The Orthogonal Bet
Lux Capital
Welcome to The Orthogonal Bet, a podcast by Lux Capital that explores the unconventional ideas and delightful patterns that shape our world. Hosted by Samuel Arbesman Produced by Christopher Gates
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on The Orthogonal Bet podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Magic of Code
Samuel Arbesman
#2 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Enough is Enough Enough
A history of the 500-year crusade to simplify English spelling
Gabe Henry
#3 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Virginia Lee Burton
#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Like Silicon from Clay
Michael Rosen
#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Death in a Shallow Pond
a philosopher, a drowning child, and strangers in need
David Edmonds
#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The life you can save
How to Play Your Part in Ending World Poverty
Peter Singer
#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Dark Eden
Hannu Rajaniemi
#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The forge of God
Greg Bear
#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Diary of a Body
Daniel Pennac
Alyson Waters
#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Human Scale
Lawrence Wright
#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Could Should Might Don't
Nick Foster
#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Cuckoo’s Egg
Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage
Clifford Stoll
#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Forty-Four Esolangs
The Art of Esoteric Code
Daniel Temkin
#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
God and Golem Incorporated
Norbert Wiener
#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The quantum thief
Hannu Rajaniemi
#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Collisions
Michael Kimmage
#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
There Is No Anti-Memetics Division
QNTM
#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu
#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
David Edmonds
