OVERLAP · 7 SHARED BOOKs
Books both Andrej Karpathy and Elon Musk recommend
Andrej Karpathy and Elon Musk both positively recommend these books.
Shared positive books
7 BOOKs-
[001]
The Selfish Gene
Popular Science
Andrej Karpathylexfridman.com · andrej karpathy
Recommended in Lex Fridman Podcast #333 alongside The Vital Question and Life Ascending as the books that shaped his thinking on biology, altruism, and selection.
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[002]
Foundation
Sci-Fi
Andrej KarpathyListed on Karpathy's personal science-fiction page.
Elon MuskSource note
Frequently named as the single most influential book on his thinking about civilizational longevity.
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[004]
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Sci-Fi
Andrej KarpathyListed on Karpathy's personal science-fiction page.
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[005]
The Player of Games
Sci-Fi
Andrej KarpathyListed on Karpathy's personal science-fiction page.
Elon Musk“I'd recommend reading Player of Games & Surface Detail first. They're all great.”
Suggested entry point to the Culture series.
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[007]
Excession
Sci-Fi
Andrej KarpathyListed on Karpathy's personal science-fiction page.
Elon Musk“Compelling picture of a grand, semi-utopian galactic future. Hopefully not too optimistic.”
Page cites a tweet by Elon Musk about Iain Banks' Culture novels.
