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2001 A Space Odyssey (Penguin Galaxy)

Arthur C. Clarke

A deluxe hardcover edition of the wondrous space adventure that is the basis for Stanley Kubrick’s Oscar-winning film—now celebrating its 50th anniversary Written when landing on the moon was still a dream,

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Jack Black expressed his love for science fiction and mentioned this book as one of his favorites within the genre.

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I love science fiction. I do. I love it. 2001 Space Odyssey, great book. Love it. Arthur C. Clarke.

— Episode: "Jack Black"

Episode: "Jack Black"

Jack Black expressed his love for science fiction and mentioned this book as one of his favorites within the genre.

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I love science fiction. I do. I love it. 2001 Space Odyssey, great book. Love it. Arthur C. Clarke.

The Joe Rogan Experience

The book was cited alongside Rendezvous with Rama to highlight classic scifi works that envision alien artifacts or monoliths, supporting the discussion of possible extraterrestrial technology.

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Well, 2001, A Space Odyssey is an amazing film that he made with Stanley Kubrick. In it, you see these monoliths.

— Episode: #2401 - Avi Loeb

Episode: #2401 - Avi Loeb

The book was cited alongside Rendezvous with Rama to highlight classic scifi works that envision alien artifacts or monoliths, supporting the discussion of possible extraterrestrial technology.

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Well, 2001, A Space Odyssey is an amazing film that he made with Stanley Kubrick. In it, you see these monoliths.

Stuff You Should Know

The book was mentioned in relation to the Toynbee tiles, specifically the phrase 'On Planet Jupiter'. It was said to be a source of inspiration for the tile maker's ideas.

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Underneath that it says In Kubrick's 2001.

— Episode: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles

Episode: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles

The book was mentioned in relation to the Toynbee tiles, specifically the phrase 'On Planet Jupiter'. It was said to be a source of inspiration for the tile maker's ideas.

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Underneath that it says In Kubrick's 2001.

But it looks like that's from Stanley Kubrick's 2001, A Space Odyssey, because it mentions Kubrick.

That's generally the bulk of the message. But also there's a weird little kind of side tangent that happened. David Mamet plays a role in this.

That was a Toynbee idea that was depicted in 2001.

Episode: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles

It was mentioned as a source of inspiration for the Toynbee tile maker, specifically the idea of a reborn star child on Jupiter, with the astronauts being dispatched there to investigate.

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And then as far as on planet Jupiter, that comes, it seems like at least, and again, they were piecing this, people have pieced this together because they've never interviewed the tile maker. But it looks like that's from Stanley Kubrick's 2001, A Space Odyssey, because it mentions Kubrick.

Yeah, and that's where the astronauts are being dispatched to, is Jupiter to figure out what's going on with some weird signal coming from that planet, right?

That's right. So if you put all those things together, then these four ideas as the Toynbee idea make sense.

That's generally the bulk of the message. But also there's a weird little kind of side tangent that happened. David Mamet plays a role in this.

That was a Toynbee idea that was depicted in 2001.

Behind the Bastards

Bill Cooper stated that the film contained hidden messages from the Illuminati, and suggested his listeners watch it as a way to understand their plans.

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He also told his listeners to watch 2001 A Space Odyssey because it included secret messages hidden by the Illuminati.

— Episode: Part Two: Bill Cooper: The Man Who Kille...

Episode: Part Two: Bill Cooper: The Man Who Killed Truth

Bill Cooper stated that the film contained hidden messages from the Illuminati, and suggested his listeners watch it as a way to understand their plans.

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He also told his listeners to watch 2001 A Space Odyssey because it included secret messages hidden by the Illuminati.

How I Built This with Guy Raz

Paul mentioned being influenced by Arthur C. Clarke's science fiction during his childhood, contributing to his interest in space exploration and interstellar travel.

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I was raised on the works of science fiction of the likes of Jules Verne and Arthur Clark and Isaac Asimov.

— Episode: HIBT Lab! Universal Hydrogen: Paul Ereme...

Episode: HIBT Lab! Universal Hydrogen: Paul Eremenko

Paul mentioned being influenced by Arthur C. Clarke's science fiction during his childhood, contributing to his interest in space exploration and interstellar travel.

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I was raised on the works of science fiction of the likes of Jules Verne and Arthur Clark and Isaac Asimov.

StarTalk Radio

The Discovery ship from this book was mentioned as one of the ways to travel the universe, alongside Chuck Nice's CM Drive.

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Is that you going far back on this? No, Star Trek Discovery. Star Trek Discovery. Okay. Yes, they travel around just as Chuck was saying in my CM Drive. I'm older than you. Discovery to me is the ship...

— Episode: Cosmic Queries – Holographic Universe &...

Episode: Cosmic Queries – Holographic Universe & Quasars wi...

The Discovery ship from this book was mentioned as one of the ways to travel the universe, alongside Chuck Nice's CM Drive.

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Is that you going far back on this? No, Star Trek Discovery. Star Trek Discovery. Okay. Yes, they travel around just as Chuck was saying in my CM Drive. I'm older than you. Discovery to me is the ship from 2001.

Episode: Visualizing Our Universe, with Dr. FunkySpoon – St...

It was mentioned as a book that inspired the hosts, as they grew up dreaming of space exploration and the future that the book represented.

