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Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2020-12-26

Lex Fridman, Charles Isbell & Michael Littman: books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #148

#148 – Charles Isbell and Michael Littman: Machine Learning and Education

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Charles Isbell is the Dean of the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. Michael Littman is a computer scientist at Brown University.

Lex Fridman recommended Calculating God by Robert J. Sawyer.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Calculating God

    Robert J. Sawyer · at 1:04:14 · mentioned 2 times

    Calculating God by Robert J. Sawyer is a science fiction novel that explores deep philosophical questions, theological ideas, and the nature of the universe through an engaging narrative framework.

    Recommended
    “You really need to be calculating god by sawyer It's a you'll read it in a night It's a very easy read But it's assuming you're that kind of reader But it's a it's a good story And it's kind of about this but not in a way that it appears And i uh really enjoyed the thought experiment um”
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Passing The Martian
“um by the guy who did the martian who wrote the martian mm-hmm you know matt damon no the book”
Lex Fridman #148 – Charles Isbell and Michael Littman: Machine Learning and Educat… 2020-12-26 Listen at 1:04:50
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