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#274 – Karl Deisseroth: Depression, Schizophrenia, and Psychiatry
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2022-04-07 16:50
Karl Deisseroth is a professor of bioengineering, psychiatry, and behavioral sciences at Stanford University. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - BiOptimizers: http://www.magbreakthrough.com/lex to get 10% off - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off - Notion: https://notion.com/startups to get up to $1000 off team plan - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off EPISODE LINKS: Karl's Twitter: https://twitter.com/karldeisseroth Karl's Website: https://web.stanford.edu/group/dlab Projections (book): https://amzn.to/3NKmdiJ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (06:58) - Mental disorders (15:31) - Intelligence (18:10) - James Joyce (26:47) - Writing (30:11) - Projections (33:46) - Translation (36:17) - Poetry (45:00) - Love (50:34) - Psychiatry (53:46) - Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung (1:02:30) - Data in cells (1:06:33) - Optogenetics (1:22:01) - Neuralink (1:34:49) - Psychedelics (1:41:13) - Depression (1:56:38) - Talk therapy and psychoanalysis (2:00:19) - Good Will Hunting (2:10:55) - Darkest moments (2:12:26) - Suicide (2:29:31) - Autism (2:49:09) - Schizophrenia (3:00:18) - Why we cry (3:07:30) - Consciousness (3:22:01) - Mortality (3:23:41) - Meaning of life
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#273 – Chris Blattman: War and Violence
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2022-04-03 16:54
Chris Blattman is a professor at the University of Chicago studying the causes and consequences of violence and war. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Truebill: https://truebill.com/lex - Mizzen+Main: https://mizzenandmain.com and use code LEX to get $35 off - Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium - Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings EPISODE LINKS: Chris's Twitter: https://twitter.com/cblatts Chris's Website: https://chrisblattman.com Why We Fight (book): https://amzn.to/3702fjb PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (06:49) - What is war? (17:59) - Justification for war (40:47) - War in Ukraine (1:24:16) - Nuclear war (1:35:36) - Drug cartels (1:52:19) - Joseph Kony (1:58:23) - World Wars (2:05:31) - Civil wars (2:12:05) - Israeli–Palestinian conflict (2:20:49) - China vs USA (2:26:58) - Love (2:33:23) - Hard data (2:40:58) - Mortality (2:46:04) - Advice for young people (2:50:45) - Tyler Cowen
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#272 – Brett Johnson: US Most Wanted Cybercriminal
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2022-03-27 16:31
Brett Johnson was a US Most Wanted cybercriminal, called the Original Internet Godfather by US Secret Service for building the the first organized cybercrime community called ShadowCrew, which was the precursor to today's darknet and darknet markets. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Public Goods: https://publicgoods.com/lex and use code LEX to get $15 off - NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off - Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off EPISODE LINKS: Brett's Twitter: https://twitter.com/GOllumfun Brett's Website: https://anglerphish.com PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (08:47) - Early years (43:05) - Phishing and social engineering (1:01:09) - SolarWinds cyberattack (1:06:56) - Future social engineering fears (1:09:37) - Early cybercrimes (1:22:10) - Cybercrime entrepreneurship (1:25:39) - ShadowCrew (1:56:42) - Dark web (2:05:29) - ShadowCrew arrested (2:17:28) - Cybercrime (2:22:34) - Love (2:54:39) - Prison (3:22:50) - Life after prison (3:44:39) - Advice for young people (3:46:03) - Hope for the future (3:49:32) - Meaning of life
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#271 – Ariel Ekblaw: Space Colonization and Self-Assembling Space Megastructures
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2022-03-23 19:14
Ariel Ekblaw is the director of the MIT Space Exploration Initiative. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off - Coinbase: https://coinbase.com/lex to get $10 in free Bitcoin - Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil EPISODE LINKS: Ariel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ariel_ekblaw MIT Space Exploration Initiative: https://media.mit.edu/groups/space-exploration Books and resources mentioned: Into the Anthropocosmos (book): https://amzn.to/3CUIchM Seveneves (book): https://amzn.to/36ipd4O Endurance (book): https://amzn.to/3CYdKDJ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (06:51) - Space exploration (15:58) - Swarm robotics and self-assembling space habitats (33:39) - Microgravity (37:56) - Deep duration space missions (43:06) - Extraterrestrial life (49:29) - Music and sports in space (56:08) - Colonizing space (1:03:28) - War in space (1:08:02) - Robots in space (1:22:43) - Commercial space exploration (1:26:21) - Future of space exploration (1:34:07) - Beauty of the universe (1:39:03) - Space cities (1:44:44) - Advice for young people (1:48:04) - Consciousness (1:49:50) - Meaning of life
