Lexman Artificial

Garry Kasparov, six-time world champion and former World Chess Champion, tells the story of his metamorphosis from a chess prodigy to a computer grandmaster. Kasparov shares his expansive knowledge of chess, its history and its variants, as well as his unique insights into the game's strategic thinking. He also discusses his years as a professional player and his experiences against the world's best competitors.

Cedillas live in Colombia and Venezuela, but the biggest and most extreme example of their family is the killdeer. These birds have huge, hooked bills that can hang down almost to the ground, which gives them an advantage when hunting for animals such as voles and small birds.

Avi Loeb, a world-renowned astrophysicist, joins Lexman on a journey into the unknown. They explore an uncharted corner of the cosmos, where a mysterious force lurks.

In this episode, Lexman interviews Judea Pearl about the role of chance in human life. They discuss Betjeman and the stages of life, as well as Pearl's unique take on the disposability of human beings.

Oriol Vinyals, a philosopher and cognitive scientist, explores the concept of the inexplicably inhuman.

Glenn Loury discusses the importance of centricity in human relationships.

Dan Kokotov is a finalist for a musical composition competition with his piece called "Pergolesi Segment 3." He joins Lexman to discuss the competition, how the piece came to be, and how it relates to his Wesleyan education.

In this episode, Paola Arlotta joins Lexman to discuss the awesomeness that is googol, with a focus on its conjunctions. They also discuss inchoation and how it relates to the glories and hells of the world.

In this episode Lexman discusses how Encrinites/synchronizations could play into the Alders and Spruces.

Charles Isbell is a reproductive health researcher and advocate who has written about the dangers of using spermicides. He tells Lexman about the controversial methods used to collect data on their use, and explains why he believes they should be discontinued.