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Books by Isaac Asimov mentioned on podcasts
Isaac Asimov's contributions to science fiction were discussed across various programs. On StarTalk Radio, Neil deGrasse Tyson referenced Asimov's I, Robot when discussing humanoid robots in science fiction, and later mentioned streaming the television adaptation of Foundation, noting how the story incorporates characters who utilize nanobots to heal injuries. On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, host Matt shared that he was reading an Isaac Asimov book from 1950, marveling at how accurately science fiction from that era depicted future technology, while co-host Ben mentioned accidentally purchasing the second volume of the Foundation series out of sequence before starting fresh with the first. On The Joe Rogan Experience, guest Duncan Trussell highlighted Foundation as a major inspiration for numerous popular science fiction franchises, including Star Dune and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Finally, on the Lex Fridman Podcast, guest Ariel Ekblaw recalled that Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy was among her favorite sci-fi reads while growing up.
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Foundation
Foundation by Isaac Asimov is an epic science fiction masterwork that chronicles the collapse and rebirth of a galactic empire through the lens of psychohistory and predictable social trends.
Recommended“but um his longer book is good fiction and foundation series is so good you read the three body parlance too right i guess that's sort of tripping into older book now too but like um that's a recent sci-fi which is incredibly good”
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I, Robot
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov is a seminal science fiction collection that introduces the Three Laws of Robotics and examines the complex ethical boundaries between humans and machines.
Recommended“So Kalkanis is talking about the three laws from Isaac Asimov's I, Robot, which if you, the movie with Will Smith, not great, it's okay. But if you have not read the book, you absolutely should.”
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The Foundation Trilogy
Isaac Asimov's science fiction masterpiece, The Foundation Trilogy, chronicles the epic fall and rise of a galactic empire through the lens of psychohistory.
Discussed“What were your favorite sci-fi authors when you were growing up? Probably Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy.”
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Asimov on Numbers
Discussed“Isaac Azimoff wrote a book called Is Azimoff on numbers which is fantastic which talks about this and he talks about Kalahari Bushmen who have no concept of the number zero”
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Bicentennial Man
Discussed“Our sergeant says I've been nightmares about the movie Bicentennial Man. One day robots will be considered human. If you have not seen this Robin Williams movie, y'all should check it out.”
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Other worlds of Isaac Asimov (14 works)
Other worlds of Isaac Asimov is a collection of science fiction and related works by the celebrated author Isaac Asimov.
Recommended“I actually found a lot of the work by Isaac Asimov to be very inspiring when I was younger I don't know if that has anything to do with with AI necessarily”
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The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
Discussed“I used to as a kid love Isaac azimov science fiction books and one of the reasons I did enjoy reading them so much is it was a world in which there was an exploration of what does the creation of robots which is what we're living through mean for Morality”
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The Caves of Steel
The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov is a foundational science fiction novel that merges a futuristic space-colony setting with a classic detective noir mystery.
Discussed“And Azimoth made a science fiction noir detective series, Caves of Steel, and the grizzled detective Elijah Bailey has his robot partner that he doesn't like very much, and they solve murders.”
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The Complete Robot
Discussed“If you read the Isaac Asimov Foundation and Robot series, right? I think I've got it up here. There were the three laws of robotics. That shall not cause harm to a human and things like that.”
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The Last Question
Discussed“actually um actually titled appropriately titled the last question short story”
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The Relativity of Wrong
Discussed“And taking a cue from Isaac Asimov, in an essay he once wrote called "The Relativity of Wrong,"”
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