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The Code Breaker
The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson, Kathe Mazur has been mentioned in 7 episodes across 6 podcasts (1 episode recommends it and 6 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Jay Shetty (2 episodes), Walter Isaacson (2 episodes) and Jimmy Soni (1 episode) on On Purpose with Jay Shetty (2 episodes), Lex Fridman Podcast (1 episode) and StarTalk Radio (1 episode).
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That's one of the reasons you write books about these people, so that if you're a young woman in a school where you're not being told to do science, and you read The Code Breaker about Jennifer Doudna, you say, 'Okay, I can be that.'.
Walter Isaacson · Lex Fridman Podcast · Sep 2023 Listen at 1:31:40 Questions about The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson, Kathe Mazur
Who recommends The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson, Kathe Mazur on podcasts?
Jay Shetty (1 episode) has recommended The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson, Kathe Mazur on podcasts. In all, 5 people brought it up across 6 podcasts (1 person recommended it).
Which podcasts mention The Code Breaker the most?
On Purpose with Jay Shetty (2 episodes), Lex Fridman Podcast (1 episode), StarTalk Radio (1 episode), The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett (1 episode) and The Realignment (1 episode), among 6 podcasts in all.
Is The Code Breaker recommended, or only discussed?
The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson, Kathe Mazur was recommended in 1 episode and discussed without a recommendation in 6 episodes, as of 2023-11-30.
What do people say about The Code Breaker?
Walter Isaacson on Lex Fridman Podcast (2023-09-10): "That's one of the reasons you write books about these people, so that if you're a young woman in a school where you're not being told to do science, and you read The Code Breaker about Jennifer Doudna, you say, 'Okay, I can be that.'."
When was The Code Breaker last mentioned on a podcast?
The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson, Kathe Mazur was last discussed on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett by Walter Isaacson on 2023-11-30.
What they say about it
- Biographer of Jennifer Doudna“become the biographer of jennifer doudna”2
The best things said about it
I want to encourage everyone who's deeply fascinated, curious, and intrigued to go out and get a copy of The Code Breaker.
Jay Shetty On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Apr 2021 The way Jennifer Doudna, the heroine of my book The Code Breaker, the one who helped invent CRISPR technology, in her lab and in her companies, if they're going to hire somebody new, even a graduate student to be in, you know, working with the pipettes and the test tubes, they make sure the whole team meets that person.
Walter Isaacson The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Nov 2023 Jennifer Doudna of the gene editing pioneer who helps discover CRISPR gene editing tool, which my book, The Code Breaker, she grew up feeling like a misfit, you know, in Hawaii...
Walter Isaacson Lex Fridman Podcast · Sep 2023 You've also become the biographer of Jennifer Doudna oh my gosh in a new book called The Code Breaker and I thought I'd get to you before this book sailed away it's I hit number one on the times bestseller so you don't even need this PR.
Neil deGrasse Tyson StarTalk Radio · Apr 2021 Where and when it comes up
5 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson and Kathe Mazur is a compelling biography of CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna that explores the revolutionary world of gene editing. On On Purpose with Jay Shetty, host Jay Shetty enthusiastically recommended the book to listeners, encouraging everyone who is curious and fascinated by science to grab a copy and learn about Doudna's life as a way to find inspiring role models. Walter Isaacson discussed his book on several podcasts, including The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett and the Lex Fridman Podcast, where he explained how Doudna's early life as a misfit in Hawaii and her collaborative, rigorous hiring practices in the laboratory shaped the monumental discovery of CRISPR. Lex Fridman noted that biographies of such influential scientific figures serve as vital inspiration for young women who might otherwise feel disconnected from traditional scientific pathways. The book was also mentioned by Terry Crews on The Tim Ferriss Show, referenced by Jimmy Soni on The Realignment to discuss modern technological literature, and introduced by Neil Tyson on StarTalk Radio as a brilliant biographical account of the code of life.
Every mention
Jay Shetty i want to encourage everyone who's deeply fascinated curious and intrigued to go out and get a copy of the… 2
“he just wrote a book about her life it's called code breaker”
“i want to encourage everyone who's deeply fascinated curious and intrigued to go out and get a copy of the code breaker”
Walter Isaacson Jennifer Doudna of the gene editing pioneer who helps discover CRISPR gene editing tool, which my book, "Th… 2
“The way Jennifer Doudna, the heroine of my book The Code Breaker, the one who helped invent CRISPR technology, in her lab and in her companies, if they're going to hire somebody new, even a graduate student to be in, you know, working with the pipettes and the test tubes, they make sure the whole team meets that person.”
“Jennifer Doudna of the gene editing pioneer who helps discover CRISPR gene editing tool, which my book, "The Code Breaker," she grew up feeling like a misfit, you know, in Hawaii...”
“That's one of the reasons you write books about these people, so that if you're a young woman in a school where you're not being told to do science, and you read 'The Code Breaker' about Jennifer Doudna, you say, 'Okay, I can be that.'”
Jimmy Soni there has to be room in the world for walter isaacson's code breaker and for bad blood right 1
“there has to be room in the world for walter isaacson's code breaker and for bad blood right”
Neil deGrasse Tyson but you've also become the biographer of jennifer doudna oh my gosh in a new book called the code breakers… 1
“but you've also become the biographer of jennifer doudna oh my gosh in a new book called the code breakers and i thought i'd get to you before this book sailed away it's i hit number one on the times bestseller so you don't even need this pr”
Terry Crews It's with Jennifer Do- Doudna and how she The Code Breaker? I think the Code Breaker. 1
“It's with Jennifer Do- Doudna and how she The Code Breaker? I think the Code Breaker.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
“but you've also become the biographer of jennifer doudna oh my gosh in a new book called the code breakers”
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“walter is the author of best-selling biographies on leonardo da vinci einstein and steve jobs and has a new book out today which is called the code breaker jennifer doudna gene editing and the future of the human race”