“including "How the Universe Got Its Spots" on the topic of the shape and the size of the universe,”
Books mentioned in Janna Levin: Black Holes, Wormholes, Aliens, Paradoxes & Extra Dimensions | Lex Fridman Podcast #468
From Lex Fridman Podcast · 2025-05-05
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“"A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines" on the topic of genius, madness,”
“"Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space" on the topic of LIGO”
“and "Black Hole Survival Guide" all about black holes.”
“You might know this play "Copenhagen" by Michael Frayn. There's this line that he attributes to Bohr.”
“what became coined as the Black Hole Wars, where people were saying,”
“to call it "The God Particle." And he said they managed to offend two groups,”
“who you're describing who proved from Fermat's last theorem, it took him seven years.”
“wrote "Remains of the Day" probably most famously, his book "Never Let me Go," it's unbelievable.”
“his book "Never Let me Go," it's unbelievable. Totally devastating. Stunning.”
“that runs backwards, "Time's Arrow." I love some of his other books even more,”
“which is "The Road," and you might say, in what sense is "The Road" science?”
“but I return to Orwell's "Animal Farm" a lot. And it's these kind of like,”