27 min
The Three Body Problem - Cixin Liu Wiser Than Yesterday: Book club
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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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Contact the hosts
Wiser pod website
Nico's projects
Being a VC - Bitkraft.vcFuture of Gaming podcast - Website - YouTube
Sam's projects
Youtube - World records and adventuresWriting - Explosive thinkingPodcast - Growth mindset podcast
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Chapters
00:00 Intro01:00 Quick summary of the book01:24 Personal reactions to the book 09:07 Sending a message out to aliens18:16 How do you determine if a civilisation is important20:50 Hard times make hard people24:10 Three body problem review27:00 Ratings
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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.
- - -
Contact the hosts
Wiser pod website
Nico's projects
Being a VC - Bitkraft.vcFuture of Gaming podcast - Website - YouTube
Sam's projects
Youtube - World records and adventuresWriting - Explosive thinkingPodcast - Growth mindset podcast
- - -
Chapters
00:00 Intro01:00 Quick summary of the book01:24 Personal reactions to the book 09:07 Sending a message out to aliens18:16 How do you determine if a civilisation is important20:50 Hard times make hard people24:10 Three body problem review27:00 Ratings
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
27 min