Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2019-11-12

Lex Fridman & Elon Musk: books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast

Elon Musk: Neuralink, AI, Autopilot, and the Pale Blue Dot

2 books · With Elon Musk · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Elon Musk is the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and a co-founder of several other companies. This is the second time Elon has been on the podcast.

Elon Musk discussed Thank You for Smoking by Christopher Buckley. Lex Fridman discussed Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Thank You for Smoking

   Christopher Buckley · at 7:39

   Thank You for Smoking by Christopher Buckley is a satirical novel about a tobacco lobbyist who skillfully defends the rights of Americans to consume a harmful product.

   Discussed

   “or look at the back tobacco industry and how long they fought any thing about smoking That's part of why I helped make that movie thank you for smoking You can sort of see just how pernicious it can be when you have these companies that effectively achieve regulatory capture of government”

   Elon Musk Elon Musk: Neuralink, AI, Autopilot, and the Pale Blue Dot 2019-11-12 Listen at 7:39

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2. 

   Pale Blue Dot

   Carl Sagan · at 32:38 · mentioned 2 times

   Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan offers a profound philosophical reflection on humanity's place in the universe, inspired by the famous photograph of Earth taken from the edge of the solar system.

   Discussed

   “and as you're talking about the pale blue dot that picture there takes up less than a single pixel in that image you know appearing as a tiny blue dot as pale blue dot as Carl Sagan called it”

   Lex Fridman Elon Musk: Neuralink, AI, Autopilot, and the Pale Blue Dot 2019-11-12 Listen at 32:38

   Where to get it

   Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon