📚 4 Books mentioned in "Roger Penrose: Physics of Consciousness and the Infinite Universe | Lex Fridman Podcast #85" of Lex Fridman Podcast

it was roughly the same time Stephen Hawking this writing his brief history of time and Hades at some point the book you're talking about the emperor's new mind

Penrose mentions that Stephen Hawking was writing his book around the same time Penrose was writing 'The Emperor's New Mind'.

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In your 2010 book cycles of time you suggest that another universe may have existed before the Big Bang can you describe this idea

The host asks Penrose about his 2010 book and the idea of a universe existing before the Big Bang.

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I'm gonna have this curious conversation with with I'm going to forget names and I'm afraid because this is what happens to me in the wrong moment I've said I'd Douglas have said this after and he's written this book God I wish I liked I thought it was a fantastic book But I didn't agree with his conclusion from girdle's theorem

Penrose describes a conversation with Douglas Hofstadter about his book and Girdle's theorem, mentioning he disagreed with Hofstadter's conclusion.

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in his book the emperor's new mind roger writes that quote children are not afraid to pose basic questions that may embarrass us as adults to ask in many ways

The host introduces Roger Penrose and quotes from his book.

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