#407 – Guillaume Verdon: Beff Jezos, E/acc Movement, Physics, Computation & AGI
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#407 – Guillaume Verdon: Beff Jezos, E/acc Movement, Physics, Computation & AGI mentions Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
What is it, the Magic Theater? What book is that from? Hermann Hesse. Steppenwolf, I think.
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