Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2021-09-01
Lex Fridman & Vincent Racaniello: books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #216
#216 – Vincent Racaniello: Viruses and Vaccines
Vincent Racaniello is a virologist, immunologist, and microbiologist at Columbia. He is a co-author of the textbook Principles of Virology and co-host of This Week in Virology podcast.
Lex Fridman discussed THE PLAGUE by Albert Camus.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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THE PLAGUE
The Plague by Albert Camus is a classic existentialist novel that uses the allegorical setting of a city struck by a deadly epidemic to explore profound themes of human suffering, absurdism, collective responsibility, and resilience.
Discussed“have you read the plague by kamu by any chance years ago years ago i have to read it again”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Principles of virology
“vincent is one of the best educators in biology and in general that i've ever had the pleasure of speaking with i highly recommend you check out his this week in virology podcast and watch his introductory lectures on youtube”