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Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2018-11-22

Books mentioned on Guido van Rossum: Python

2 books · With Guido van Rossum · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Guido van Rossum is the creator of Python, one of the most popular and impactful programming languages in the world. Video version is available on YouTube.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

  1. Conway's Game of Life

    Nathaniel Johnston; Dave Greene · at 12:39

    Discussed
    “actually someone pointed out to me that there was this thing called Conway's Game of Life you're probably familiar with it”
    Guido van Rossum Guido van Rossum: Python 2018-11-22 Listen at 12:39
    Where to get it
    Amazon Audible

  2. Surfaces and Essences

    Douglas Hofstadter, Emmanuel Sander · at 20:06

    Surfaces and Essences by Douglas Hofstadter and Emmanuel Sander explores the fundamental role of analogy and conceptual categorization in human thought, language, and cognition.

    Discussed
    “I think the most the most influential thing that I read in my early 20s was girlish ABBA that was about consciousness and that was a big eye-opener in in some sense”
    Guido van Rossum Guido van Rossum: Python 2018-11-22 Listen at 20:06
    Where to get it
    Amazon Audible
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
“Do you have a favorite Monty Python moment or a moment Hitchhiker's Guide or any other literature show a movie that cracks you up when you think about it”
Lex Fridman Guido van Rossum: Python 2018-11-22 Listen at 1:25:24