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#270 – David Wolpe: Judaism
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2022-03-16 21:11
David Wolpe is a Rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Mizzen+Main: https://mizzenandmain.com and use code LEX to get $35 off - Linode: https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit - SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex and use code LEX - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings EPISODE LINKS: David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RabbiWolpe David's Instagram: https://instagram.com/davidjwolpe David: The Divided Heart (book): https://amzn.to/3I5cFut Why Faith Matters (book): https://amzn.to/3i7qZrT PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (14:57) - Who is God? (21:13) - Atheism (33:11) - Holocaust (38:45) - Evil (43:57) - Nihilism (47:42) - Judaism (56:36) - Marriage (1:00:27) - The Torah (1:04:33) - Gay marriage (1:13:40) - Super Bowl (1:21:34) - Religious texts (1:27:20) - Exodus (1:31:15) - Free will (1:35:23) - Consciousness (1:44:06) - Suffering (1:48:04) - Mortality (1:52:42) - Finding faith (2:00:26) - Israel and Palestine (2:07:44) - Advice for young people (2:11:04) - Books (2:14:45) - Meaning of life
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#269 – Lee Cronin: Origin of Life, Aliens, Complexity, and Consciousness
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2022-03-11 18:35
Lee Cronin is a chemist at the University of Glasgow. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Paperspace: https://gradient.run/lex to get $15 credit - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil - Notion: https://notion.com/startups to get up to $1000 off team plan - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off EPISODE LINKS: Lee's Twitter: https://twitter.com/leecronin Lee's Website: https://www.chem.gla.ac.uk/cronin/ Chemify's Website: https://chemify.io PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (08:31) - Life and chemistry (21:56) - Self-replicating molecules (32:19) - Origin of life (48:45) - Life on Mars (53:49) - Aliens (1:00:30) - Origin of life continued (1:07:24) - Fermi Paradox (1:17:04) - UFOs (1:25:25) - Science and authority (1:31:28) - Pickle experiment (1:34:23) - Assembly theory (2:17:22) - Free will (2:28:37) - Cellular automata (2:52:08) - Chemputation (3:09:23) - Universal programming language for chemistry (3:22:34) - Chemputer safety (3:35:15) - Automated engineering of nanomaterials (3:44:15) - Consciousness (3:53:48) - Joscha Bach (4:05:04) - Meaning of life
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#268 – Robert Proctor: Nazi Science and Ideology
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2022-03-05 16:05
Robert Proctor is a historian of science at Stanford University. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Theragun: https://therabody.com/lex to get 30 day trial - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off - Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit - Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings EPISODE LINKS: Robert's Website: https://history.stanford.edu/people/robert-n-proctor The Nazi War on Cancer (book): https://amzn.to/3hjYzdZ Agnotology (book): https://amzn.to/3viS8A1 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (09:40) - Ideology and science (21:14) - Wernher von Braun (28:21) - The scientific process (38:23) - Censorship (47:37) - Anthony Fauci (52:47) - Courage in science (1:00:07) - Tobacco industry (1:23:52) - Nazi medicine (1:34:02) - The Nazi War on Cancer (1:39:14) - Science funding (1:50:08) - Ignorance (1:57:49) - Ideology in academia (2:04:09) - Human origins (2:14:02) - Hobbies (2:21:19) - Diversity in the universe (2:24:54) - Stones (2:33:49) - Conspiracy theories (2:37:59) - Nazi impact on Soviet science (2:43:14) - Nazi tobacco industry's denial campaign (2:47:30) - Hope for the future (2:50:04) - Meaning of life
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#267 – Mark Zuckerberg: Meta, Facebook, Instagram, and the Metaverse
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2022-02-26 17:26
Mark Zuckerberg is CEO of Meta, formerly Facebook. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Paperspace: https://gradient.run/lex to get $15 credit - Coinbase: https://coinbase.com/lex to get $5 in free Bitcoin - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium EPISODE LINKS: Mark's Facebook: https://facebook.com/zuck Mark's Instagram: https://instagram.com/zuck Meta AI: https://ai.facebook.com/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (11:29) - Metaverse (31:06) - Identity in Metaverse (43:15) - Security (47:40) - Social Dilemma (1:09:46) - Instagram whistleblower (1:14:31) - Social media and mental health (1:19:56) - Censorship (1:37:05) - Translation (1:44:40) - Advice for young people (1:50:28) - Daughters (1:53:16) - Mortality (1:57:49) - Question for God (2:00:55) - Meaning of life
