📚 2 Books mentioned in "Elon Musk: War, AI, Aliens, Politics, Physics, Video Games, and Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #400" of Lex Fridman Podcast
Podcast: Lex Fridman Podcast
Episode: Elon Musk: War, AI, Aliens, Politics, Physics, Video Games, and Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #400
Published on November 9, 2023
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
Brave New World
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No, it probably will go to Brave New World. What would be the question? Tell us about the drug called Soma.
Elon mentions *Brave New World* as context for a discussion about the drug named 'Soma' and an example of the dystopian realities created by artificial happiness in the society depicted in the novel.
(Elon) No, I mean Soma from Brave New World. It’s going to be like, oops, I’m really sorry.
Elon refers to the concept of Soma from *Brave New World*, illustrating a comparison that evokes the themes from the book.
Soma from Brave New World is a different beast altogether. Now in this Huxley's dystopian novel, Soma is a drug that plays a central role in society as depicted in the book.
Grok revisits *Brave New World*, identifying it as a dystopian novel written by Aldous Huxley, and explains the function of Soma within the narrative.
Elon Musk
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Walter Isaacson, in his new biography of you, wrote about your difficult childhood. Will you ever find forgiveness in your heart for everything that has happened to you during that period of your life?
During the conversation, Lex Fridman references Walter Isaacson's recent biography of Elon Musk, using it as a springboard to ask Elon about forgiveness concerning his challenging childhood.