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Manolis Kellis: Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything | Lex Fridman Podcast #142

Manolis Kellis: Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything | Lex Fridman Podcast #142

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The Wall

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“is just so beautiful”
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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The Shining

Stanley Kubrick (inferred)

“all working no play make jackal dull boy boy uh the shining the shining”— guest
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The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien (inferred)

“if you look at the lord of the rings the enemies are these monsters they're not human”— guest
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2001: A Space Odyssey

Stanley Kubrick (inferred)

“there's this beautiful scene in 2001 odyssey of space where uh hull after dave starts disconnecting him”— guest
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Star Wars

George Lucas (inferred)

“what i love about star wars yes is a long long time ago in a galaxy far far away it's not like some distant future”— guest
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The Better Angels of Our Nature

Steven Pinker

“i want to go back to pinker yeah and the better angels of our nature the whole concept that civilization and the act of civilizing has dramatically reduced violence”— guest