Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2018-12-04
Books mentioned on Eric Schmidt: Google
Eric Schmidt was the CEO of Google from 2001 to 2011, and its executive chairman from 2011 to 2017, guiding the company through a period of incredible growth and a series of world-changing innovations. Video version is available on YouTube.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Women and Men in Love
Women and Men in Love by Anthony Edward Waine is a scholarly exploration of interpersonal relationships and literary themes surrounding romance and gender dynamics.
Recommended“He has written this amazing book I recommend to everybody called Love and Math. Two of my favorite words. (laughs) He says that if painting was taught like math, then students would be asked to paint a fence. It's just his analogy of essentially how math is taught.”
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The Mathematics Experience
The Mathematics Experience by Mary Ann Haubner, Edward Rathmell, Doug Super, and Harold Asturias is an educational resource designed to engage students with mathematical concepts.
Recommended“He has written this amazing book I recommend to everybody called Love and Math. Two of my favorite words. (laughs) He says that if painting was taught like math, then students would be asked to paint a fence. It's just his analogy of essentially how math is taught.”
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Love and Math
Love and Math by Edward Frenkel is a popular mathematics book that blends memoir with an accessible exploration of advanced concepts like the Langlands program, arguing that numbers possess an intrinsic beauty akin to art.
Recommended“He has written this amazing book I recommend to everybody called Love and Math.”
