Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2023-02-25
Books mentioned on #361 – Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology
Aaron Smith-Levin is a former Scientologist, Vice President of the Aftermath Foundation, and host of the Growing Up In Scientology YouTube channel. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Green Chef: https://greenchef.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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A new kind of science
A New Kind of Science by Stephen Wolfram is a massive and unconventional exploration of simple computer programs called cellular automata, arguing that these systems can explain complex phenomena across physics, biology, and computation.
Recommended“There's a lot of scientists, there's a, one of the people I really admire is Stephen Wolfram, who wrote a book called "A New Kind of Science" that explores complex systems and cellular automata and these mathematical systems that have been explored before, but he boldly kind of defined, "I am presenting to you a whole new way to look”
Where to get it
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Animal Farm
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a satirical allegorical novella that depicts a group of farm animals overthrowing their human farmer, only to see their revolution descend into totalitarian tyranny under the rule of pigs.
Discussed“So like if you look at a book like "Animal Farm" where the pigs start to rule the other animals, and over time, the life of the animals gets worse and worse and worse while the pigs keep saying that it's actually getting better and better and better.”
Where to get it