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#266 – Nicole Perlroth: Cybersecurity and the Weapons of Cyberwar
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2022-02-20 22:31
Nicole Perlroth is a cybersecurity journalist and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Linode: https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off - Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off - ROKA: https://roka.com/ and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order - Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit EPISODE LINKS: Nicole's Twitter: https://twitter.com/nicoleperlroth Nicole's Website: https://nytimes.com/by/nicole-perlroth Nicole's Book: https://amzn.to/3sOQjrs PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (06:54) - Zero-day vulnerability (12:55) - History of hackers (27:47) - Interviewing hackers (31:49) - Ransomware attack (44:33) - Cyberwar (57:41) - Cybersecurity (1:06:48) - Social engineering (1:23:41) - Snowden and whistleblowers (1:33:11) - NSA (1:42:58) - Fear for cyberattacks (1:50:29) - Self-censorship (1:54:50) - Advice for young people (2:00:07) - Hope for the future
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#265 – Devon Larratt: Arm Wrestling
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2022-02-16 21:49
Devon Larratt is a professional arm wrestler, widely considered to be one of the best of all time. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Allform: https://allform.com/lex to get 20% off - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex and use code LEX to get a free security camera EPISODE LINKS: Devon's Instagram: https://instagram.com/devlarratt Devon's YouTube: https://youtube.com/devlarratt Devon's Facebook: https://facebook.com/devon.larratt.5 Devon's Website: https://nolimitsarmwrestling.com/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (06:42) - Over the Top and John Brzenk (18:15) - Strength vs skill vs strategy (42:38) - Denis Cyplenkov (1:11:44) - Jodi Larratt (1:15:45) - Canadian Special Forces (1:20:19) - Arm wrestling (1:27:03) - Freedom arm wrestling (1:38:36) - Diet (1:46:00) - Devon vs The Mountain (1:57:30) - Mortality (2:03:03) - Aliens and robots
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#264 – Tim Urban: Elon Musk, Neuralink, AI, Aliens, and the Future of Humanity
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2022-02-13 20:35
Tim Urban is the author and illustrator of the popular blog 'Wait But Why'. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Audible: https://audible.com/lex to get $9.95 a month for 6 months - Paperspace: https://gradient.run/lex to get $15 credit - Coinbase: https://coinbase.com/lex to get $5 in free Bitcoin - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off - NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour EPISODE LINKS: Tim's Twitter: https://twitter.com/waitbutwhy Tim's Website: https://waitbutwhy.com Tim's Instagram: https://instagram.com/timurban PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (14:54) - Aliens (23:08) - The pencil problem (29:53) - Food abundance (31:57) - Extinction of human civilization (37:15) - Future politics of Mars (44:15) - SpaceX (50:15) - Elon Musk (1:15:43) - Nuclear power (1:20:09) - The higher mind (1:24:53) - Echo chambers and idea labs (1:28:05) - How our brain processes film and music (1:31:19) - Neuralink (1:39:33) - Future of physical interactions (1:43:44) - AI (1:51:04) - Free speech (1:55:07) - How to read more (2:01:49) - Spaced repetition (2:05:52) - Procrastination (2:32:44) - Goals for the future (2:38:02) - Meaning of life
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#263 – John Abramson: Big Pharma
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2022-02-11 17:17
John Abramson is faculty at Harvard Medical School and a family physician for over two decades. He's the author of the new book Sickening about how big pharma broke American healthcare and how we can fix it. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Noom: https://trynoom.com/lex - Notion: https://notion.com/startups to get up to $1000 off team plan - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil - Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off EPISODE LINKS: John's Website: https://hcp.hms.harvard.edu/people/john-david-abramson Sickening (book): https://amzn.to/3gsVHef Overdosed America (book): https://amzn.to/3LmrWKn PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (14:29) - Biggest problem with big pharma (23:30) - Advertising (43:22) - Corruption (59:38) - Pfizer vaccine data (1:08:30) - Vaccine profits (1:19:25) - Censorship (1:40:11) - FDA (1:48:45) - NIH (1:57:42) - Live longer (2:01:13) - Medications (2:09:37) - Doctors (2:13:44) - Advice for young people (2:14:40) - Big pharma's influence (2:19:24) - Mortality (2:21:15) - Meaning of life
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#262 – Garry Nolan: UFOs and Aliens
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2022-02-06 22:20
