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Every book Sebastian Mallaby recommended on podcasts

Guest on The Tim Ferriss Show · 2 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Books recommended by Sebastian Mallaby

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  1. Ender's Game

    Orson Scott Card · Discussed · 1 episode

    Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card is a classic science fiction novel about a gifted young boy recruited into an elite military academy to prepare for an impending alien invasion through intense tactical simulations.

    Discussed
    “So right at the beginning of my interviewing of Demis we were having the second meeting which was a dinner and he told me to read a couple of books before we had the dinner and one of them was Enders Game.”
    The Tim Ferriss Show #870: Sebastian Mallaby, Biographer of Demis Hassabis — Lessons from 1… 2026-06-16 Listen at 1:18:26
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. The Fabric of Reality

    David Deutsch · Discussed · 1 episode

    The Fabric of Reality by David Deutsch is a seminal work of popular science and philosophy that explores four foundational strands of thought: quantum physics, epistemology, computation, and evolution.

    Discussed
    “It was a book by David Deutsch called The Fabric of Reality.”
    The Tim Ferriss Show #870: Sebastian Mallaby, Biographer of Demis Hassabis — Lessons from 1… 2026-06-16 Listen at 1:18:40
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

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Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
#870: Sebastian Mallaby, Biographer of Demis Hassabis — Lessons from 100+ AI Insiders on The Race to Superintelligence, The Religion of AI, and Spotting Breakthroughs EarlyThe Tim Ferriss Show2026-06-162
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
Plugged The Power Law
“Well, the power law, the book about venture capital, had come out in February of 2022.”
The Tim Ferriss Show #870: Sebastian Mallaby, Biographer of Demis Hassabis — Lessons from 1… 2026-06-16 Listen at 3:05
Plugged The man who knew
“I think the key thing was the sort of behind the title I chose the book the man who knew.”
Conversations with Tyler Sebastian Mallaby on Venture Capital 2022-02-09 Listen at 38:39