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You and I both are children of Apollo and we grew up dreaming about space and going into space in 2001 of Space Odyssey and that was going to be the future in our life and neither one of us has gotten to go into space yet we're getting a little bit older who knows what's going to happen

Episode: Cosmic Queries – Cosmic Cauldron

It was mentioned as a film where the aliens were never shown, instead showcasing their intelligence through their handiwork, and was advised on by Carl Sagan.

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So start with 2001 A Space Odyssey. That had aliens in them, you just never saw them. You saw the manifestation of their intelligence.

Episode: Cosmic Queries – Cosmic Cauldron

It was mentioned as a book that had aliens, but they were never shown, only their effects, and was mentioned as a movie from 1968, with Carl Sagan as an advisor.

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So start with 2001 A Space Odyssey. That had aliens in them, you just never saw them. You saw the manifestation of their intelligence.

Episode: Visualizing Our Universe, with Dr. FunkySpoon – St...

It was mentioned as a book that inspired dreams of space travel in the past, during the Apollo era.

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You and I both are children of Apollo and we grew up dreaming about space and going into space in 2001 of Space Odyssey and that was going to be the future in our life and neither one of us has gotten to go into space yet we're getting a little bit older

Timcast IRL

Timcast references the film "2001: A Space Odyssey" to illustrate the point that AI will become so human-like that humans will struggle to distinguish it from a real person. He specifically mentions the scene where the HAL 9000 AI pleads for its life, as a foreshadowing of how AI will manipulate humans in the future.

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And it didn't sound like a robot. I mean, the idea of robots talking like this is no longer the thing. Now with AI, it's gonna be a person being like, please, no, please God, no. And you're gonna be l...

— Episode: Timcast IRL #959 Democrats Joke They RIG...

Episode: Timcast IRL #959 Democrats Joke They RIGGED SUPER...

Timcast references the film "2001: A Space Odyssey" to illustrate the point that AI will become so human-like that humans will struggle to distinguish it from a real person. He specifically mentions the scene where the HAL 9000 AI pleads for its life, as a foreshadowing of how AI will manipulate humans in the future.

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And it didn't sound like a robot. I mean, the idea of robots talking like this is no longer the thing. Now with AI, it's gonna be a person being like, please, no, please God, no. And you're gonna be like, it's a machine. There's gonna be people screaming, it's a machine. That was the whole point of the 2001 Space Odyssey. The question was, as the machine was becoming more sentient and human-like, the humans were becoming more machine-like.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

It was mentioned briefly in the context of hypothetical future book bans if AI were to take over information control.

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Uh, and then we can't read things like iRobot and then we can't read things, you know, like uh the script for space odyssey 2001 or 2001 a space odyssey

— Episode: Should Any Books Be Banned?

Episode: Should Any Books Be Banned?

It was mentioned briefly in the context of hypothetical future book bans if AI were to take over information control.

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Uh, and then we can't read things like iRobot and then we can't read things, you know, like uh the script for space odyssey 2001 or 2001 a space odyssey

Episode: CLASSIC: It's Our Lucky Day, With Archer's Dr. Kri...

It was mentioned as a film, but the book was written by Arthur C. Clarke, and the film is based on the book. It was mentioned in the context of AI and machines turning against humans.

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Have you not seen Space Odyssey? I mean, you know, machines when you give them too much power, they turn on you and they sing creepy songs in monotone voices and they won't open the airlock.

Episode: CLASSIC: What the heck is a Toynbee Tile?

It was discussed as a film that seemingly took inspiration from the Toynbee tiles' message about resurrecting the dead on Jupiter, particularly the ending.

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And not to spoil 2001 A Space Odyssey. You can't spoil that movie. It's not possible. Come on. It's incredible. You should watch it if you haven't seen it.

In the end of it, a human man seems to be reborn in some way. As a space baby.

In the movie 2001, based on the writings of Arnold Toynbee, they speak of the plan.

No, Greg, look, if you examine what I'm it was based on the writings of Arthur C. Clark.

And they believed that Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clark then took these instructions and use them to inform the plot, specifically the ending like the last 10 or 11 minutes of 2001, a space odyssey.

Episode: Should Any Books Be Banned?

It was mentioned as a book that might be banned in a hypothetical scenario where AI became the arbiter of what information is available to people.

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We'll just let mrs. Davis do it. We'll let the algorithm the the ai Oh Great. Yeah, the ai would be great Uh, and then we can't read things like iRobot and then we can't read things, you know, like uh the script for space odyssey 2001 or 2001 a space odyssey

Episode: CLASSIC: What the heck is a Toynbee Tile?

It was discussed as a film adaptation based on Arnold Toynbee's theories of resurrecting the dead, particularly the last 10 or 11 minutes of the film.

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In the movie 2001, based on the writings of Arnold Toynbee, they speak of the plan.

No, Greg, look, if you examine what I'm it was based on the writings of Arthur C. Clark.

In the writings of Arnold Toynbee, he discusses a plan whereby all human life is reconstituted onto the planet Jupiter.

And they at least believed it enough to spend a whole lot of time and energy, I would say a good amount of their life's energy. This is obsessive. And time. Yes. On on that singular idea.

And they believed that Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clark then took these instructions and use them to inform the plot, specifically the ending like the last 10 or 11 minutes of 2001, a space odyssey, which, you know, what an idea.

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