Book · 2012
Einstein's Dreams
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Because dreams are an amazing thing and not limited to humans is a book by uh an MIT professor of I think physics and creative writing a guy named Allan Lightman wrote a fantastic book called Einstein's dreams.
What they say about it
- Explores the nature of time“the nature of time”3
- Recommends it to listeners“recommend it to listeners”2
The best things said about it
It's a real short book. It's a great read.
I've read Einstein's Dreams, which one of your earliest books, which is a wonderful, recommend it to listeners.
There was an interesting book called Einsteins dreams Forge alternates between chapters on his life and descriptions of the way time might have been but isn't as linking between these being of course the ideas that Einstein might have had to think about the essence of time as he was thinking about time.
Lex Fridman Lex Fridman Podcast · Feb 2020 And also just kind of the nature of time in a way it put me in mind of the Alan Lightman novel Einstein's dreams which plays with different Notions of what time is and is it circular or spiraling and you or linear the way that we experience it.
Where and when it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
4 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman is a short, imaginative novel by an MIT professor and physicist that playfully explores various alternate conceptions of time and its fundamental nature. On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Ben Bowlin repeatedly recommended the book, describing it as a phenomenal and fantastic read that looks at the concept of time and dreams. He praised it as a great piece of high-concept literature worth revisiting. Similarly, Russ Roberts recommended the book on EconTalk during multiple conversations with Alan Lightman, telling his listeners that it was a wonderful work and strongly urging anyone who had not yet read it to pick up a copy. On the Lex Fridman Podcast, Lex Fridman brought up the work to discuss how the narrative alternates between chapters detailing Einstein's life and imaginative descriptions of what time might have been rather than what humans actually experience. Additionally, Greg Cowles mentioned the novel on The Book Review, comparing another author's work to Lightman's book because it similarly plays with different notions of whether time is circular, spiraling, or linear. Listeners and hosts alike praise the book for its creative exploration of physics and philosophy.
Every mention
Ben Bowlin At this point, I'd like to recommend a fantastic book about the nature of time by a a a guy who I think he… 4
“We want to shout out a phenomenal book by an MIT professor named Alan Lightiteman. It's called Einstein's Dreams. We've mentioned it before. You guys remember this one? It's a real short book. It's a great read.”
“At this point, I'd like to recommend a fantastic book about the nature of time by a a a guy who I think he was at MIT, an author named Alan Lightiteman. He wrote a book called Einstein's Dreams.”
“Shout out to Einstein's dreams by the legendary professor Alan Lightiteman.”
“because dreams are an amazing thing and not limited to humans is a book by uh an MIT professor of I think physics and creative writing a guy named Allan Lightman wrote a fantastic book called Einstein's dreams”
Russ Roberts I've read Einstein's Dreams, which one of your earliest books, which is a wonderful, recommend it to listen… 2
“I've read Einstein's Dreams, which one of your earliest books, which is a wonderful, recommend it to listeners.”
“say you wrote a book called Einstein's dreams such a wonderful book and if people out there haven't read it I strongly recommend it”
Lex Fridman There was an interesting book called Einsteins dreams Forge alternates between chapters on his life and des… 1
“There was an interesting book called Einsteins dreams Forge alternates between chapters on his life and descriptions of the way time might have been but isn't as linking between these being of course the ideas that Einstein might have had to think about the essence of time as he was thinking about time”
Greg Cowles and also just kind of the nature of time in a way it put me in mind of the Alan Lightman novel Einstein's d… 1
“and also just kind of the nature of time in a way it put me in mind of the Alan Lightman novel Einstein's dreams which plays with different Notions of what time is and is it circular or spiraling and you or linear the way that we experience it”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
“there were times because time travel is and the nature of time itself is so much at the center of of a lot of these stories that it put me in mind of um Alan Alan lightman's Einstein's dreams”