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

Walter Isaacson is an author of biographies on Elon Musk, Steve
Jobs, Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo da Vinci, and many
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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