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#174 – Tyler Cowen: Economic Growth and the Fight Against Conformity and Mediocrity
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2021-04-10 20:10
Tyler Cowen is an economist, writer, and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Linode: https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit - 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 - Public Goods: https://publicgoods.com/lex and use code LEX to get $15 off EPISODE LINKS: Tyler's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tylercowen Tyler's Blog: https://marginalrevolution.com/ Conversations with Tyler (Podcast): https://conversationswithtyler.com/ Big Business (Book): https://amzn.to/2OBPbaK Tyler's Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Cowen 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 (07:24) - Economics (09:16) - Nuclear war (16:03) - The American dream (23:16) - Capitalism: pros and cons (29:50) - Is competition good for the world? (31:53) - Free market (32:57) - Anarchy (35:23) - Ayn Rand (40:04) - The case for big business (44:31) - Clubhouse (49:35) - Loneliness (51:47) - Eric Weinstein and economic growth (56:08) - Communism (58:58) - Putin (1:04:29) - China (1:09:21) - UBI (1:13:17) - Disagreement with Eric Weinstein (1:17:09) - Money, Bitcoin, and Ethereum (1:25:20) - WallStreetBets (1:29:16) - MIT (1:36:44) - UFO sightings (1:44:03) - Contemporary art is misunderstood (1:51:06) - Mexican food is the best in the world (1:55:56) - Jiro Dreams of Sushi (1:59:59) - Book recommendations (2:02:15) - Advice for young people (2:05:53) - Love (2:11:35) - Mortality (2:13:25) - Meaning of life
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#173 – Nic Carter: Bitcoin Core Values, Layered Scaling, and Blocksize Debates
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2021-04-01 02:12
Nic Carter is a financial researcher, investor, writer, and podcaster on topics of decentralized finance. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - The Information: https://theinformation.com/lex to get 75% off first month - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil - Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium EPISODE LINKS: Nic's Twitter: https://twitter.com/nic__carter Nic's Website: https://niccarter.info/ Nic's Blog: https://medium.com/@nic__carter Nic's Podcast: https://onthebrink-podcast.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 (13:05) - Can humans fully understand reality? (15:34) - The dollar system (21:44) - Bitcoin (23:19) - Opendime (27:22) - Core values of Bitcoin (35:51) - Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? (41:39) - How Bitcoin works (50:02) - Bitcoin blocksize wars (1:02:27) - Layered scaling of Bitcoin (1:07:25) - Lightning network (1:10:25) - Schnorr/Taproot update to Bitcoin (1:15:17) - Criticisms of Bitcoin (1:25:04) - Bitcoin failure modes (1:33:07) - Bitcoin vs Ethereum (1:37:03) - Vitalik Buterin (1:39:56) - Creative destruction (1:44:51) - Future of Bitcoin (1:48:38) - Tesla, Elon Musk, and Dogecoin (1:56:44) - NFTs (2:04:00) - Bitcoin maximalism (2:10:37) - On writing (2:16:37) - Writing a book on Bitcoin (2:21:07) - Bitcoin resources (2:23:57) - Book recommendations (2:25:56) - Advice for young people (2:29:13) - Meaning of life
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#172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2021-03-30 06:47
Ryan Schiller is the creator of Librex, an anonymous discussion feed for college communities. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Allform: https://allform.com/lex to get 20% off - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off - Brave: https://brave.com/lex EPISODE LINKS: Librex App: https://librexapp.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 (07:06) - Librex (08:59) - Deep Fakes (13:06) - Silencing of ideas (24:01) - Building Librex (33:47) - How Librex took over Dartmouth (42:13) - Anonymity (45:04) - Private vs public life (54:32) - Building a sense of community (59:14) - Refusing to sell user data (1:06:05) - Moderation (1:12:54) - Freedom of speech (1:23:45) - Scaling (1:28:02) - Yik Yak (1:35:22) - AWS and Parler (1:40:25) - Safe spaces (1:43:22) - Jeffrey Epstein (1:52:50) - Chess and poker (2:03:29) - Advice for young people (2:14:21) - Book recommendations (2:20:16) - Mortality
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#171 – Anthony Pompliano: Bitcoin
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2021-03-25 17:26
