Brave New World
Aldous Huxley · first published 1932
Mentioned 12 time(s) by 7 guest(s): 2 recommend, 1 critical. · Suggest a correction · Suggest tags
Jeffrey Wasserstrom on Lex Fridman Podcast (2025-04-24): mention
“…I went back and reread Brave New World, and it’s fascinating but it’s very messy.…”
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China, Xi Jinping, Trade War, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mao | Lex Fridman Podcast #466
Jeffrey Wasserstrom on Lex Fridman Podcast (2025-04-24): critique
“…he had criticized Brave New World in reviews…”
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China, Xi Jinping, Trade War, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mao | Lex Fridman Podcast #466
Jeffrey Wasserstrom on Lex Fridman Podcast (2025-04-24): mention
“…aldous Huxley, who wrote Brave New World, taught Eric Blair…”
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China, Xi Jinping, Trade War, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mao | Lex Fridman Podcast #466
Will MacAskill on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2025-03-11): mention
“…Similarly, Aldous Huxley, who wrote Brave New World, also had a piece of utopian fiction called Island.…”
Will MacAskill on AI causing a “century in a decade” — and how we’re completely unprepared
Andrew Roberts on The Tim Ferriss Show (2024-10-21): recommend
“…Eyeless in Gaza, and obviously Brave New World and so on are wonderful works…”
Philip Ball on Conversations with Tyler (2024-09-04): mention
“…that debate that led to Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, which essentially talks about this…”
Philip Ball on the Interplay of Science, Society, and the Quest for Understanding (Ep. 220)
Elon Musk on Lex Fridman Podcast (2023-11-10): mention
“…Soma from Brave New World is fictional drug that's used to explore some deep philosophical questions…”
Elon Musk: War, AI, Aliens, Politics, Physics, Video Games, and Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #400
Elon Musk on Lex Fridman Podcast (2023-11-10): mention
“…This is not simply regurgitating a brave new world.…”
Elon Musk: War, AI, Aliens, Politics, Physics, Video Games, and Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #400
Elon Musk on Lex Fridman Podcast (2023-11-10): mention
“…I mean, Soma from Brave New World, because it thinks you mean, you mean Soma, the real drug.…”
Elon Musk: War, AI, Aliens, Politics, Physics, Video Games, and Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #400
Elon Musk on Lex Fridman Podcast (2023-11-10): mention
“…Does Gong know about it? No. He probably will go to Brave New World.…”
Elon Musk: War, AI, Aliens, Politics, Physics, Video Games, and Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #400
James Heckman on EconTalk (2021-07-26): mention
“…what was it? Aldous Huxley. Remember the famous book?…”
Yuval Noah Harari on The Tim Ferriss Show (2020-10-30): recommend
“…Yeah, Brave New World, it really had really, really deep impact on me…”