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Every book Sebastian Thrun recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Sebastian Thrun has recommended or discussed 4 books on podcasts, as of December 21, 2019.
- Sebastian Thrun has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of December 21, 2019.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of December 21, 2019.
- The 3 books Sebastian Thrun has mentioned in the most episodes, as of December 21, 2019: Enlightenment Now, HOW TO STOP WORRYING & START LIVING and How to Win Friends and Influence People.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Sebastian Thrun aired on December 21, 2019.
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Sebastian Thrun shares insights on personal growth, human progress, and his own background as a roboticist during his appearance on the Lex Fridman Podcast. Thrun recommends Dale Carnegie's 1936 classic book, commonly known as How to Win Friends and Influence People, praising it as a practical, no-fail guide that provides a complete framework for connecting with people, learning interpersonal skills, and developing empathy. Additionally, Thrun highly recommends Steven Pinker's book Enlightenment Now, describing the author as a famous philosopher and author whom he deeply admires, and positioning the book as an essential read for understanding the positive trajectory of civilization and human progress. Drawing on his professional background, Thrun also discusses his earlier career as a roboticist and machine learning expert before he began working on self-driving cars, mentioning that he authored a foundational survey-method text in the field titled Probabilistic Robotics.
Books Sebastian Thrun recommended or discussed
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Enlightenment Now
Recommended“Steven Pinker who as a very famous author and philosopher whom I really adore wrote a great book called enlightenment now and that's maybe the one book I would recommend”
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HOW TO STOP WORRYING & START LIVING
Recommended“by the way there's a no-fail carnegie 1936 how to make friends and how to influence others has the entire pipe”
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
Recommended“by the way there's a no-fail carnegie 1936 how to make friends and how to influence others has the entire pipe or just read it and you're done”
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Probabilistic Robotics
Discussed“um prior to me working on self-driving cars I was a roboticist in a machine learning expert and I wrote books on robotics something called probabilistic robotics the survey methods driven kind of viewpoint of the world”
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Books Sebastian Thrun wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Thrun: Flying Cars, Autonomous Vehicles, and Education | Lex Fridman Podcast | 2019-12-21 | 6 |