Anthony Pompliano is an entrepreneur, investor, writer, and podcaster on topics of decentralized finance. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Theragun: https://theragun.com/lex to get 30 day trial - Sun Basket: https://sunbasket.com/lex and use code LEX to get $35 off - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - Indeed: https://indeed.com/fridman to get $75 credit EPISODE LINKS: Anthony's Twitter: https://twitter.com/APompliano Anthony's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AnthonyPompliano Anthony's Website: https://anthonypompliano.com/ Pomp Letter: https://pomp.substack.com/ Pomp Podcast: https://anthonypompliano.com/podcast/ 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 (08:54) - Army (16:35) - Iraq (24:14) - Will there always be war? (31:27) - Bitcoin maximalism (39:56) - Money is a belief system (42:27) - Bitcoin (46:03) - Censorship (50:35) - Bitcoin as main currency (59:27) - Scarcity creates value (1:01:08) - Money is time (1:09:34) - Eric Weinstein vs Bitcoin Community (1:23:23) - Ray Dalio (1:40:31) - Bitclout (1:43:43) - How to get Bitcoin (1:54:28) - Investing (2:05:05) - Volatility (2:18:08) - Philosophy of the meme (2:28:03) - Dogecoin (2:37:33) - NFTs (2:43:21) - Virtual reality (2:48:17) - AI (2:54:18) - Bitcoin resources (2:58:44) - Book recommendations (3:01:22) - Can money buy happiness? (3:03:16) - Meaning of life
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#170 – Ronald Sullivan: The Ideal of Justice in the Face of Controversy and Evil
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2021-03-22 04:24
Ronald Sullivan is a law professor at Harvard and previously a lawyer for Harvey Weinstein and Aaron Hernandez. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Brooklinen: https://brooklinen.com and use code LEX to get $25 off + free shipping - Wine Access: https://wineaccess.com/lex to get 20% off first order - Munk Pack: https://munkpack.com and use code LEX to get 20% off - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium EPISODE LINKS: Ronald's Twitter: https://twitter.com/profronsullivan Ronald's Website: https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/10870/Sullivan Ronald's Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_S._Sullivan_Jr. Ronald's NY Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/24/opinion/harvard-ronald-sullivan.html 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 (09:48) - Harvey Weinstein (15:53) - Harvard succumbs to pressure (27:08) - Safe spaces (33:26) - Cancel culture (36:23) - Evil (40:33) - Hitler (45:09) - Criminal justice system (49:10) - Innocence (51:39) - Racism in the judicial system (1:03:41) - George Floyd (1:06:06) - The trial of Derek Chauvin (1:19:55) - O. J. Simpson (1:24:29) - Aaron Hernandez (1:36:10) - Book recommendations (1:43:45) - Advice for young people (1:45:53) - Death (1:47:59) - Meaning of life
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#169 – Ryan Hall: Solving Martial Arts from First Principles
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2021-03-20 21:14
Ryan Hall is a martial artist, BJJ black belt, and MMA fighter undefeated in the UFC. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Indeed: https://indeed.com/fridman to get $75 credit - Audible: https://audible.com/lex to get $9.95 a month for 6 months - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack EPISODE LINKS: Ryan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanhall5050 Ryan's Website: http://www.ryanhallmma.com/ Ryan's School: https://www.5050bjj.com Ryan's Online Courses: https://ryanhallonline.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/LexFridmanPage - 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 (08:28) - First principles approach to martial arts (16:09) - Illusion of choice (19:42) - Game theory (28:04) - First fight (32:20) - Defense (41:03) - Waiting for a fight (51:11) - Free will (1:08:59) - Freedom and compassion (1:18:01) - Social media (1:24:21) - Leadership (1:30:09) - How to get good at jiu jitsu (1:50:23) - Learning how to learn (1:58:29) - Questioning the foundations of jiu jitsu (2:17:34) - Humans cannot fully comprehend reality (2:21:45) - Artificial intelligence (2:34:38) - Deadlines (2:41:29) - Tie choke (2:49:58) - Hardship (2:54:20) - Love
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#168 – Silvio Micali: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Algorand, Bitcoin, and Ethereum
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2021-03-15 04:55
Silvio Micali is a computer scientist at MIT, Turing award winner, and founder of Algorand. 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 - The Information: https://theinformation.com/lex to get 75% off first month - Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off EPISODE LINKS: Silvio's Twitter: https://twitter.com/silviomicali Algorand's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Algorand Algorand's Website: https://www.algorand.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/LexFridmanPage - 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 (08:55) - Blockchain (11:52) - Cryptocurrency (14:42) - Money (18:56) - Scarcity (20:37) - Scalability, Security, and Decentralization (24:03) - Algorand (40:36) - Bitcoin (43:39) - Ethereum (45:10) - NFTs (48:34) - Decentralization of power (52:42) - Intelligent adaptation (55:25) - Leaders (58:31) - Freedom (1:01:31) - Privacy (1:04:15) - Bitcoin maximalism (1:08:01) - Satoshi Nakamoto (1:12:39) - One-way function (1:16:52) - Pseudorandomness (1:21:34) - Free will (1:23:39) - Will quantum computers break cryptography? (1:28:44) - Interactive proofs (1:35:38) - Mechanism design (1:43:04) - Favorite meal (1:46:18) - Book recommendations (1:53:15) - Advice for young people (1:55:48) - Fear of death (1:58:29) - Meaning of life
