Walter Issacson | Full Episode 9.29.23 | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | PBS

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  • čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
  • Bestselling author Walter Isaacson discusses his biography of Elon Musk, who leads SpaceX, Tesla, and endeavors in AI and brain-machine interfaces. Isaacson comments on Musk's Twitter takeover, geopolitical influence, controversies, and aspirations.
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Komentáře • 29

  • @a.e.jabbour5003
    @a.e.jabbour5003 Před 9 měsíci

    That was a fascinating, illuminating interview. No surprise, given the host, the guest, and the subject. I'm really glad to have seen this after so long, especially Margaret's and Walt's intelligence and insight on display. Thanks to everyone involved!

  • @vinkoivomilicdiaz6932
    @vinkoivomilicdiaz6932 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Very interesting interview and great book.

  • @JD987abc
    @JD987abc Před 11 měsíci +4

    Thank you Margaret for such a great interview. Your guest was informative and your questions provocative . Elon Musk as the subject matter was no less important. Lately he’s been vilified by many critics but your program gave insight into Musk’s persona and mind allowing the viewer to take away valid basis for just criticism and just praise.

  • @user-hm1ks1gs3d
    @user-hm1ks1gs3d Před 11 měsíci +2

    No matter how hard it is, just keep going because you only fail when you give up.

  • @aroe3896
    @aroe3896 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Mr. Isaacson reminds me of why I admired Mr. Musk early on; when he was championing alternative energy so much. And I appreciate how Isaacson shines the light on Musk's vision for inter-planetary human settlement. But a major unspoken counter-narrative is the immorality of one person acquiring so much wealth that s/he is capable of funding such endeavors. I'm pretty sure the US federal government could be as successful at Musk if the public sector and public service hadn't been so effectively torn down by neo-liberal economic dogma and GOP public policy since the time of Reagan, more than four decades ago.

    • @middlefingermotionpictures4772
      @middlefingermotionpictures4772 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Where is this "immorality" codified in any significant way? Looking for an objective response, not a logical fallacy.

    • @skytech2501
      @skytech2501 Před 10 měsíci

      People who say the government can do better have never been to third-world countries and learned anything. Elon: "People who think private companies are Evil don't realize that the government is the ultimate cooperation with a monopoly on violence"

  • @mailman2332
    @mailman2332 Před 10 měsíci

    I'm baffled as to why Brother Issacson gave Elon on a pass on being a anti-semite,Einstein bailed on Germany...duh. Elon is a frikkin Genuis..
    who's not conscious. Wonder how Richard Stengel would have wrote book??

  • @lisalivingston6473
    @lisalivingston6473 Před 11 měsíci +3

    I never thought I would ever utter this phrase, but I think the bullies of Elon Musk's youth have shaped him into the person he is today. I think it drove him to become an innovator that can smugly take pride in all he has built and accomplished. He would benefit in realizing his weaknesses and surround himself with people who could better guide his more questionable instincts, i.e. encouraging hate speech and Nazi ideology on his X platform, as well as his decision to disable Starlink and interfere in Ukraine's ability to fight against Putin's evil invasion of their country. I view him sometimes as an evil genius (like a Bond movie villain), and I am sure that his actions may sometimes cause advertisers and investors to pause when deciding whether to align themselves with him and his products. His advancements in space travel are admirable, but I personally wish he could channel his creative energies into endeavors that could benefit the common good.

    • @mailman2332
      @mailman2332 Před 10 měsíci

      He has to be older or maybe not. He is what he is

    • @lisalivingston6473
      @lisalivingston6473 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@mailman2332Are you saying that, in your opinion, Elon Musk has not matured? Or maybe he suffers from "Peter Pan syndrome"? If so, you may be on to something there.

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    @jamesgregg984 Před 11 měsíci +6

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      @Jude1574 Před 11 měsíci

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