Juan Benet podcast reading list: The Beginning of Infinity, Permutation City, Nexus and more
juanbenet · x · 2026-09-23
Protocol Labs shared the reading list from Allison Duettmann's episode of the Juan Benet Podcast, spanning AI, nanotechnology, longevity, existential risk, philosophy, and sci-fi. Benet highlights books that shaped his thinking: David Deutsch's The Beginning of Infinity, Greg Egan's Permutation City on digital existence, and Ramez Naam's Nexus on expanding life with BCIs, among others.
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