Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2024-09-28
Books mentioned on 141. The Language of the Universe
Ken Ono is a math prodigy whose skills have helped produce a Hollywood movie and made Olympic swimmers faster. The number theorist tells Steve why he sees mathematics as art — and about his unusual path to success, which came without a high school diploma.
Ken Ono discussed MOBY-DICK; or, THE WHALE by Herman Melville and Moby Dick by Herman Melville.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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MOBY-DICK; or, THE WHALE
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville is an epic American novel that chronicles the obsessive, self-destructive quest of Captain Ahab to hunt down the giant white whale that maimed him.
Discussed“he sat me down in the front room and he started reciting Moby Dick the opening to Mobi dick was really striking”
Where to get it
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Moby Dick
Moby Dick by Herman Melville is a classic 19th-century novel exploring the obsessions of Captain Ahab and the dramatic whaling voyage of the Pequod.
Discussed“He started reciting Moby Dick; the opening to Moby Dick was really striking.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Genetic Book of the Dead
“he's on a book tour right now for his newest book the genetic Book of the Dead you were in DC for that event”