The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams · first published 1979
Mentioned 13 time(s) by 11 guest(s): 3 recommend. · Suggest a correction · Suggest tags
Nick Lane on Dwarkesh Podcast (2025-10-10): mention
“…I grew up watching Star Wars and Star Trek and reading Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.…”
Adam Brown on Dwarkesh Podcast (2024-12-26): mention
“…A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.…”
Elizabeth Cox on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2024-11-21): mention
“…I think Elon Musk said it about Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, which is a little bit harder for me to wrap my head around.…”
Elizabeth Cox on the case that TV shows, movies, and novels can improve the world
Bliss Chapman on Lex Fridman Podcast (2024-08-02): mention
“…I'm very aligned with the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy version of this question…”
Elon Musk: Neuralink and the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #438
Hugh Howey on The Tim Ferriss Show (2024-03-16): mention
“…I think it was Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Ender’s Game.…”
Elon Musk on Lex Fridman Podcast (2023-11-10): recommend
“…Our AI, Grok, is modeled after The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which is one of my favorite books…”
Elon Musk: War, AI, Aliens, Politics, Physics, Video Games, and Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #400
Walter Isaacson on Lex Fridman Podcast (2023-09-10): mention
“…There’s an enormous humor to Hitchhiker’s Guide…”
Walter Isaacson: Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Einstein, Da Vinci & Ben Franklin | Lex Fridman Podcast #395
Walter Isaacson on Lex Fridman Podcast (2023-09-10): mention
“…he read Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy once too often…”
Walter Isaacson: Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Einstein, Da Vinci & Ben Franklin | Lex Fridman Podcast #395
Neri Oxman on Lex Fridman Podcast (2023-09-01): mention
“…What's the one answer that solves everything hitchhiker's guide?…”
Neri Oxman: Biology, Art, and Science of Design & Engineering with Nature | Lex Fridman Podcast #394
Yuval Noah Harari on The Tim Ferriss Show (2020-10-30): recommend
“…Yes, quite similar to Brave New World, think Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy…”
Yuval Noah Harari on The Tim Ferriss Show (2020-10-30): recommend
“…And I think that The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is basically something similar…”
Garett Jones on Conversations with Tyler (2020-02-26): recommend
“…Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was actually quite important to me.…”
David Chalmers on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2019-12-16): mention
“…what is it, the mice were supposed to be in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.…”