Book · 1999 · Art
Gödel, Escher, Bach
An Eternal Goden Braid
#150 of 15,601 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts
- mentions
- 16
- people
- 15
- podcasts
- 6
- episodes
- 14
- critical mentions
- 0
So my choice the three books right three books my choice is um so the one book that really influenced me a lot when i was building starting out this company maybe 10 years ago was gb go to leicester block and i like everything about it first of all it's just beautifully written.
What they say about it
- Discusses AI and logic themes“point of AI and Paradox and logic”3
- Notes it is a fascinating book“very thick, very fascinating book”2
The best things said about it
I read this book gerda escherbach which was sort of mind-blowing book at the time and it's all about kind of the connection between computer science and music and philosophy and things like this.
He's got a whole chapter on koans. They're kind of non-logical problems that you have to work on.
In that book, which I think won a Pulitzer Prize, very thick, very fascinating book, in the end, he has a conversation with Einstein's brain.
I read Gödel, Escher, Bach when I was in high school that was pretty formative for me because it exposed the interestingness of Primitives and combination and how you can make complex things out of simple parts and ideas of AI.
D hoster who is a artificial intelligence researcher wrote a marvelous book in 1980 called goyel echarbak in this book he talked about these circular logical systems as tangled hierarchies.
Where and when it comes up
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How it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
15 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter is a Pulitzer Prize-winning intellectual exploration that weaves together mathematics, art, computer science, and philosophy to examine how meaning emerges from simple cognitive systems. The dense and fascinating volume has inspired numerous high-profile thinkers. Chris Dixon recommended the book on The Tim Ferriss Show, explaining that it served as a mind-blowing revelation during college that sparked his deep fascination with philosophy and computer science. Eugenia Kuyda recommended the title on the Lex Fridman Podcast, noting that its beautiful writing heavily influenced her thinking on complexity when she was starting her AI company. Nat Eliason also enthusiastically recommended the book on Modern Wisdom as an essential read. Other podcast guests and hosts frequently reference its profound concepts. Tim Ferriss asked Sebastian Mallaby about the book's influence on Demis Hassabis, while Charles Liu and Neil deGrasse Tyson referenced Hofstadter's thought experiments and chapters on consciousness and brain states on StarTalk Radio. Furthermore, Adam Frank utilized the book's chapter on Buddhist koans on the Lex Fridman Podcast to illustrate non-logical problems, and George Mashour discussed the book's concluding thought experiments involving Einstein's brain on StarTalk Radio, underscoring its enduring legacy in discussions about artificial intelligence and human consciousness.
Every mention
Chris Dixon i read this book gerda escherbach which was sort of mind-blowing book at the time and it's all about kind o… 1
Recommended
“i read this book gerda escherbach which was sort of mind-blowing book at the time and it's all about kind of the connection between computer science and music and philosophy and things like this”
Eugenia Kuyda so my choice the three books right three books my choice is um so the one book that really influenced me a… 1
Recommended
“so my choice the three books right three books my choice is um so the one book that really influenced me a lot when i was building starting out this company maybe 10 years ago was gb go to leicester block and i like everything about it first of all it's just beautifully written”
Nat Eliason gödel Escher Bach is amazing is sorry it's a gödel Escher Bach by douglas hofstadter 1
Recommended
“gödel Escher Bach is amazing is sorry it's a gödel Escher Bach by douglas hofstadter”
Neil deGrasse Tyson I remembered one of the books by Douglas hoffstead it might have been girdle eer Bach or or he had a few mo… 2
Discussed
“I remembered one of the books by Douglas hoffstead it might have been girdle eer Bach or or he had a few more that were brilliant”
Discussed
“very important question in G ebach do you remember Douglas hofstead yes in that book which I think one a pol surprise very thick very fascinating book”
Adam Frank And every koan, you know, if you've ever read 'Godel, Escher, Bach', he's got a whole chapter on koans. The… 1
Discussed
“And every koan, you know, if you've ever read 'Godel, Escher, Bach', he's got a whole chapter on koans. They're kind of non-logical problems that you have to work on.”
Amit Goswami D hoster who is a artificial intelligence researcher wrote a marvelous book in 1980 called goyel echarbak i… 1
Discussed
“D hoster who is a artificial intelligence researcher wrote a marvelous book in 1980 called goyel echarbak in this book he talked about these circular logical systems as tangled hierarchies”
Ben Goertzel when I 10 years after that or something I discovered Douglas Hoffer's book gordal shabbach and that was sor… 1
Discussed
“when I 10 years after that or something I discovered Douglas Hoffer's book gordal shabbach and that was sort of to the same point of AI and Paradox and logic”
Charles Liu Chuck, what you're describing is the last chapter, if memory serves, of the book Gödel, Escher, Bach writte… 1
Discussed
“Chuck, what you're describing is the last chapter, if memory serves, of the book Gödel, Escher, Bach written by Douglas Hofstadter.”
George Mashour In that book, which I think won a Pulitzer Prize, very thick, very fascinating book, in the end, he has a c… 1
Discussed
“In that book, which I think won a Pulitzer Prize, very thick, very fascinating book, in the end, he has a conversation with Einstein's brain.”
Joe Rogan you read the book gödel Escher Bach No 1
Discussed
“you read the book gödel Escher Bach No”
Leslie Kaelbling I can say that is I read girdle eer Bach when I was in high school that was pretty formative for me because… 1
Discussed
“I can say that is I read girdle eer Bach when I was in high school that was pretty formative for me because it exposed uh the interestingness of Primitives and combination and how you can make complex things out of simple parts and ideas of AI”
Melanie Mitchell I'm like those Google engineers I got into AI cuz I was excited about the ideas in Colonel Escher Bach 1
Discussed
“I'm like those Google engineers I got into AI cuz I was excited about the ideas in Colonel Escher Bach”
Roger Penrose I'm gonna have this curious conversation with with I'm going to forget names and I'm afraid because this is… 1
Discussed
“I'm gonna have this curious conversation with with I'm going to forget names and I'm afraid because this is what happens to me in the wrong moment I've said I'd Douglas have said this after and he's written this book God I wish I liked I thought it was a fantastic book But I didn't agree with his conclusion from”
Russ Roberts he confessed when he had written his very influential book Goethe lecture and Bach 1
Discussed
“he confessed when he had written his very influential book Goethe lecture and Bach”
Tim Ferriss Did he ask you to read Good Echerbach an eternal golden braid? 1
Discussed
“Did he ask you to read Good Echerbach an eternal golden braid?”
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Passing
“remember girdle eser Bach remember that book on everybody's p table and I don't know a single person who ever read it”