📚 5 Books mentioned in "Duncan Trussell: Comedy, Sentient Robots, Suffering, Love & Burning Man | Lex Fridman Podcast #312" of Lex Fridman Podcast

Yeah, of course, man, Search for Meaning.

Duncan Trussell refers to 'Man's Search for Meaning' by Viktor Frankl when discussing advice on finding meaning in life.

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But you know, if you read Nick Bostrom—I’m sure you have—Nick Bostrom, you know, Superintelligence—it’s that incredible book on the ways this thing is going to happen.

In this segment, Lex Fridman refers to the book 'Superintelligence' by Nick Bostrom, praising it as an extraordinary work that explores the potential paths and implications surrounding superintelligence.

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Because I'm reading about torture in the Gulag Archipelago currently! There's a bit of a camaraderie! You're in it together, the torturer and the tortured!

Duncan Trussell talks about his current reading of 'Gulag Archipelago' and reflects on the unusual camaraderie that exists between the torturer and the tortured.

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That Solzhenitsyn also reveals that, uh, the line between good and evil runs through the heart of every man, as he wrote in Gulag Archipelago!

Duncan Trussell references 'Gulag Archipelago' by Solzhenitsyn, noting that it points out how the line between good and evil goes through the heart of every human.

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Yes, it's very sticky in your mind. Very tough as I'm running through very hot heat while listening to 'Gulag Archipelago'.

Duncan Trussell discusses the lasting impact of reading 'The Gulag Archipelago' and mentions how the thoughts from the book linger in his mind as he listens to it during a run in the heat.

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I was listening to 'Gulag Archipelago', which was a very welcome break because I was looking for any excuse to stop.

Duncan Trussell shares that he was listening to 'The Gulag Archipelago' and appreciates it as a welcome break during a running session.

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Yes, I’ve read 'The Brothers Karamazov' in Russian.

In this segment, Lex Fridman shares that he has read 'The Brothers Karamazov' in Russian, highlighting his engagement with Dostoevsky's work.

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I was so lost in 'The Brothers Karamazov', just in love with it.

Lex expresses his deep appreciation for the book 'The Brothers Karamazov', sharing how captivated he feels by it.

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