#191 – Daniel Schmachtenberger

Books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #191:

  1. Free Will by Sam Harris
  2. The Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph Tainter
  3. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond
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#190 – Jordan Ellenberg

Books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #190:

  1. How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking by Jordan Ellenberg
  2. Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else by Jordan Ellenberg
  3. Duel at Dawn: Heroes, Martyrs, and the Rise of Modern Mathematics by Amir Alexander
  4. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbott Abbott
  5. Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays by Elwyn R. Berlekamp, John H. Conway
  6. Books by Martin Gardner
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#189 – David Sinclair

Books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #189:

  1. Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don’t Have To by David A. Sinclair PhD, Matthew D. LaPlante
  2. Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
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#188 – Vitalik Buterin

Books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #188:

  1. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer
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#187 – Frank Wilczek

Books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #187:

  1. A Beautiful Question: Finding Nature’s Deep Design by Frank Wilczek
  2. Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality by Frank Wilczek
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#186 – Bryan Johnson

Books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #186:

  1. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea by Charles Seife
  2. Finite and Infinite Games by James Carse
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#185 – Sam Harris

Books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #185:

  1. The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA by James D. Watson Ph.D.
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#184 – Katherine de Kleer

Books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #184:

  1. Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
  2. Duino Elegies by Rainer Maria Rilke, Edward Snow (Translator)
  3. The Dream Life of Sukhanov by Olga Grushin
  4. Books by Kazuo Ishiguro
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#183 – Po-Shen Loh

Books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #183:

  1. 42: Douglas Adams’ Amazingly Accurate Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything by Peter Gill
  2. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
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#182 – John Danaher

Books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #182:

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John Danaher is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts instructor and coach. He is widely regarded as one of the best instructors and coaches in these sports. Danaher holds a 6th degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Renzo Gracie, and he is a former instructor at the Renzo Gracie Academy in Manhattan. Wikipedia

Other appearances: #260, #328


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