Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2022-01-26

Books mentioned on #259 – Thomas Tull: From Batman Dark Knight Trilogy to AI and the Rolling Stones

2 books · With Thomas Tull · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Thomas Tull is founder of Legendary Entertainment, Tulco, part-owner of Pittsburgh Steelers, and guitarist for the band Ghost Hounds. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Paperspace – ROKA: https://roka.

Thomas Tull recommended Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, and discussed Dune by Frank Herbert.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Ready Player One

   Ernest Cline · at 22:31

   Ready Player One by Ernest Cline is a science fiction novel set in a dystopian future where people escape their harsh reality by logging into an expansive, 1980s pop-culture-infused virtual reality world called the OASIS.

   Recommended

   “if you saw ready player one which i loved the book and and the movie was cool too”

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2. 

   Dune

   Frank Herbert · at 28:41

   Dune by Frank Herbert is a landmark science fiction epic following young Paul Atreides on a desert planet rich in a vital resource called spice, serving as an allegory for empire and resource extraction.

   Discussed

   “when we secured the rights to dune years ago it was i was over the moon because it's i love the book i i love the the entire world um that uh that is dune”

   Thomas Tull #259 – Thomas Tull: From Batman Dark Knight Trilogy to AI and the Roll… 2022-01-26 Listen at 28:41

   Where to get it

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