Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2021-10-20
Books mentioned on #232 – Brian Greene: Quantum Gravity, Big Bang, Aliens, Life, Death, and Meaning
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Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The elegant universe
The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene is a bestselling popular science book that offers a clear and accessible introduction to string theory and the fundamental nature of spacetime.
Discussed“the following is a conversation with brian greene theoretical physicist at columbia and author of many amazing books on physics including his latest until the end of time mind matter and our search for meaning in an evolving universe”
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What is Life?
What is Life? by Erwin Schrödinger is a classic collection of physics lectures that explores the biological concept of living systems through the lens of thermodynamics, famously describing life as a continual attempt to constrain entropy.
Discussed“i mean so i have to ask as you described in your book once again uh schroedinger wrote the book what is life based on the few lectures he gave in 1944”
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WHAT IS LIFE?.
Discussed“i mean so i have to ask as you described in your book once again uh schroedinger wrote the book what is life based on the few lectures he gave in 1944”
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Until the End of Time
Until the End of Time by Brian Greene applies the principles of theoretical physics to humanity's most profound existential questions regarding the origin and meaning of existence.
Discussed“i think you mentioned your book that it's just like almost like a side effect”
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The Denial of Death
Ernest Becker's Pulitzer Prize-winning psychological study argues that human civilization, culture, and motivation are fundamentally driven by an underlying terror of mortality.
Recommended“you know there's this wonderful book that had a great influence in me called the denial of death by ernest becker”
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“the following is a conversation with brian greene theoretical physicist at columbia and author of many amazing books on physics including his latest until the end of time mind matter and our search for meaning in an evolving universe”
“and really that's in some sense what what my book until the end the time is all about”