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Books by Nick Lane mentioned on podcasts
Vital Question is Nick Lane’s most mentioned book on podcasts, brought up in 5 episodes across 4 podcasts (4 episodes with a recommendation). In all, 5 books by Nick Lane have come up in 13 episodes on 4 podcasts, led by Vital Question (5 episodes), Life Ascending (5 episodes) and Transformer (1 episode), through .
Questions about books by Nick Lane
What is Nick Lane's most mentioned book on podcasts?
Vital Question is Nick Lane's most mentioned book on podcasts, brought up in 5 episodes across 4 podcasts and recommended in 4 episodes (1 episode discussed without a recommendation), as of October 10, 2025.
How many of Nick Lane's books come up on podcasts?
5 books by Nick Lane come up on podcasts: 5 books across 13 episodes on 4 podcasts, as of October 10, 2025.
Who recommends books by Nick Lane?
Lex Fridman (2 episodes), Chamath Palihapitiya (1 episode), David Friedberg (1 episode), Dwarkesh Patel (1 episode) and Matt Maruca (1 episode) have recommended books by Nick Lane on podcasts.
Which podcasts mention Nick Lane most?
Lex Fridman Podcast (4 episodes), All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg (1 episode), Dwarkesh Podcast (1 episode) and Modern Wisdom (1 episode).
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Vital Question
Recommended“For the audience, this conversation has been most coupled with Nick’s book, The Vital Question. I would recommend getting that if you want to better follow the argument here.”
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Life Ascending
Recommended“Really, we can go back to the entire history of life on Earth, and a previous podcast guest, Nick Lane, does a great job of this in his book, "Life Ascending," listing these 10 major inventions throughout the evolution of life on Earth, like DNA, photosynthesis, complex cells, sex, movement, sight, all those kinds of things.”
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Transformer
Recommended“The following is a conversation with Nick Lane, a biochemist at University College London, an author of some of my favorite books on biology science and life ever written, including his two most recent, titled "Transformer: The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death" and "The Vital Question: Why is Life the Way it is?"”
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Oxygen
Discussed“So first you wrote "Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World," as we've talked about this idea of the role of oxygen in life on Earth. Then, wait for it, "Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life."”
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