Book · 2000 · Fiction
Neuromancer
Neuromancer by William Gibson has been mentioned in 13 episodes across 9 podcasts (3 episodes recommend it and 10 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Adam Crigler (1 episode), Lon Harris (1 episode) and Shane Smith (1 episode) on Lex Fridman Podcast (2 episodes), Stuff They Don't Want You To Know (2 episodes) and The Joe Rogan Experience (2 episodes).
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His seminal work, Neuromancer, which he wrote knowing nothing about computers, and yet it’s influenced a great deal of how the internet has evolved.
Questions about Neuromancer by William Gibson
Who recommends Neuromancer by William Gibson on podcasts?
Adam Crigler (1 episode), Lon Harris (1 episode) and Shane Smith (1 episode) have recommended Neuromancer by William Gibson on podcasts. In all, 12 people brought it up across 9 podcasts (3 people recommended it).
Which podcasts mention Neuromancer the most?
Lex Fridman Podcast (2 episodes), Stuff They Don't Want You To Know (2 episodes), The Joe Rogan Experience (2 episodes), The Tim Ferriss Show (2 episodes) and Conversations with Tyler (1 episode), among 9 podcasts in all.
Is Neuromancer recommended, or only discussed?
Neuromancer by William Gibson was recommended in 3 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 10 episodes, as of 2026-10-04.
What do people say about Neuromancer?
Craig Newmark on Conversations with Tyler (2026-04-29): "His seminal work, Neuromancer, which he wrote knowing nothing about computers, and yet it’s influenced a great deal of how the internet has evolved."
When was Neuromancer last mentioned on a podcast?
Neuromancer by William Gibson was last discussed on Lenny's Podcast by Tibo Sottiaux on 2026-10-04.
What they say about it
- Author William Gibson9
The best things said about it
Neuromancer is particularly good.
It's William Gibson, so it's very like it's got that yeah, Neuromancer sort of complexity. Check it out.
Neuromancer was this dark dystopian. Also, by the way, first book I read when I came to the US.
Max Levchin The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 2026 I'm even thinking back to 1984 William Gibson Neuromancer, which affected me and a lot of people in the field, and I'm hoping will be a really good Apple TV show.
Some of the first set of books that I picked up are Ender's Game, the whole saga by Orson Scott Card, and Neuromancer from William Gibson, and Snow Crash from Neal Stephenson.
William Gibson Neuromancer oh the author who saw it all coming.
Where and when it comes up
How it comes up
12 people who brought it up
- Adam Crigler1 episode · recommended in 1
- Lon Harris1 episode · recommended in 1
- Shane Smith1 episode · recommended in 1
- Ben Bowlin1 episode
- Craig Newmark1 episode
- DJ Seo1 episode
- Eric Schmidt1 episode
- Jeffrey Wasserstrom1 episode
- Joe DeRosa1 episode
- Max Levchin1 episode
- Mitch Lasky1 episode
- Tibo Sottiaux1 episode
Why people recommend it
Neuromancer by William Gibson is a seminal 1984 cyberpunk science fiction novel that anticipated the rise of the internet and cyberspace. Lon Harris recommended the work on This Week in Startups, comparing its elaborate science-fiction complexity to a television show. Adam Crigler read a viewer's super-chat recommendation for the book on Timcast IRL, and Shane Smith brought it up on The Joe Rogan Experience to discuss how science fiction forecasts technological developments. In subsequent podcast appearances, several figures reflected on its influence. Tibo Sottiaux mentioned it on Lenny's Podcast as a formative piece of sci-fi, and Joe DeRosa discussed its tropes on The Joe Rogan Experience. Max Levchin noted on The Tim Ferriss Show that it was the very first book he read after immigrating to the United States. Additionally, Craig Newmark praised the novel on Conversations with Tyler, pointing out that Gibson wrote it knowing little about computers yet profoundly influenced how the internet and online media ultimately evolved.
