The Selfish Gene
1976 essay by Richard Dawkins
Common Themes
Videos Mentioning The Selfish Gene
Generosity, Cynicism, and the Future of Doing Good: A Conversation with Chris Anderson(Episode #349)
Sam Harris
A book by Richard Dawkins that explores evolutionary biology and altruism, referenced in the discussion about the scientific basis of generosity.
Saagar Enjeti: Politics, History, and Power | Lex Fridman Podcast #167
Lex Fridman
Richard Dawkins' book, mentioned alongside Sapiens as a book that synthesizes many ideas.
How Humans Select & Keep Romantic Partners in Short & Long Term | Dr. David Buss
Andrew Huberman
A book by Richard Dawkins where Robert Trivers' self-deception hypothesis was first advanced in its preface.
Rob Reid: The Existential Threat of Engineered Viruses and Lab Leaks | Lex Fridman Podcast #193
Lex Fridman
Richard Dawkins's influential book where the concept of 'memes' was first introduced.
Dax Shepard on the Craft of Podcasting, Favorite Books, and Dancing With Your Demons
Tim Ferriss
A book by Richard Dawkins that Dax read and found profoundly brilliant.
Nick Szabo — The Quiet Master of Cryptocurrency | Co-Hosted by Naval Ravikant | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
A classic book by Richard Dawkins, listed by Nick Szabo as essential reading.
Steven Pinker: AI in the Age of Reason | Lex Fridman Podcast #3
Lex Fridman
Richard Dawkins' influential book that frames evolution in terms of competition between self-replicating genes.
Sheldon Solomon: Death and Meaning | Lex Fridman Podcast #117
Lex Fridman
Richard Dawkins' book, which explores the idea of reciprocation and cooperation as fundamental evolutionary concepts.
The Deutsch Files II
Naval
Richard Dawkins' book is referenced for its perspective on biological fitness, distinguishing it from the survival of genes.
Andrej Karpathy: Tesla AI, Self-Driving, Optimus, Aliens, and AGI | Lex Fridman Podcast #333
Lex Fridman
A book by Richard Dawkins that greatly impacted Karpathy's understanding of altruism and the concept of selection at the level of genes.
Richard Dawkins: Evolution, Intelligence, Simulation, and Memes | Lex Fridman Podcast #87
Lex Fridman
Dawkins' influential 1976 book that introduced the concept of the meme and popularized the gene-centered view of evolution.