Episode · Dwarkesh Podcast · 2023-03-22

Books mentioned on Nat Friedman (Github CEO) — Reading ancient scrolls, open source, & AI

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It is said that the two greatest problems of history are: how to account for the rise of Rome, and how to account for her fall. If so, then the volcanic ashes spewed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD - which entomb the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in South Italy - hold history’s greatest prize.

Nat Friedman discussed Leviticus by Jacob Milgrom.

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   Leviticus

   Jacob Milgrom · at 20:12

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   “It turned out to be an early part of the book of Leviticus, something of the Old Testament or the Torah. And that was like a landmark achievement.”

   Nat Friedman Nat Friedman (Github CEO) — Reading ancient scrolls, open source, & AI 2023-03-22 Listen at 20:12

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