Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2023-05-18
Lex Fridman & Anna Frebel: books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #378
#378 – Anna Frebel: Origin and Evolution of the Universe, Galaxies, and Stars
Anna Frebel is an astronomer and astrophysicist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Hexclad Cookware: https://hexclad.
Lex Fridman recommended The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, and discussed Carbon Queen by Maia Weinstock.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Carbon Queen
Discussed“If I could just mention that you interviewed Mildred Dresselhaus of "Carbon Queen: The Remarkable Life of the Nanoscience Pioneer." Is there something you could say about the magic of carbon and the magic of Millie?”
Where to get it
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams is a beloved comedic science fiction classic that satirizes bureaucracy, existentialism, and the absurdities of the universe.
Recommended“And now let me leave you with some words from Douglas Adams in "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy": "Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun."”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Searching for the oldest stars
“And just, you know, this dark sky with the bright stars. And I have described this in my book years ago. If the Milky Way is all bright above you, you don't need a moon or anything, you can walk in the starlight and you will find your way.”
Plugged Searching for the oldest stars
“That's why I called my book, that I've written some time ago, "Searching for the Oldest Stars," because searching is one thing, it's very time consuming. And then on top of that, not everyone finds, right?”