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The Duino Elegies
Rainer Maria Rilke ISBN 1935635328
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Rainer Maria Rilke ISBN 1935635328
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This book by Rainer Maria Rilke 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: Katherine de Kleer. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“he wrote this series of poems called the duino elegies that were very impactful for me personally just emotionally”— Katherine de Kleer
The guest here is Katherine de Kleer: Professor of planetary science and astronomy at Caltech who studies the surfaces, atmospheres, and thermochemical histories of planets and moons. She uses telescopes to observe volcanoes on Io, atmospheres on Titan, and other solar system objects. A Caltech planetary scientist explains why moons may be more exciting than planets, and where life might hide in our solar system.
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