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Every book Ethan Mollick recommended on podcasts
Ethan Mollick appears on analytical and interview-focused programs like The Ezra Klein Show to discuss the rapid advancement, practical applications, and societal implications of artificial intelligence. When asked for literary recommendations on the podcast, Mollick offers a curated selection of works spanning economic history, technological survival, and bleak science fiction. His first recommendation is Robert J. Gordon's The Rise and Fall of American Growth, an economic analysis arguing that humanity will never again experience the unprecedented economic and productivity growth seen during the early phases of the Industrial Revolution. For his second recommendation, Mollick points to Lewis Dartnell's The Knowledge, a practical and fascinating survival guide designed to help readers understand how to rebuild civilization from scratch. For his final recommendation, Mollick offers Peter Watts's Blindsight, describing it as a famously bleak and depressing science fiction thriller that is nonetheless a fascinating read. Through these diverse recommendations, Mollick highlights books that grapple with the structural limits of human economic progress, the fragility of technological civilization, and the eerie possibilities of future intelligence.
Books recommended by Ethan Mollick
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The Rise and Fall of American Growth
The Rise and Fall of American Growth by Robert J.
Recommended“one of them is the rise and fall of American growth which is it's two things it's an argument about why we will never have the kind of growth that we did in the first part of the Industrial Revolution again”
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Blindsight
Blindsight by Peter Watts is a chilling science fiction thriller that explores a first encounter with an alien species.
Recommended“I want to recommend a much more depressing book that's available for free uh which is Peter Watts's blindsight and it is not a fun book but it is a fascinating Thriller”
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The Knowledge
The Knowledge by Lewis Dartnell is a practical and imaginative guide detailing how to rebuild human civilization from scratch using fundamental scientific and technological principles in the aftermath of an apocalyptic scenario.
Recommended“the second book I'd recommend is the knowledge by Darnell which is kind of a really interesting book it is ostensibly a um a survival guide”
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Books Ethan Mollick wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| How Should I Be Using A.I. Right Now? | The Ezra Klein Show | 2024-04-02 | 4 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“and that's why the book's called co-intelligence”