Solaris

This book by Stanislaw Lem was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Michael Levin. It comes up in conversations about consciousness, longevity & aging. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

The cult-classic by Stanislaw Lem that spawned the movie is now available for your Kindle! Until now the only English edition was a 1970 version, which was translated from French and which Lem himself described as a "poor translation." This wonderful new English translation (by Bill Johnston) of Lem's classic Solaris is a must-have for fans of Lem's classic novel. Telling of humanity's encounter with an alien intelligence on the planet Solaris, the 1961 novel is a cult classic, exploring the ultimate futility of attempting to communicate with extra-terrestrial life.

• “One particular author that I love is Lem. Stanislav Lem. Oh, he's amazing. Solaris was his”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “One particular author that I love is Lem, Oh, he's amazing”
  Michael Levin · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jan 202601:30:29

  Said during "Dr. Michael Levin, Reprogramming Bioelectricity". The episode features Dr. Michael Levin: Developmental and synthetic biologist at Tufts University studying bioelectricity, regeneration, and diverse intelligence; original background in computer science. Biologist Michael Levin explains how cellular bioelectricity stores rewritable anatomical memories, reframing cancer, regeneration, aging, and even cognition.