Sam Arbesman is a complexity scientist, writer, and Scientist in Residence at Lux Capital, known for his books The Half-Life of Facts, Overcomplicated, and The Magic of Code. In this episode, we explore human understanding, its limits, the power and unpredictability of technology, our relationship with machines, coding, AI, and sci-fi, and how to navigate an increasingly complex and entangled world.
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Website: arbesman.net
Books: The Half-Life of Facts · Overcomplicated · The Magic of Code
Resources
Books
- Why Greatness Cannot be Planned by Kenneth Stanley and Joel Lehman
Games
- Minesweeper
- SimCity
- SimCity 2000
People
- Danny Hillis
- Joel Lehman
- Kenneth Stanley
- Larry Wall
- Richard Feynman
- Robin Sloan
Information
- Show
- FrequencyUpdated weekly
- Published29 April 2026 at 09:00 UTC
- Length1hr 3min
- RatingClean