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MD MEETS book recommendations

Hosted by Mathias Döpfner · 3 episodes covered · 6 books · 6 people · Website

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  1. Dune

    Frank Herbert · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “There are things like this in sci-fi. Dune is an example where people say this is the only way to prevent the rogue AI.”
    Where to get it
  2. Homo Deus

    Yuval Noah Harari · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “Yuval Harari, the Israeli writer, wrote a fascinating book called Homo Deus where he basically describes the next era of mankind where we become almost like gods.”
    Where to get it
  3. Mindset

    Carol S. Dweck · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “We the one of the metaphors we use a lot coming out of this child psychology and Carol Dwek's work of growth mindset is uha when you say skill set there's I think the most important skill set for long-term relevance is you know how do you be be a learn it all and not a knowit all right that”
    Where to get it
  4. Technology and the Rise of Great Powers

    Jeffrey Ding · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “I think if you think back I I'm a big believer in the Jeffrey Ding uh you know school which is all about diffusion of technology right everybody today is more about the hype of one AI technology quite frankly the country or that is going to really win is going to be the one that can scale up broadly”
    Where to get it
  5. The Picture of Dorian Gray

    Oscar Wilde, Oscar Wilde, Oscar Wilde · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “But I think you once said that Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray is a book that you particularly like.”
    Where to get it
  6. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus

    Christopher Marlowe; Alexander Dyce · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “In, if you contrast the Faust books of Marlow versus Goethe, in Marlow's Faust, that was the 16th century Faust story,”
    Where to get it

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Discussed The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
“In, if you contrast the Faust books of Marlow versus Goethe, in Marlow's Faust, that was the 16th century Faust story,”
Discussed Mindset
“We the one of the metaphors we use a lot coming out of this child psychology and Carol Dwek's work of growth mindset is uha when you say skill set there's I think the most important skill set for long-term relevance is you know how do you be be a learn it all and not a knowit all right that”
Discussed Technology and the Rise of Great Powers
“I think if you think back I I'm a big believer in the Jeffrey Ding uh you know school which is all about diffusion of technology right everybody today is more about the hype of one AI technology quite frankly the country or that is going to really win is going to be the one that can scale up broadly”
Discussed Homo Deus
“Yuval Harari, the Israeli writer, wrote a fascinating book called Homo Deus where he basically describes the next era of mankind where we become almost like gods.”
Discussed The Picture of Dorian Gray
“But I think you once said that Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray is a book that you particularly like.”
Discussed Dune
“There are things like this in sci-fi. Dune is an example where people say this is the only way to prevent the rogue AI.”

Episodes

EpisodeDateBooks
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