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#167 – Saagar Enjeti: Politics, History, and Power
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2021-03-14 00:48
Saagar Enjeti is a DC-based political correspondent and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - The Jordan Harbinger Show: https://jordanharbinger.com/lex/ - 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 - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off EPISODE LINKS: Saagar's Twitter: https://twitter.com/esaagar Realignment Podcast: https://linktr.ee/esaagar 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/LexFridmanPage - 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 (10:19) - Hitler (14:39) - Evil (15:58) - Donald Trump (26:29) - Teddy Roosevelt (31:51) - Nazi Germany (36:47) - The balance of power in US government (40:43) - Bureaucracy (49:17) - Money (51:32) - UFOs (55:36) - Jeffrey Epstein (1:08:57) - Left and Right (1:19:40) - How to fix politics (1:45:07) - Political predictions (1:58:21) - Journalism (2:09:16) - Joe Rogan (2:16:43) - Lyndon Johnson (2:18:02) - World War I (2:22:53) - Dan Carlin (2:29:47) - How Stalin came to power (2:35:15) - Putin (2:41:25) - Lenin and Stalin (2:44:55) - Book recommendations (2:52:23) - Antarctica and Mars (2:59:37) - Born to Run (3:02:05) - Texas
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#166 – Cal Newport: Deep Work, Focus, Productivity, Email, and Social Media
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2021-03-05 00:27
Cal Newport is a computer scientist who also writes about productivity. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - Linode: https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit - Sun Basket: https://sunbasket.com/lex and use code LEX to get $35 off - SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex and use code LEX to get a free security camera EPISODE LINKS: A World Without Email (book): https://amzn.to/3blXyjv Deep Work (book): https://amzn.to/3c0npMM Digital Minimalism (book): https://amzn.to/3kJPMmx Cal's Website: https://www.calnewport.com/ Deep Questions (podcast): https://www.calnewport.com/podcast/ 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/LexFridmanPage - 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 (08:24) - Deep work (13:10) - Focus (18:52) - Time blocking (25:47) - Deadlines (35:22) - Do less, do better, know why (38:04) - Clubhouse (52:07) - Burnout (58:34) - Boredom (1:06:19) - Quit social media for 30 days (1:16:13) - Social media (1:41:21) - How email destroyed our productivity at work (1:51:07) - How we fix email (1:58:09) - Over-optimization (2:02:23) - When to use email and when not to (2:10:06) - Podcasting (2:14:42) - Alan Turing proving the impossible (2:18:41) - Fragility of math in the face of randomness (2:27:30) - Neural networks (2:36:16) - What will the P=NP proof look like? (2:39:55) - Is math discovered or invented? (2:44:02) - Book publishing (2:54:09) - Love (2:57:30) - Death (3:00:26) - Meaning of life
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#165 – Josh Barnett: Philosophy of Violence, Power, and the Martial Arts
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2021-03-01 13:36
Josh Barnett is an MMA fighter, catch wrestler, and a scholar of violence. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Munk Pack: https://munkpack.com and use code LEX to get 20% off - LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings - Rev: https://rev.ai/lex to get 7-day free trial EPISODE LINKS: Josh's Website: https://www.joshbarnett.com/ Josh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshLBarnett Josh's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshlbarnett Josh's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoshBarnettOfficial Josh's Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Barnett Josh's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyZmZwQESO8G0BOSHTpZcvg 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/LexFridmanPage - 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 (08:29) - Nietzsche (13:47) - Good and Evil (28:59) - Joe Rogan library (30:57) - Catch wrestling (41:03) - Anarchy (59:32) - Hitler and Stalin (1:16:34) - Karl Gotch (1:24:59) - Mike Tyson (1:33:20) - Violent victory (1:41:29) - Fedor Emelionenko (1:43:50) - Greatest MMA fighters of all time (1:53:47) - Early UFCs (1:58:32) - Advice for young people (2:02:24) - The value of competition (2:05:02) - Blade Runner (2:15:54) - Meaning of life
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#164 – Andrew Huberman: Sleep, Dreams, Creativity & the Limits of the Human Mind
