Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2018-11-22

Lex Fridman & Guido van Rossum: books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast

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.

Guido van Rossum discussed Conway's Game of Life by Nathaniel Johnston and others and Surfaces and Essences by Douglas Hofstadter and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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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

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   Surfaces and Essences

   Douglas Hofstadter, Emmanuel Sander · at 20:06

   Surfaces and Essences by Douglas Hofstadter and Emmanuel Sander is a profound exploration of concepts, categorization, and the fundamental cognitive mechanisms of human thought.

   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

   Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon