Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2021-08-12
Books mentioned on A 500-Year Plan To Reach Other Worlds - Christopher Mason - #357
Christopher Mason is a Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine, founding Directors of the WorldQuant Initiative for Quantitative Prediction and an author. Eventually, the sun is going to engulf the earth.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Seveneves
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson is an epic science fiction novel that begins with the catastrophic explosion of the moon, forcing humanity to unite and repurpose the International Space Station into a desperate ark for civilization.
Discussed“do you know how i knew that me and you were going to get on just fine it's when i found out that you were also a fan of neil stephenson's seven eves”
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Guardians Of The Galaxy
Discussed“yes it is kind of like a guardian of the galaxy so i i recognize that is a great comic book that's been around for decades and now movies and it is”
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The Precipice
The Precipice by Toby Ord is a comprehensive examination of existential risks and the potential futures facing humanity.
Recommended“and this is something from reading toby ord's the precipice that really sort of force-fed me and understanding if you fully see yourself as a steward of humanity”
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book The Next 500 Years
“but i think it it is related to some of the things that i just wrote in my book”
Own book The Next 500 Years
“but it's interesting in the original comic books i've actually never read them but i've seen some of the movies but i've now since read some of them uh after the my books come out and after seeing some of the movies”
Own book The Next 500 Years
“that's a real big picture thinking christopher mason ladies and gentlemen uh the next 500 years engineering life to reach new worlds will be linked in the show notes below”