Garry Nolan is a professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. His research is in microbiology, immunology, bio-computation, and analysis of UFO artifacts, materials, and reports of UFO encounters. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings EPISODE LINKS: Garry's Twitter: https://twitter.com/GarryPNolan Nolan Lab's Website: https://web.stanford.edu/group/nolan/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (07:41) - Biology (13:45) - Alien civilizations (17:49) - UFO encounters (54:50) - Atacama skeleton (1:02:07) - UFO materials (1:13:29) - Jacques Vallee (1:17:37) - UFO data (1:28:43) - Alien hardware in US possession (1:33:20) - Bob Lazar (1:36:15) - Avi Loeb and Oumuamua (1:40:17) - Advice for young people (1:47:05) - Meaning of life
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#261 – Philip Goff: Consciousness, Panpsychism, and the Philosophy of Mind
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2022-02-03 17:36
Philip Goff is a philosopher of mind and consciousness at Durham University and author of Galileo's Error. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off - Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium - Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off EPISODE LINKS: Philip's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Philip_Goff Philip's Website: http://www.philipgoffphilosophy.com/ Galileo's Error (book): https://amzn.to/3ustY5B Consciousness and Fundamental Reality (book): https://amzn.to/3ojldH1 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (07:40) - Conscious matter (41:06) - Death, mystical experiences and collective consciousness (51:30) - The authority of expertise (1:12:27) - Panpsychism and physics (1:41:11) - Suffering, zombies and illusion (2:13:57) - JRE podcast recap (2:25:33) - Free will (2:43:12) - Are we living in a simulation? (2:47:04) - Meaning of life
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#260 – Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher & Gordon Ryan: The Greatest of All Time
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2022-01-30 20:47
Georges St-Pierre is an MMA fighter. John Danaher is a martial arts coach. Gordon Ryan is a submission grappler. Each are considered by many to be the greatest of all time in each of their respective disciplines. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Calm: https://www.calm.com/lex to get 40% off - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free EPISODE LINKS: Georges's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgesstpierre/ John's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danaherjohn/ Gordon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gordonlovesjiujitsu/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (07:35) - Success (22:35) - Trash talk (25:42) - Doubt (34:06) - Emotions (46:01) - Gordon's beef with André Galvão (50:11) - Diet (1:00:12) - Training (1:28:21) - Human nature and combat sports (1:39:34) - MMA vs Grappling (1:48:53) - Gordon Ryan vs Felipe Pena (1:52:40) - GSP and shoot boxing (2:03:56) - GSP vs Khabib (2:11:56) - Pankration (2:15:08) - Effective grappling and takedowns (2:30:40) - Aliens and Mars (2:47:20) - Robots (2:51:15) - Advice for young people
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#259 – Thomas Tull: From Batman Dark Knight Trilogy to AI and the Rolling Stones
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2022-01-26 20:43
Thomas Tull is founder of Legendary Entertainment, Tulco, part-owner of Pittsburgh Steelers, and guitarist for the band Ghost Hounds. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Paperspace: https://gradient.run/lex to get $15 credit - ROKA: https://roka.com/ and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings EPISODE LINKS: Tulco: https://tulcoholdings.com/ Ghost Hounds: https://www.ghosthounds.com/ Pittsburgh Steelers: https://www.steelers.com/ Legendary Entertainment: https://www.legendary.com/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (07:14) - Legendary Entertainment (23:56) - James Cameron (25:50) - Storytelling (36:02) - Allure of movies (39:56) - Future of American industries (58:48) - Tulco (1:03:58) - Intellectual honest and life lessons (1:14:30) - Colossal (1:18:28) - Warren Buffet (1:27:10) - The Rolling Stones (1:45:20) - Greatest guitarist (1:53:33) - Thomas Tull's music (2:03:00) - Football (2:13:56) - Advice for young people (2:19:42) - Mortality and death
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#258 – Yann LeCun: Dark Matter of Intelligence and Self-Supervised Learning
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2022-01-22 20:08
