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Childhood Memories of Reading a Book Series
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2:17:11 - 2:19:22 (02:11)

The speaker reminisces about receiving a complete collection of a book series for their birthday and spending the entire holiday reading it cover to cover, enjoying the societal questions and hilarious language used in the book.

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The Strogosky brothers are known for their science fiction novels such as Roadside Picnic, Hard to be a God, Beetle in an Anthill, and Monday Starts on Saturday, which raise interesting interpersonal and societal questions and offer hilarious language.
2:17:11 - 2:18:05 (00:54)
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Science Fiction
Summary

The Strogosky brothers are known for their science fiction novels such as Roadside Picnic, Hard to be a God, Beetle in an Anthill, and Monday Starts on Saturday, which raise interesting interpersonal and societal questions and offer hilarious language.

Chapter
Childhood Memories of Reading a Book Series
Episode
#147 – Dmitri Dolgov: Waymo and the Future of Self-Driving Cars
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
The speaker recalls how they received a book collection as a birthday present and spent the holidays reading it cover to cover.
2:18:06 - 2:19:22 (01:16)
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Book Collection
Summary

The speaker recalls how they received a book collection as a birthday present and spent the holidays reading it cover to cover. The books had deep parallels to serious research despite being marketed to children.

Chapter
Childhood Memories of Reading a Book Series
Episode
#147 – Dmitri Dolgov: Waymo and the Future of Self-Driving Cars
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast