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Every book Holly Herndon recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Holly Herndon has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of May 24, 2024.
- Holly Herndon has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of May 24, 2024.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of May 24, 2024.
- The 3 books Holly Herndon has mentioned in the most episodes, as of May 24, 2024: Children of Time, Intelligence and Spirit and Plurality.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Holly Herndon aired on May 24, 2024.
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Holly Herndon appears on discussion programs like The Ezra Klein Show to explore the complex philosophical and practical implications of artificial intelligence, collective intelligence, and collaborative technology. During the closing book recommendation segment, Herndon offers several diverse suggestions spanning dense philosophy, imaginative science fiction, and democratic tech collaboration. She recommends Reza Negarestani’s Intelligence and Spirit, praising the challenging philosophical work for its deep exploration of the concepts of intelligence and spirituality. On a lighter and more imaginative note, Herndon enthusiastically recommends Adrian Tchaikovsky’s science fiction novel Children of Time, highlighting its creative portrayal of a society built by genetically modified, super-intelligent spiders, and noting that it stands as one of her absolute favorite books for exploring alternative forms of civilization and technology. Finally, Herndon recommends Plurality, a collaborative book on the future of technology and democracy co-led by Glenn Weyl and Audrey Tang. She highlights the book not only for its valuable insights into collaborative digital futures but also because it was written in an open, democratic manner to which she contributed a small part.
Books Holly Herndon recommended or discussed
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Children of Time
Recommended“on a lighter side uh children of time by Adrien chovsky is a really enjoyable AI science fiction about intelligent genetically modified spiders and this one my favorite books yeah so good so you kind of see the kind of society and technology that a super intelligent spider um society would build which I love”
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Intelligence and Spirit
Recommended“um so resen aarani wrote a book called intelligence and spirit it's a pretty dense philosophical book uh about intelligence and spirituality that I think is uh really great”
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Plurality
Recommended“and then there's a book called plurality that was um led by Glenn V and Audrey tang and a wide um community of contributors I also contributed a small part to this book it's about the future of collaborative technology and democracy and it was actually written in an open collaborative Democratic way which I think is really interesting so”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| ‘Artificial Intelligence?’ No, Collective Intelligence. | The Ezra Klein Show | 2024-05-24 | 3 |