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2021-02-28 16:59
Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist at Stanford. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off - Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off - 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: Andrew's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2D2CMWXMOVWx7giW1n3LIg Huberman Lab Podcast: https://hubermanlab.libsyn.com/ Andrew's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab Andrew's Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_... Andrew's Website: http://www.hubermanlab.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/LexFridmanPage - 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 (07:03) - Why do humans need sleep? (13:59) - Temperature (16:48) - Optimal temperature for sleep (21:51) - Sleep anxiety (27:55) - 8 hours of sleep (30:31) - Nap (36:18) - Goggins Challenge (51:41) - Breathing while running (56:30) - Anger (59:46) - Testosterone makes effort feel good (1:05:02) - Fasting (1:13:07) - Keto (1:15:58) - Meat (1:21:38) - Nutrition (1:23:03) - Dreams (1:31:11) - REM sleep (1:37:13) - Psychedelics (1:48:36) - DMT (1:53:11) - Creativity (1:56:45) - Pushing the limits of the human mind (2:01:55) - Neuroplasticity (2:06:31) - Neuroscience and AI (2:11:14) - Eye tracking (2:20:28) - New podcast on neuroscience (2:34:59) - Clubhouse (2:47:08) - Elon Musk
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#163 – Eric Weinstein: Difficult Conversations, Freedom of Speech, and Physics
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2021-02-23 05:36
Eric Weinstein is a mathematical physicist and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Indeed: https://indeed.com/fridman to get $75 credit - Theragun: https://theragun.com/lex to get 30 day trial - Wine Access: https://wineaccess.com/lex to get 20% off first order - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium EPISODE LINKS: Eric's Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein Eric's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ericweinsteinphd The Portal podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-portal/id1469999563 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/LexFridmanPage - 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 (07:27) - Aliens and physics (11:12) - Breaking the frame of conversation (12:56) - Time travel across multiple dimensions (19:07) - Is the government in possession of alien spacecraft? (25:31) - Freedom of speech (36:49) - Elon Musk (38:07) - Idealism of every era (41:26) - Non-locality of free speech in the Internet age (47:03) - Glenn Beck (48:57) - Joe Rogan (53:41) - Freedom and fear (55:14) - Jeffrey Epstein (58:53) - Aaron Swartz (1:04:29) - Jeffrey Epstein and Geometric Unity (1:24:04) - Cancel culture (1:26:06) - Alex Jones (1:35:01) - Curtis Yarvin (1:39:40) - Michael Malice (1:42:00) - Intellectual Dark Web (1:48:52) - Innovation (2:02:10) - Economics (2:09:29) - Cryptocurrency (2:15:37) - Geometric Unity paper (2:32:42) - David Goggins challenge (2:34:05) - Father and son
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#162 – Jim Keller: The Future of Computing, AI, Life, and Consciousness
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2021-02-18 17:39
Jim Keller is a legendary microprocessor engineer, previously at AMD, Apple, Tesla, Intel, and now Tenstorrent. 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 - Brooklinen: https://brooklinen.com and use code LEX to get $25 off + free shipping - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - Belcampo: https://belcampo.com/lex and use code LEX to get 20% off first order EPISODE LINKS: Jim's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimkxa Jim's Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Keller_(engineer) Tenstorrent: https://www.tenstorrent.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/LexFridmanPage - 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 (07:02) - Good design is both science and engineering (13:03) - Javascript (17:09) - RISC vs CISC (21:09) - What makes a great processor? (22:38) - Intel vs ARM (24:27) - Steve Jobs and Apple (27:05) - Elon Musk and Steve Jobs (32:50) - Father (36:33) - Perfection (42:48) - Modular design (48:22) - Moore's law (55:20) - Hardware for deep learning (1:02:14) - Making neural networks fast at scale (1:09:51) - Andrej Karpathy and Chris Lattner (1:14:05) - How GPUs work (1:18:12) - Tesla Autopilot, NVIDIA, and Mobileye (1:22:52) - Andrej Karpathy and Software 2.0 (1:29:13) - Tesla Dojo (1:31:49) - Neural networks will understand physics better than humans (1:34:02) - Re-engineering the human brain (1:38:56) - Infinite fun and the Culture Series by Iain Banks (1:40:50) - Neuralink (1:46:13) - Dreams (1:50:06) - Ideas (2:00:19) - Aliens (2:05:16) - Jordan Peterson (2:10:13) - Viruses (2:13:22) - WallStreetBets and Robinhood (2:21:25) - Advice for young people (2:23:15) - Human condition (2:25:43) - Fear is a cage (2:30:34) - Love (2:36:57) - Regrets
