Lex Fridman Podcast

By Lex Fridman

Society & Culture Technology Philosophy

What's Lex Fridman Podcast about?

Conversations at MIT and beyond about the nature of intelligence with some of the most interesting people in the world thinking about AI from the perspective of deep learning, robotics, AGI, neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, cognitive science, economics, physics, mathematics, and more.

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#175 – Yannis Pappas: Histo...

04.12.2021

Yannis Pappas is a comedian and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – 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 – Magic ...

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04.12.2021 #175 – Yannis Pappas: History and Comedy Yannis Pappas is a comedian and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – 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 – Magic ...
04.10.2021 #174 – Tyler Cowen: Economic Growth and the Fight Against Conformity and Mediocrity 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 ...
04.01.2021 #173 – Nic Carter: Bitcoin Core Values, Layered Scaling, and Blocksize Debates 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 ...
03.30.2021 #172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses 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 ...
03.25.2021 #171 – Anthony Pompliano: Bitcoin 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 ...
03.22.2021 #170 – Ronald Sullivan: The Ideal of Justice in the Face of Controversy and Evil 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 ...
03.20.2021 #169 – Ryan Hall: Solving Martial Arts from First Principles 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 ...
03.15.2021 #168 – Silvio Micali: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Algorand, Bitcoin, and Ethereum 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 – ...
03.14.2021 #167 – Saagar Enjeti: Politics, History, and Power 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 ...
03.05.2021 #166 – Cal Newport: Deep Work, Focus, Productivity, Email, and Social Media 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 ...
03.01.2021 #165 – Josh Barnett: Philosophy of Violence, Power, and the Martial Arts 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 ...
02.28.2021 #164 – Andrew Huberman: Sleep, Dreams, Creativity & the Limits of the Human Mind 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: ...
02.23.2021 #163 – Eric Weinstein: Difficult Conversations, Freedom of Speech, and Physics 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 ...
02.18.2021 #162 – Jim Keller: The Future of Computing, AI, Life, and Consciousness 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 ...
02.15.2021 #161 – Jason Calacanis: Startups, Angel Investing, Capitalism, and Friendship 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: ...
02.12.2021 #160 – Brendan Eich: JavaScript, Firefox, Mozilla, and Brave 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 ...
02.07.2021 #159 – Richard Craib: WallStreetBets, Numerai, and the Future of Stock Trading 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 ...
02.05.2021 #158 – Zev Weinstein: The Next Generation of Big Ideas and Brave Minds 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 ...
02.01.2021 #157 – Natalya Bailey: Rocket Engines and Electric Spacecraft Propulsion 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 ...
01.29.2021 #156 – Tim Dillon: Comedy, Power, Conspiracy Theories, and Freedom 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 – ...
01.27.2021 Lex Fridman: Ask Me Anything – AMA January 2021 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 ...
01.18.2021 #155 – Max Tegmark: AI and Physics Max Tegmark is a physicist and AI researcher at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – The Jordan Harbinger Show: https://www.jordanharbinger.com/lex/ – Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off – ...
01.14.2021 #154 – Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua Avi Loeb is an astrophysicist at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Zero Fasting: https://go.zerofasting.com/s/lex-promo to get 30% off annual subscription – LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack – Sun Basket: https://sunbasket.com/lex and use ...
01.11.2021 #153 – Dmitry Korkin: Evolution of Proteins, Viruses, Life, and AI Dmitry Korkin is a professor of bioinformatics and computational biology at WPI. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Brave: https://brave.com/lex – NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour – Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX ...
01.09.2021 #152 – Dan Gable: Olympic Wrestling, Mental Toughness & the Making of Champions Dan Gable is one of the greatest Olympic athletes and wrestling coaches of all time. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Tryolabs: https://tryolabs.com/lex – ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free – ...
01.04.2021 #151 – Dan Kokotov: Speech Recognition with AI and Humans Dan Kokotov is VP of Engineering at Rev.ai, an automatic speech recognition company. 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 – Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex ...
12.31.2020 #150 – Michael Malice: The White Pill, Freedom, Hope, and Happiness Amidst Chaos Michael Malice is a political thinker, podcaster, and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/strategy to get free product tour – Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish ...
12.28.2020 #149 – Diana Walsh Pasulka: Aliens, Technology, Religion, and the Nature of Belief Diana Walsh Pasulka is a professor of philosophy and religion at UNCW and author of American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, and Technology. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free shipping – Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex ...
12.26.2020 #148 – Charles Isbell and Michael Littman: Machine Learning and Education Charles Isbell is the Dean of the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. Michael Littman is a computer scientist at Brown University. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to ...
