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Every book Chip Huyen recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Chip Huyen has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of February 5, 2025.
- Chip Huyen has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of February 5, 2025.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of February 5, 2025.
- The 3 books Chip Huyen has mentioned in the most episodes, as of February 5, 2025: Antifragile, Complex Adaptive Systems and The Selfish Gene.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Chip Huyen aired on February 5, 2025.
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Chip Huyen appeared on The Pragmatic Engineer podcast to discuss artificial intelligence engineering. During the interview, she recommended several books that shaped her perspectives on systems and evolution. Huyen recommended Complex Adaptive Systems by John H. Miller and Scott E. Page, highlighting it as a very interesting read about systems thinking and how to design social dynamics to help people successfully work toward shared goals. She also recommended Richard Dawkins's The Selfish Gene, explaining that she appreciates how it deepens understanding around free will, prompts readers to question various assumptions, and presents the compelling idea that individuals can live on either through their biological genes or through their transmitted ideas. Additionally, Huyen recommended Nassim Nicholas Taleb's Antifragile, noting that she finds the author to be a fascinating character and genuinely enjoys reading his books. Through these recommendations, Huyen emphasized topics ranging from complex adaptive structures and evolutionary biology to robust systems design and intellectual exploration.
Books recommended by Chip Huyen
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Antifragile
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a non-fiction book that explores how certain systems, things, and people actually benefit and grow stronger from disorder, volatility, and stress.
Recommended“um I like the book uh anti fragile uh so so so yeah so so the ideas thing um I think the author is is a very interesting character uh I I read his books I actually really like them”
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Complex Adaptive Systems
Complex Adaptive Systems by John H.
Recommended“so so I really like the book like first of all like complex uh adaptive systems uh it's a very interesting book about a system thinking like how to design”
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The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins is a foundational work of popular science that explores evolutionary biology through a gene-centric lens, famously introducing the concept of the meme.
Recommended“um I like the book uh selfish Gene um because uh you understand more like about Free Will and makes you like question a little stuff uh but it's the idea of like you can live on either through like jeans or through ideas”
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Books Chip Huyen wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Engineering with Chip Huyen | The Pragmatic Engineer | 2025-02-05 | 3 |
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I think I also published like so I think in the book I cited about like over a thousand references um so like uh I should read even more like uh papers”
“with more than just language um and I think it's just like and nowaday just everywhere like almost old models now like M mod so the the title of the book is AI engineering”
“maybe a book or doing a course with a friends uh read paper”