Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2021-10-20
Lex Fridman & Brian Greene: books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #232
#232 – Brian Greene: Quantum Gravity, Big Bang, Aliens, Life, Death, and Meaning
Brian Greene is a theoretical physicist.
Lex Fridman discussed The elegant universe by Brian Greene, What is Life? by Erwin Schrödinger, and Until the End of Time by Brian Greene. Brian Greene recommended The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker, and discussed WHAT IS LIFE?. by I. SCHROEDINGER.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The elegant universe
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”
Where to get it
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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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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”
Where to get it
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Until the End of Time
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
Recommended“you know there's this wonderful book that had a great influence in me called the denial of death by ernest becker”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Until the End of Time
“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”
Plugged Until the End of Time
“and really that's in some sense what what my book until the end the time is all about”