12.20.2020 #147 – Dmitri Dolgov: Waymo and the Future of Self-Driving Cars Dmitri Dolgov is the CTO of Waymo, an autonomous vehicle company. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Tryolabs: https://tryolabs.com/lex – Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium – BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get ...
12.19.2020 #146 – Michael Mina: Rapid Testing, Viruses, and the Engineering Mindset Michael Mina is an immunologist, epidemiologist, and physician at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Brave: https://brave.com/lex – Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil – ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod ...
12.14.2020 #145 – Matthew Johnson: Psychedelics Matthew W. Johnson is a professor and psychedelics researcher at Johns Hopkins. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Brave: https://brave.com/lex – Neuro: https://www.getneuro.com and use code LEX to get 15% off – Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and ...
12.13.2020 #144 – Michael Littman: Reinforcement Learning and the Future of AI Michael Littman is a computer scientist at Brown University. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – 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 ...
12.06.2020 #143 – John Clarke: The Art of Fighting and the Pursuit of Excellence John Clarke is a BJJ black belt and MMA coach. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Theragun: https://theragun.com/lex to get 30 day trial – Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get free shipping – ...
11.30.2020 #142 – Manolis Kellis: Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything Manolis Kellis is a computational biologist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium – Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil ...
11.25.2020 #141 – Erik Brynjolfsson: Economics of AI, Social Networks, and Technology Erik Brynjolfsson is an economist at Stanford. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Vincero: https://vincerowatches.com/lex to get up to 25% off + free shipping – Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to ...
11.20.2020 #140 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Love, Evolution, and the Human Brain Lisa Feldman Barrett is a neuroscientist, psychologist, and author. 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 – Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code ...
11.16.2020 #139 – Andrew Huberman: Neuroscience of Optimal Performance Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist at Stanford. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get $200 off – SEMrush: https://www.semrush.com/partner/lex/ to get a free month of Guru – Cash ...
11.13.2020 #138 – Yaron Brook: Ayn Rand and the Philosophy of Objectivism Yaron Brook is a objectivist philosopher, podcaster, and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – 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 ...
11.08.2020 #137 – Alex Filippenko: Supernovae, Dark Energy, Aliens & the Expanding Universe Alex Filippenko is an astrophysicist and professor of astronomy at Berkeley. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Neuro: https://www.getneuro.com and use code LEX to get 15% off – BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off – MasterClass: ...
11.03.2020 #136 – Dan Carlin: Hardcore History Dan Carlin is a historian, political thinker, and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get free vitamin D – SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex and use code LEX to get ...
11.02.2020 #135 – Charles Isbell: Computing, Interactive AI, and Race in America Charles Isbell is the Dean of the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Neuro: https://www.getneuro.com and use code LEX to get 15% off – Decoding Digital: https://appdirect.com/decoding-digital – MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex ...
10.30.2020 #134 – Eric Weinstein: On the Nature of Good and Evil, Genius and Madness Eric Weinstein is a mathematical physicist, podcaster, and intellectual. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium – Sun Basket: https://sunbasket.com/lex and use code LEX to get $35 off – SEMrush: ...
10.25.2020 #133 – Manolis Kellis: Biology of Disease Manolis Kellis is a computational biologist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – SEMrush: https://www.semrush.com/partner/lex/ to get a free month of Guru – Pessimists Archive: https://pessimists.co/ – Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to ...
10.22.2020 #132 – George Hotz: Hacking the Simulation & Learning to Drive with Neural Nets George Hotz (geohot) is a programmer, hacker, and the founder of Comma.ai. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 40% & free shipping – Decoding Digital: ...
10.19.2020 #131 – Chris Lattner: The Future of Computing and Programming Languages Chris Lattner is a world-class software & hardware engineer, leading projects at Apple, Tesla, Google, and SiFive. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get a free week of premium ...
10.12.2020 #130 – Scott Aaronson: Computational Complexity and Consciousness Scott Aaronson is a quantum computer scientist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex and use code LEX to get a free security camera – Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get $200 ...
10.04.2020 #129 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Counterintuitive Ideas About How the Brain Works Lisa Feldman Barrett is a neuroscientist, psychologist, and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get free vitamin D3/K2 – Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to ...
10.02.2020 #128 – Michael Malice: Anarchy, Democracy, Libertarianism, Love, and Trolling Michael Malice is a political thinker, podcaster, and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – SEMrush: https://www.semrush.com/partner/lex/ to get a free month of Guru – DoorDash: https://doordash.com/ and use code LEX to get $5 off – ...
09.26.2020 #127 – Joe Rogan: Conversations, Ideas, Love, Freedom & The Joe Rogan Experience Joe Rogan is a comedian, UFC commentator, and the host of the Joe Rogan Experience. Please check out our sponsors to get a discount and to support this podcast: – Neuro: https://www.getneuro.com and use code LEX – Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/lex ...

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