This book by Larry Niven came up once on Lex Fridman in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Garry Nolan. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Every time it came up
Garry Nolan: UFOs and Aliens | Lex Fridman Podcast #262
“larry niven is a great writer uh and he imagines different kinds of civilizations in some cases what happens if intelligence evolved from a herd animal”— Garry Nolan
The guest here is Garry Nolan: A Stanford professor of pathology and immunology known for single-cell biology and founding biotech companies, who also studies the brains of UFO experiencers and analyzes alleged anomalous materials. Stanford immunologist Garry Nolan explains why a rigorous scientist takes UFOs, anomalous brains, and alleged alien materials seriously without jumping to conclusions.
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