Yann LeCun is the Chief AI Scientist at Meta, professor at NYU, Turing Award winner, and one of the seminal researchers in the history of machine learning. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Public Goods: https://publicgoods.com/lex and use code LEX to get $15 off - Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit - ROKA: https://roka.com/ and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order - NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off EPISODE LINKS: Yann's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ylecun Yann's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yann.lecun Yann's Website: http://yann.lecun.com/ Books and resources mentioned: Self-supervised learning (article): https://bit.ly/3Aau1DQ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (06:58) - Self-supervised learning (17:17) - Vision vs language (23:08) - Statistics (28:55) - Three challenges of machine learning (34:45) - Chess (42:47) - Animals and intelligence (52:31) - Data augmentation (1:13:51) - Multimodal learning (1:25:40) - Consciousness (1:30:25) - Intrinsic vs learned ideas (1:34:37) - Fear of death (1:42:29) - Artificial Intelligence (1:56:18) - Facebook AI Research (2:12:56) - NeurIPS (2:29:08) - Complexity (2:37:33) - Music (2:42:28) - Advice for young people
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#257 – Brian Keating: Cosmology, Astrophysics, Aliens & Losing the Nobel Prize
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2022-01-18 20:28
Brian Keating is an experimental physicist at the UCSD, author of Losing the Nobel Prize, and host of the Into the Impossible podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off - MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off - Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off EPISODE LINKS: Brian's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating Brian's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrBrianKeating Books and resources mentioned: Losing the Nobel Prize: https://amzn.to/3E6GSHI Into the Impossible: https://amzn.to/3Fb6F2E PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (06:46) - Telescope (12:10) - Beginning of the universe (32:23) - Science and the Soviet Union (37:49) - What it's like to be a scientist (56:45) - Age of the universe (59:37) - Expansion of the universe (1:07:37) - Gravitational waves (1:10:49) - BICEP (1:36:05) - Nobel prize (1:59:06) - Joe Rogan (2:06:21) - Recognition in science (2:14:30) - Curiosity (2:22:18) - Losing the Nobel Prize (2:35:13) - Galileo Galilei (2:54:00) - Eric Weinstein (3:12:21) - Scientific community (3:30:02) - James Webb telescope (3:35:01) - Panspermia (3:38:32) - Origin of life (3:43:59) - Aliens (3:49:41) - Death and purpose (3:53:53) - God (3:59:49) - Power
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#256 – Nationalism Debate: Yaron Brook and Yoram Hazony
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2022-01-15 19:50
Yaron Brook is an objectivist. Yoram Hazony is a national conservative. This is a conversation and debate about national conservatism vs individualism. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Noom: https://trynoom.com/lex - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off - SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex and use code LEX to get a free security camera - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium EPISODE LINKS: Yaron's Twitter: https://twitter.com/yaronbrook Yaron's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ybrook Yoram's Twitter: https://twitter.com/yhazony Yoram's Website: https://www.yoramhazony.org/ Yaron Brook's Books: In Pursuit of Wealth: https://amzn.to/3qmXuGo Equal Is Unfair: https://amzn.to/3FopKOV Yoram Hazony's Books: Conservatism: https://amzn.to/3sv0Nhe The Virtue of Nationalism: https://amzn.to/3mtxqs6 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (09:11) - Conservatism (15:07) - Importance of history (27:09) - Rationalism vs empiricism (32:39) - Communism (40:43) - Otto von Bismarck (45:04) - Edmund Burke and the French Revolution (49:52) - USA's founding fathers (1:02:47) - Founding documents (1:24:36) - Cohesion and Individualism (1:45:29) - Love and relationships (1:53:41) - Individual freedom (2:08:08) - Having children (2:21:54) - Reason vs emotions (2:28:44) - Nationalism (2:40:56) - Finding love (2:52:44) - Hope for the future (2:58:08) - Meaning of life
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#255 – Mark Normand: Comedy!
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2022-01-08 21:53
Mark Normand is a stand-up comedian. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Calm: https://calm.com/lex to get 40% off - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off - Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off - Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium - ROKA: https://roka.com/ and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order EPISODE LINKS: Mark's Twitter: https://twitter.com/marknorm Mark's YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/marknormand Out to Lunch (special): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDolNU89SXI The Standups: Season 3 (Netflix): https://www.netflix.com/title/80175685 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (08:45) - Love (11:51) - Childhood in New Orleans (26:37) - New York (35:11) - LA vs NY (44:25) - Advice for new comedians (58:57) - Crafting jokes (1:00:59) - Norm Macdonald (1:08:32) - Favorite medium (1:12:43) - Austin (1:19:04) - Sending people to space (1:20:37) - Robots with human emotion (1:24:08) - Self-driving vehicles (1:28:15) - Future of human interaction (1:32:22) - Advice for young people (1:36:22) - Rapid random questions (1:54:09) - Meaning of life