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Elements
Elements by Euclid has been mentioned in 4 episodes across 3 podcasts (0 episodes recommend it and 4 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Edward Frenkel (1 episode), Jason Rhodes (1 episode) and Joel David Hamkins (1 episode) on Lex Fridman Podcast (2 episodes), StarTalk Radio (1 episode) and The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast (1 episode).
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An example would be, so that one of the very first formal systems was the system, was Euclidean geometry developed by Euclid in his famous book "Elements", about 2200 years ago.
Questions about Elements by Euclid
Who has discussed Elements by Euclid on podcasts?
No speaker in our archive has explicitly recommended Elements by Euclid; Edward Frenkel (1 episode), Jason Rhodes (1 episode), Joel David Hamkins (1 episode), Neil deGrasse Tyson (1 episode) and Vivek Ramaswamy (1 episode) have discussed it across 3 podcasts (5 people in all).
Which podcasts mention Elements the most?
Lex Fridman Podcast (2 episodes), StarTalk Radio (1 episode) and The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast (1 episode).
Is Elements recommended, or only discussed?
Elements by Euclid was recommended in 0 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 4 episodes, as of 2025-12-31.
What do people say about Elements?
Edward Frenkel on Lex Fridman Podcast (2023-04-10): "An example would be, so that one of the very first formal systems was the system, was Euclidean geometry developed by Euclid in his famous book "Elements", about 2200 years ago."
When was Elements last mentioned on a podcast?
Elements by Euclid was last discussed on Lex Fridman Podcast by Joel David Hamkins on 2025-12-31.
What they say about it
- Wrote an ancient geometry textbook“wrote a textbook on geometry”2
The best things said about it
The tension between the Cantor-Hume principle and what could be called Euclid's principle, which is that the whole is always greater than the part, is a principle that Euclid appealed to in the Elements many times.
He wrote a textbook on geometry, you know, 2,000 years ago, that was still in use up to a couple hundred years ago.
Neil deGrasse Tyson StarTalk Radio · Oct 2023 Where and when it comes up
Most episodes, by podcast
5 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Elements by Euclid is an ancient and foundational treatise on geometry and mathematical systems that shaped scientific thought for millennia. On the Lex Fridman Podcast, Joel David Hamkins discussed the book while examining the tension between the Cantor-Hume principle and Euclid's principle, noting that Euclid frequently relied on the premise that the whole is greater than the part when calculating areas in his famous text. On StarTalk Radio, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Jason Rhodes discussed the work to explain why the Euclid space mission was named after the ancient Greek mathematician, emphasizing that he authored an extraordinary geometry textbook over two thousand years ago that remained in active use for centuries and effectively founded the field of geometry. Furthermore, Edward Frenkel brought up the book on the Lex Fridman Foundation podcast to illustrate the historical origins of formal systems and axiomatic reasoning, explaining that Euclidean geometry represents one of the earliest structured formal frameworks developed by humanity. Across these discussions, podcast guests consistently returned to Euclid's masterwork to underscore its enduring legacy as the bedrock of mathematical rigor, logical deduction, and spatial reasoning that continues to influence modern science, education, and philosophical inquiry today.
Every mention
Edward Frenkel An example would be, so that one of the very first formal systems was the system, was Euclidean geometry de… 1
“An example would be, so that one of the very first formal systems was the system, was Euclidean geometry developed by Euclid in his famous book "Elements", about 2200 years ago.”
Jason Rhodes who is more associated with geometry than the the father of geometry uh uid who wrote a textbook on Geometr… 1
“who is more associated with geometry than the the father of geometry uh uid who wrote a textbook on Geometry um you know 2,000 years ago”
Joel David Hamkins The tension between the Cantor-Hume principle and what could be called Euclid's principle, which is that th… 1
“The tension between the Cantor-Hume principle and what could be called Euclid's principle, which is that the whole is always greater than the part, is a principle that Euclid appealed to in the Elements many times when he's calculating area and so on.”
Neil deGrasse Tyson He wrote a textbook on geometry, you know, 2,000 years ago, that was still in use up to a couple hundred ye… 1
“He wrote a textbook on geometry, you know, 2,000 years ago, that was still in use up to a couple hundred years ago. He was an amazing scientist who really founded the field of geometry.”
Vivek Ramaswamy And you're studying Exodus, but this might be more of a Genesis example. 1
“And you're studying Exodus, but this might be more of a Genesis example.”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“It reminds me of basically every story from Genesis not to get biblical here but there's the story of when Moses goes up Mount Sinai to get the Ten Commandments. He tells everyone, 'Okay, I'm gonna go talk to God, I'll be right back', and they're like, 'Cool, great.'”
“um would you guys like to learn about an element that's my nighttime reading ... and then you just you're gonna hear that crucial podcast where I said that I'm gonna buy a book on this [ __ ]”