An investigative podcast hosted by world-renowned literary critic and publishing insider Bethanne Patrick. Book bans are on the rise across America. With the rise of social media, book publishers are losing their power as the industry gatekeepers. More and more celebrities and influencers are publishing books with ghostwriters. Writing communities are splintering because members are at cross purposes about their mission. An all-new season of the investigative podcast Missing Pages premieres ...
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The Three Body Problem - Cixin Liu
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Review of the Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, one of the most impactful hard-science fiction books this century.
Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion.
We discuss the book and its philosophical ideas as well as some of the more exciting science ideas within. It's a heavy book to wrap your head around but full of insights for the keen explorer.
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- Being a VC - Bitkraft.vc
- Future of Gaming podcast - Website - YouTube
Sam's projects
- Youtube - World records and adventures
- Writing - Explosive thinking
- Podcast - Growth mindset podcast
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Chapters
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:00 Quick summary of the book
- 01:24 Personal reactions to the book
- 09:07 Sending a message out to aliens
- 18:16 How do you determine if a civilisation is important
- 20:50 Hard times make hard people
- 24:10 Three body problem review
- 27:00 Ratings
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74 episodes
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Content provided by Sam Harris & Nicolas Vereecke, Book geeks Sam Harris, and Nicolas Vereecke. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Sam Harris & Nicolas Vereecke, Book geeks Sam Harris, and Nicolas Vereecke or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Review of the Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, one of the most impactful hard-science fiction books this century.
Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion.
We discuss the book and its philosophical ideas as well as some of the more exciting science ideas within. It's a heavy book to wrap your head around but full of insights for the keen explorer.
- - -
Contact the hosts
Nico's projects
- Being a VC - Bitkraft.vc
- Future of Gaming podcast - Website - YouTube
Sam's projects
- Youtube - World records and adventures
- Writing - Explosive thinking
- Podcast - Growth mindset podcast
- - -
Chapters
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:00 Quick summary of the book
- 01:24 Personal reactions to the book
- 09:07 Sending a message out to aliens
- 18:16 How do you determine if a civilisation is important
- 20:50 Hard times make hard people
- 24:10 Three body problem review
- 27:00 Ratings
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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