Book · 2004 · Fiction
Flowers for Algernon
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This is a story that inspires you in your childhood as this story of a mouse and human achieving genius-level intelligence and then understanding what was happening while slowly becoming not intelligent again in this tragedy of intelligence and losing intelligence.
Lex Fridman · Lex Fridman Podcast · Jan 2019 Listen at 1:18:36 Questions about Flowers for Algernon by David Rogers, Daniel Keyes
Who recommends Flowers for Algernon by David Rogers, Daniel Keyes on podcasts?
Theo Von (1 episode) has recommended Flowers for Algernon by David Rogers, Daniel Keyes on podcasts. In all, 7 people brought it up across 5 podcasts (1 person recommended it).
Which podcasts mention Flowers for Algernon the most?
Lex Fridman Podcast (4 episodes), StarTalk Radio (2 episodes), Stuff They Don't Want You To Know (1 episode), The Book Review (1 episode) and This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von (1 episode).
Is Flowers for Algernon recommended, or only discussed?
Flowers for Algernon by David Rogers, Daniel Keyes was recommended in 1 episode and discussed without a recommendation in 8 episodes, as of 2026-09-17.
What do people say about Flowers for Algernon?
Lex Fridman on Lex Fridman Podcast (2019-01-19): "This is a story that inspires you in your childhood as this story of a mouse and human achieving genius-level intelligence and then understanding what was happening while slowly becoming not intelligent again in this tragedy of intelligence and losing intelligence."
When was Flowers for Algernon last mentioned on a podcast?
Flowers for Algernon by David Rogers, Daniel Keyes was last discussed on Lex Fridman Podcast by Lex Fridman on 2026-09-17.
What they say about it
- Discussing book themes“tragedy of intelligence and losing intelligence”2
The best things said about it
That doesn't have a happy ending, and it's not about mental health necessarily, but it's about the journey of institution in relation to the health of a patient.
Lex Fridman Lex Fridman Podcast · Sep 2026 Coming back to another book that I love, Flowers for Algernon. Have you read this book?
I was looking out a window just looking into a backyard and I was like I have like you know when you ever wake up from a black guy oh yeah I don't know what I'm looking at right now I was like it's like flowers for algernon and get read that book.
Theo Von This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Jul 2019 If you discovered something that could make any old Charlie Gordon flowers from alron type into a Nicola Tesla.
Where and when it comes up
Most episodes, by podcast
7 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes is a poignant science fiction novel about Charlie Gordon, a man with an intellectual disability who undergoes an experimental surgical procedure to dramatically enhance his intelligence, mirroring the earlier cognitive boost of a laboratory mouse named Algernon. Tom Segura mentioned the book on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von to describe the severe disorientation of waking up from a blackout. Lex Fridman referenced the narrative on the Lex Fridman Podcast as a parallel for institutional care and grim medical trajectories, and discussed it with guests like Richard Haier in the context of intelligence and happiness. Neil deGrasse Tyson recalled reading the story in his youth when exploring depictions of genius, while Richard Powers compared his own novel's premise to Keyes's classic on The Book Review. Ben Bowlin analyzed the shadows of the novel on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know while discussing nootropics and artificial cognitive enhancement, and Chuck Nice mentioned reading the book and watching its film adaptation Charlie.
Every mention
Theo Von I was looking out a window just looking into a backyard and I was like I have like you know when you ever w… 1
“I was looking out a window just looking into a backyard and I was like I have like you know when you ever wake up from a black guy oh yeah I don't know what I'm looking at right now I was like it's like flowers for algernon and get read that book”
Lex Fridman Now that reminds me of Flowers for Algernon. That doesn't have a happy ending, and it's not about mental he… 3
“Now that reminds me of Flowers for Algernon. That doesn't have a happy ending, and it's not about mental health necessarily, but it's about the journey of institution in relation to the health of a patient.”
“have you read flowers of argan on”
“so you've mentioned flowers of Algren odd oh yeah this is a story that inspires you in your childhood as this story of a mouse and human achieving genius-level intelligence and then understanding what was happening while slowly becoming not intelligent again in this tragedy of intelligence and losing intelligence”
Ben Bowlin if you discovered something that could make any old Charlie Gordon flowers from alron type into a Nicola Tesla 1
“we see the shadows of flowers for Aline”
“if you discovered something that could make any old Charlie Gordon flowers from alron type into a Nicola Tesla”
Chuck Nice i just read flowers for algernon and i went out and saw the movie charlie with cliff robertson 1
“i just read flowers for algernon and i went out and saw the movie charlie with cliff robertson”
Neil deGrasse Tyson as a kid I remembered reading flowers for alron oh yeah only later to learn 1
“as a kid I remembered reading flowers for alron oh yeah only later to learn”
Regina Barzilay coming back to another book that I love flowers for algernon have you read this book 1
“coming back to another book that I love flowers for algernon have you read this book”
Richard Powers and that's what propels the story which is a kind of flowers for algenon if you will 1
“and that's what propels the story which is a kind of flowers for algenon if you will”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“You know, you'll see you know they'll four people are trying to rattle off you know half of uh you know half of um you know flowers for alenon or something.”
“I was looking out a window just looking into a backyard and I was like I have like you know when you ever wake up from a black guy I don't know what I'm looking at right now I was like it's like flowers for algernon and get read that book”