Every mention
Adam Crigler Gibson at Neuromancer can you read that down for me 1
“Gibson at Neuromancer can you read that down for me”
Lon Harris I mean, it's William Gibson, so it's very like it's got that yeah, Neuromancer sort of complexity. Check it… 1
“I mean, it's William Gibson, so it's very like it's got that yeah, Neuromancer sort of complexity. Check it out.”
Shane Smith did you ever read Neuromancer oh God why did I why does that was a while ago basically he he he prophesied… 1
“did you ever read Neuromancer oh God why did I why does that was a while ago basically he he he prophesied no it's look up Neuromancer it's a Canadian guy but he's he's a there it is William Gibson”
Ben Bowlin also uh say thank you so much for shouting out William Gibson Neuromancer oh the author who saw it all coming 1
“also uh say thank you so much for shouting out William Gibson Neuromancer oh the author who saw it all coming”
Craig Newmark There’s the William Gibson stuff. I remember reading in 1984 his seminal work, Neuromancer, which he wrote… 1
“I’m even thinking back to 1984 William Gibson Neuromancer, which affected me and a lot of people in the field, and I’m hoping will be a really good Apple TV show.”
“There’s the William Gibson stuff. I remember reading in 1984 his seminal work, Neuromancer, which he wrote knowing nothing about computers, and yet it’s influenced a great deal of how the internet has evolved.”
DJ Seo Some of the first set of books that I picked up are "Ender's Game," the whole saga by Orson Scott card, and… 1
“Some of the first set of books that I picked up are "Ender's Game," the whole saga by Orson Scott card, and "Neuromancer" from William Gibson, and "Snow Crash" from Neal Stephenson.”
Eric Schmidt well, Neuromancer is particularly good. 1
“well, Neuromancer is particularly good.”
Jeffrey Wasserstrom So the other line besides best of worst internet, I always like is William Gibson who wrote one of the othe… 1
“So the other line besides best of worst internet, I always like is William Gibson who wrote one of the other important dystopian novels of the present, 'Neuromancer.'”
Joe DeRosa Did you see the trailer for this thing? The neurommancer. No. What's this? ... Who wrote that book? ... Wil… 1
“Did you see the trailer for this thing? The neurommancer. No. What's this? ... Who wrote that book? ... William Gibson.”
Max Levchin So, Thorrash basically presented an alternative to Neurommancer. Neurommancer was this dark dystopian. Also… 1
“So, Thorrash basically presented an alternative to Neurommancer. Neurommancer was this dark dystopian. Also, by the way, first book I read when I came to the US. Neurommancer.”
Mitch Lasky I don't think it is an accident that the three major periods of virtual reality investment and innovation c… 1
“I don't think it is an accident that the three major periods of virtual reality investment and innovation coincided with the publishing of three key novels.”
Tibo Sottiaux Like you know, books like Neuromancer and then you know, the original like Star Trek. Um you know, I think… 1
“Like you know, books like Neuromancer and then you know, the original like Star Trek. Um you know, I think about that a lot.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
“And speaking of forwardlooking, y'all might have heard this as well, but ¹¹¹ I believe finally ¹¹¹ William Gibson's Neurommancer is getting a a proper adaptation into a series. And I know that's a big one in terms of futurists and the idea of cyerspace, I think, was coined in that.”
Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Um, so, uh, it's effectively we'd have to invent the Turing Police out of Neurommancer.”
“I mean, he has a quote that people see in Silicon Valley quite a lot, which is pulled from Neurommancer, I believe, which is the future is already here.”
“money talks, but the further a log we get the more plausible the crap sack worlds from Neuromancer or Elysium become”
“money talks but the further a log we get the more plausible the crap sack worlds from Neuromancer or Elysium become”
“and so we want to reduce that further to that set of patterns that offer us a grip on the world and um Gibson who wrote an ecological approach to visual perception talked a lot about affordances tools and obstacles in particular if I remember correctly”
“i was listening to it about the girl you were reading william gibson's virtual life neuromancer totally we were on bart”
“you're talking about um william gibson yeah that's neuromancer similar genre”