Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2022-06-09
Lex Fridman & Robin Hanson: books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #292
#292 – Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Humanity
Robin Hanson is a professor at George Mason University and researcher at Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Lambda: https://lambdalabs.
Lex Fridman discussed The Age of Em by Robin Hanson.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Age of Em
The Age of Em by Robin Hanson is a speculative nonfiction book exploring a future where human minds are emulated on computers and rule the earth.
Discussed“I like the idea of portfolio of descendants, and we'll talk about portfolios with your idea of, you briefly mentioned, we'll return there with Em, E-M, "The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life when Robots Rule the Earth." E-M, by the way, is emulated minds.”
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Other mentions in this episode (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The elephant in the brain
“He is the co-author of a book titled "The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life," "The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life When Robots Rule the Earth," and a fascinating recent paper I recommend on "Grabby Aliens," titled "If Loud Aliens Explain Human Earliness, Quiet Aliens Are Also Rare.”
Passing The elephant in the brain
“He is the co-author of a book titled "The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life," "The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life when Robots Rule the Earth."”
Passing The Age of Em
“He is the co-author of a book titled "The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life," "The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life when Robots Rule the Earth."”
Plugged The Age of Em
“So I have this book called "The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life when Robots Rule the Earth," and it's about what happens if brain emulations become possible.”
Plugged The Age of Em
“Then my attempt in "Age of Em," is to analyze the next era after that.”
Plugged The elephant in the brain
“So our book, "The Elephant in the Brain," co-authored with Kevin Simler, is about hidden motives in everyday life.”
Plugged The elephant in the brain
“So our book is mainly about 10 areas of life and explaining about in each area what our actual motives there are.”