yet, Huberman has accumulated a massive and dedicated audience. That's a good thing.
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Reading Before Bed
Try reading before bed. Reading before bedtime has been extraordinarily helpful for me in terms of improving sleep duration and quality. It helps to limit screen time, decreases anxiety, and can promote peaceful mind states along with the litany of other benefits associated with reading (e.g. protecting against age-related cognitive decline). Pro-tip: make it a good fiction paired with VRBs Rest Blend about 45 minutes prior to when you want to be asleep.
