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#395 – Walter Isaacson: Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Einstein, Da Vinci & Ben Franklin

2023-09-10 · 22 entities

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Walter Isaacson is an author of biographies on Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo da Vinci, and many others. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – MasterClass : https://masterclass.com/lexpod to get 15% off – NetSuite : http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour – BetterHelp : https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off – ExpressVPN : https://expressvpn.com/lexpod to get 3 months free – Shopify : https://shopify.com/lex to get $1 per month trial Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/walter-isaacson-transcript EPISODE LINKS: Walter’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/WalterIsaacson Walter’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/walter_isaacson Walter’s Website: https://isaacson.tulane.edu Walter’s Books: Elon Musk: https://amzn.to/48aWSZC The Code Breaker: https://amzn.to/3EAa0cU Leonardo da Vinci: https://amzn.to/3RlFICB The Innovators: https://amzn.to/45R8gs4 Steve Jobs: https://amzn.to/3P9Ak2B American Sketches: https://amzn.to/45LM4PN Einstein: https://amzn.to/3r6Ttu6 Benjamin Franklin: https://amzn.to/44NobWW Kissinger: https://amzn.to/3RdTA1u The Wise Men: https://amzn.to/45LQDJX PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (10:42) – Difficult childhood (27:47) – Jennifer Doudna (30:44) – Einstein (36:02) – Tesla (53:07) – Elon Musk’s humor (57:17) – Steve Jobs’ cruelty (1:00:41) – Twitter (1:12:50) – Firing (1:15:35) – Hiring (1:24:38) – Time management (1:32:22) – Groups vs individuals (1:36:08) – Mortality (1:39:40) – How to write (2:00:38) – Love & relationships (2:05:33) – Advice for young people