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#161 – Jason Calacanis: Startups, Angel Investing, Capitalism, and Friendship
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2021-02-15 14:07
Jason Calacanis is an angel investor, entrepreneur, and co-host of All-In Podcast and This Week in Startups. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Brave: https://brave.com/lex - Linode: https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit - Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off - Rev: https://rev.ai/lex to get 7-day free trial EPISODE LINKS: Jason's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jason Jason's Website: https://calacanis.com/ Jason's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ThisWeekIn Jason's Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/calacanis All-In Podcast: https://linktr.ee/allinpodcast This Week in Startups Podcast: https://thisweekinstartups.com/about/ 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/LexFridmanPage - 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 (06:52) - WallStreetBets and Robinhood (17:58) - How does the WallStreetBets saga end? (21:09) - Capitalism (26:30) - Ideas vs Execution (27:38) - Learning to learn (33:06) - Risk-aversion (39:07) - Robinhood (47:33) - Parler and AWS (49:59) - Social networks (56:33) - Leadership (1:01:21) - Work-life balance (1:09:44) - Great leaders lead by example (1:17:30) - Advice for startup founders (1:21:57) - Clubhouse (1:22:42) - When will we fully re-open the economy (1:33:20) - Augmented reality (1:36:48) - When should a startup raise money? (1:43:44) - David Goggins (1:45:40) - Disagreement with Chamath Palihapitiya (1:58:52) - Story about Elon Musk's darkest moments (2:07:08) - Friendship
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#160 – Brendan Eich: JavaScript, Firefox, Mozilla, and Brave
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2021-02-12 14:06
Brendan Eich is the creator of JavaScript and co-founder of Mozilla and Brave. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - The Jordan Harbinger Show: https://jordanharbinger.com/lex/ - Sun Basket: https://sunbasket.com/lex and use code LEX to get $35 off - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings EPISODE LINKS: Brendan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrendanEich Brendan's Website: https://brendaneich.com Brave browser: https://brave.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/LexFridmanPage - 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) - History of early programming languages (11:47) - Physics needs more experiments and less theory (16:24) - JavaScript origin story (41:17) - JavaScript was created in 10 days (50:57) - Marc Andreessen (54:14) - Internet Explorer (57:58) - Evolution of JavaScript (1:03:44) - JavaScript standardization (1:09:33) - TypeScript (1:12:05) - JavaScript ecosystem (1:15:15) - HTML5 (1:18:47) - Making JavaScript fast (1:27:57) - JavaScript is the most popular language in the world (1:38:23) - Advice for programmers (1:44:20) - Browser wars (1:50:50) - Firefox (2:12:33) - Brave (2:25:33) - Basic Attention Token (2:50:36) - California (2:59:48) - Mortality (3:00:54) - Legacy
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#159 – Richard Craib: WallStreetBets, Numerai, and the Future of Stock Trading
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2021-02-07 23:20
Richard Craib is the founder of Numerai, a crowd-sourced, AI-run stock trading system. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Audible: https://audible.com/lex to get $9.95 a month for 6 months - Tryolabs: https://tryolabs.com/lex - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil EPISODE LINKS: Richard's Twitter: https://twitter.com/richardcraib Numerai's Twitter: https://twitter.com/numerai Numerai's Website: https://numer.ai 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/LexFridmanPage - 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 (08:12) - WallStreetBets and GameStop saga (22:25) - Evil shorting and chill shorting (24:31) - Hedge funds (30:04) - Vlad (37:00) - Numerai (1:04:16) - Futre of AI in stock trading (1:09:55) - Numerai data (1:13:37) - Is stock trading gambling or investing? (1:17:32) - What is money? (1:20:49) - Cryptocurrency (1:24:06) - Dogecoin (1:28:36) - Advice for startups (1:44:27) - Book recommendations (1:46:29) - Advice for young people (1:50:30) - Meaning of life
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#158 – Zev Weinstein: The Next Generation of Big Ideas and Brave Minds
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2021-02-05 19:59
