Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2019-11-29
Books mentioned on Noam Chomsky: Language, Cognition, and Deep Learning
Noam Chomsky is one of the greatest minds of our time and is one of the most cited scholars in history. He is a linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist.
Noam Chomsky criticized Learning How To Learn by Barbara Oakley and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Learning How To Learn
Critiqued“Terry Sejnowski for example in his recent book says this vindicates Skinnerian behaviors and it doesn't have anything to do with it.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Denial of Death
“Ernest Becker explored it. In general do you ponder the value of mortality?”