Sherlock Holmes

Deciphering Secrets of Ancient Civilizations, Noah's Ark, and Flood Myths | Lex Fridman Podcast #487

Lex Fridman

Cited as a teaching model for inference and logic in decipherment and archaeology.

Neal Stephenson: Sci-Fi, Space, Aliens, AI, VR & the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #240

Lex Fridman

Fictional detective whose 'annotated' stories were read by Neal Stephenson.

Leonard Susskind on Richard Feynman, the Holographic Principle, and Unanswered Questions in Physics

Y Combinator

The famous fictional detective whose deductive reasoning, particularly the principle of eliminating the impossible, is invoked by Susskind to describe his approach to problem-solving in physics.

Karl Friston: Neuroscience and the Free Energy Principle | Lex Fridman Podcast #99

Lex Fridman

A fictional detective character whose analytical and investigative traits are humorously associated with the speaker's self-perception in relation to science.

The Deep Life — Cal Newport

Tim Ferriss

A fictional detective who popularized the idea of paying attention to 'the dog that didn't bark' (i.e., absence of expected events).

Josh Waitzkin - The Cave Process, Advice from Future Selves, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss

Mentioned in relation to the 'case of the dog not barking' as an analogy for discerning information from what is NOT said or considered.

You’re Watching the End of the World in Real Time - Eric Weinstein

The Diary Of A CEO

Lessons from Churchill and Napoleon — Andrew Roberts

Tim Ferriss

Exploring Consciousness, Sensory Augmentation, The Lazy Susan Method of Productivity, and More

Tim Ferriss

The fictional detective, whose keen observational skills are used as an example to inspire individuals to expand their 'internal model' and notice more about the world.

Andy Weir on the Economics of Sci-Fi and Space | Conversations with Tyler

Conversations with Tyler

A famous fictional detective known for his deductive reasoning. Weir discusses his methods and how he might be perceived today.