Book · recommended on 2 episodes
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams ISBN 9780385347303
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Douglas Adams ISBN 9780385347303
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This book by Douglas Adams has come up 2 times across 2 different shows: Lex Fridman, Tim Ferriss. 2 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Elon Musk, Yuval Noah Harari. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-10-30 and the most recent from 2023-11-09. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“Our AI Grok is modeled after the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which is one of my favorite books.”— Elon Musk
The guest here is Elon Musk: CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, owner of X, and founder of xAI. One of the most influential and polarizing technologists in the world, working on EVs, rockets, AI, and humanoid robots. Elon Musk's fourth Lex Fridman appearance ranges across war, peace, AI, aliens, simulation theory, Grok, Tesla autopilot, and the absurdity of regulation.
“i think hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy i also great i also list it as a philosophy book”— Yuval Noah Harari
The guest here is Yuval Noah Harari: Historian and best-selling author of Sapiens, Homo Deus, and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, considered one of the world's most influential public intellectuals. A longtime Vipassana meditation practitioner who has now adapted Sapiens into a graphic novel series. Yuval Noah Harari on meditation, the fictional stories that bind humanity, suffering as a test of reality, and the existential risks ahead.
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