Recommended on this episode
MediaRecommended
Elden Ring
FromSoftware (inferred)
“definitely a candidate for best game ever”
“Elden Ring is definitely a candidate for best game ever. Top five for sure.”— Elon Musk
MediaRecommended
Elden Ring
FromSoftware (inferred)
“I recommend playing it”
“I recommend playing it on a big resolution, high dynamic range TV even, doesn't need to be a monitor, just the art is incredible.”— Elon Musk
BookRecommendedISBN verified
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams (inferred)
“one of my favorite books”
“Our AI Grok is modeled after the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which is one of my favorite books.”— Elon Musk
BookRecommendedISBN verified
Destined for War (The Thucydides Trap)
Graham Allison (inferred)
“it's worth reading that book”
“Well, it's worth reading that book on the, difficult to pronounce, the Thucydides trap, I believe it's called.”— Elon Musk
Also referenced (named, not recommended)
MediaReferenced
Diablo IV
Blizzard Entertainment (inferred)
“I can cruise through tier 100 Nightmare Dungeons like a stroll in the park.”— Elon Musk
BookReferenced
The Culture series
Iain M. Banks (inferred)
“Yeah you talked about the Culture series. There's war even there.”— Lex Fridman
BookReferencedISBN verified
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley (inferred)
“No, I mean, Soma from Brave New World. It's a mood altering, hallucinogenic drug that's used to keep the population docile.”— Elon Musk
MediaReferenced
Quake
id Software (inferred)
“At one point I was, you know, maybe one of the best Quake players in the world. I actually won money in what I think was the first paid eSports tournament.”— Elon Musk
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