The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu
Mentioned 12 time(s) by 9 guest(s): 5 recommend, 1 critical.
Kiriti Badam on Lenny's Podcast (2026-01-11): recommend
“…So I really like this 3 Body problem series. It's like a three book series.…”
Dan Wang on Conversations with Tyler (2025-12-03): mention
“…Liu Cixin, author of The Three-Body Problem.…”
Dan Wang on What China and America Can Learn from Each Other (Ep. 263)
Dan Wang on Conversations with Tyler (2025-12-03): mention
“…It is no surprise to me that Liu Cixin wrote most of The Three-Body Problem before Xi Jinping came into office.…”
Dan Wang on What China and America Can Learn from Each Other (Ep. 263)
Dan Wang on Conversations with Tyler (2025-12-03): critique
“…The third volume, to me, felt mostly like rubbish.…”
Dan Wang on What China and America Can Learn from Each Other (Ep. 263)
Howie Liu on Lenny's Podcast (2025-08-31): recommend
“…I will say like Three-Body Problem for anyone who hasn't read it, it's a mind-expanding book.…”
How we restructured Airtable's entire org for AI | Howie Liu (co-founder and CEO)
Claire Hughes Johnson on The Tim Ferriss Show (2024-02-28): mention
“…they’re like, “Neal Stephenson, Three-Body Problem.”…”
Rebecca Kuang on Conversations with Tyler (2024-01-24): mention
“…he was a big fan of Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem trilogy…”
Rebecca F. Kuang on National Literatures, Book Publishing, and History in Fiction (Ep. 202)
Rebecca Kuang on Conversations with Tyler (2024-01-24): mention
“…Why do you think The Three-Body Problem took off the way it did?…”
Rebecca F. Kuang on National Literatures, Book Publishing, and History in Fiction (Ep. 202)
Camille Hearst on Lenny's Podcast (2023-08-20): recommend
“…Three-Body Problem, A Wrinkle in Time, and Octavia Butler's Kindred.…”
Monetizing passions, scaling marketplaces, and stories from a creator economy vet | Camille Hearst
Hila Qu on Lenny's Podcast (2023-04-02): mention
“…He's the author of Three Bodies.…”
The ultimate guide to adding a PLG motion | Hila Qu (Reforge, GitLab)
Audrey Tang on Conversations with Tyler (2020-10-07): recommend
“…I enjoyed The Three-Body Problem trilogy. That's contemporary Chinese fiction, isn't it?…”
Jason Furman on Conversations with Tyler (2020-08-26): recommend
“…It's so good. Everything in it is so plausible and real in a way that you can only have in hard sci-fi.…”
Jason Furman on Productivity, Competition, and Growth (Ep. 103)