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Richard Dawkins: Evolution, Intelligence, Simulation, and Memes | Lex Fridman Podcast #87

Richard Dawkins: Evolution, Intelligence, Simulation, and Memes | Lex Fridman Podcast #87

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Dark Universe

Daniel F. Galouye

“it's a very very nice science fiction story”
“another of his novels called Dark Universe which is not terribly well known but it's a very very nice science fiction story”— Richard Dawkins
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The Black Cloud

Fred Hoyle

“you can learn a lot of science from it”
“Fred hil's the black cloud oh by the way anything by Arthur C Clark I find very very wonderful too”— Richard Dawkins
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Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

“that's a really nice explanation”
“there's a Dan Carlin of Hardcore History that's a really nice explanation of how we've enjoyed watching the torture of people”— Lex Fridman

The guest's own work

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The Selfish Gene

Richard Dawkins

“an evolutionary biologist and author of The Selfish Gene the blind watchmaker The God Delusion the magic of reality”— Lex Fridman
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The Blind Watchmaker

Richard Dawkins

“author of The Selfish Gene the blind watchmaker The God Delusion the magic of reality and the greatest show of Earth”— Lex Fridman
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The God Delusion

Richard Dawkins

“The Selfish Gene the blind watchmaker The God Delusion the magic of reality and the greatest show of Earth”— Lex Fridman
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The Magic of Reality

Richard Dawkins

“the blind watchmaker The God Delusion the magic of reality and the greatest show of Earth and his latest”— Lex Fridman
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The Greatest Show on Earth

Richard Dawkins

“The God Delusion the magic of reality and the greatest show of Earth and his latest Al growing God”— Lex Fridman
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Outgrowing God

Richard Dawkins

“and the greatest show of Earth and his latest Al growing God he is the originator and popularizer of a lot of fascinating ideas”— Lex Fridman

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

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Counterfeit World (Simulacron-3)

Daniel F. Galouye

“I first met it in a science fiction novel by Daniel galloy called um counterfeit world uh in which”— Richard Dawkins
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A for Andromeda

Fred Hoyle

“another of his novels the um AA Andromeda which by the way the the the theme of that is taken up by Carl Sean”— Richard Dawkins
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Contact

Carl Sagan

“carlan um contact where the idea is again we we will we will not be visited from Outer Space by physical bodies”— Richard Dawkins
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Machines Who Think

Pamela McCorduck

“Pamela mordic in machines who think has written that AI began with an ancient wish to forge the gods”— Lex Fridman
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The War of the Worlds

H.G. Wells

“but it's a idea that we we will never be invaded by physical bodies The War of the Worlds of HD wells will never happen”— Richard Dawkins
ProductReferenced

Google

Google (inferred)

“a somewhat factious paper which said that we have a new God is called Google and we we we pray to it and we worship it”— Richard Dawkins