Zev Weinstein is a young man who thinks deeply about the world. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium - SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex and use code LEX to get a free security camera - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off EPISODE LINKS: Zev's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GenerationZW Zev's Twitter: https://twitter.com/zev__weinstein Zev's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zev_weinstein/ 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/LexFridmanPage - 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 (06:52) - Philosophy becomes dangerous in difficult times (12:15) - The power of radical ideas (17:06) - Changing your mind (21:19) - Fear (22:58) - Labels (28:02) - Thomas Aquinas (32:32) - Nietzsche (37:02) - Nature of truth (39:22) - Jordan Peterson (44:54) - Mediums of communication (53:24) - Free will (57:48) - Simulation (1:02:05) - Transcending the limits of human life (1:05:09) - Elon Musk (1:09:30) - Aliens (1:13:01) - Is math invented or discovered? (1:15:36) - Theory of everything (1:17:30) - Eric Weinstein as a dad (1:33:17) - Music (1:40:32) - Advice for young people (1:42:31) - Mortality (1:46:19) - Meaning of life
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#157 – Natalya Bailey: Rocket Engines and Electric Spacecraft Propulsion
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2021-02-01 14:15
Natalya Bailey is a rocket propulsion engineer from MIT and now CTO of Accion Systems. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Munk Pack: https://munkpack.com and use code LEX to get 20% off - Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - Sun Basket: https://sunbasket.com/lex and use code LEX to get $35 off EPISODE LINKS: Natalya's Twitter: https://twitter.com/natalya926 Accion Systems: https://accion-systems.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/LexFridmanPage - 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) - Intelligent life in the universe (10:52) - Life in our solar system (12:57) - Humans on Mars (16:31) - Robots vs human in space exploration (17:25) - AI in space (21:30) - How rocket engines work (26:47) - How ion engines work (31:10) - How colloid engines work (40:07) - Material science (42:57) - Nuclear powered rocket engines (47:56) - Electric propulsion out in space (51:23) - Satellites (56:17) - Photo of Earth from the Moon (57:55) - Humans on Mars (1:00:17) - Propulsion without fuel (1:08:12) - How to build a rocket company (1:15:10) - SpaceX and commercial spaceflight (1:19:42) - Advice to startup founders (1:26:18) - Book recommendations (1:34:36) - Meaning of life
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#156 – Tim Dillon: Comedy, Power, Conspiracy Theories, and Freedom
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2021-01-29 22:22
Tim Dillon is a comedian and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour - 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 - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off - Rev: https://rev.ai/lex to get 7-day free trial EPISODE LINKS: Tim's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TimJDillon Tim's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timjdillon Tim's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4woSp8ITBoYDmjkukhEhxg Tim's Website: https://www.timdilloncomedy.com Tim's Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-tim-dillon-show/ 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/LexFridmanPage - 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 (08:00) - Tim Dillon's tombstone (09:55) - The horrible people are the most fun (14:06) - Charles Bukowski (19:46) - Robots (22:56) - YouTube algorithm (29:04) - Parler and Amazon (33:32) - Social media (36:09) - Alex Jones (54:42) - OJ Simpson (59:22) - Politics (1:05:52) - Donald Trump (1:13:09) - Humor (1:20:44) - QAnon (1:27:13) - Conspiracy theories (1:32:50) - Bill Gates (1:35:20) - Elon Musk (1:37:35) - Jeffrey Epstein (1:40:14) - Ghislaine Maxwell (1:47:55) - Greatest comedians of all time (1:57:53) - Love (2:01:24) - Fear (2:04:38) - Mom (2:08:10) - Mortality (2:10:13) - Advice for young people (2:16:47) - Moving to Austin (2:24:40) - Meaning of life
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Lex Fridman: Ask Me Anything – AMA January 2021
From 🇺🇸 Lex Fridman Podcast, published at 2021-01-27 18:11
Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Brooklinen: https://brooklinen.com and use code LEX to get $25 off + free shipping - Indeed: https://indeed.com/fridman to get $75 credit - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - Theragun: https://theragun.com/lex to get 30 day trial 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/LexFridmanPage - 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 (06:37) - Will AGI suffer from depression? (11:14) - Love is an escape from the muck of life (17:14) - What questions would you ask an alien? (25:58) - How to pivot careers to computer science (33:06) - What will robots look like in the future? (35:54) - Disagreement with Einstein about happiness (41:50) - How I pick podcast guests (51:26) - How to stay optimistic about the future (59:09) - Major topics I changed my mind on (1:06:39) - Benefits of keto diet (1:16:02) - Darkest time in my life