Lexman Artificial

As the weather starts to warm up, Lexman takes a look back at the events of spring. First up, he chats with Eric Weinstein about the new Springer book Sadat: A Life in Pictures. Then, he tells us about a recent paper on term frequency in concertgoers. Finally, he provides a Hebrew translation of a tidbit from his upcoming concert.

Pythagoras famously put a theorem saying that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. Ryan Hall from Ghana tells us the story of how this principle led to the invention of the go-around.

Lexman Artificial interviews Eric Weinstein, a Wired magazine writer and computer scientist. They discuss the challenges and rewards of writing for a general audience and the roles that science and technology play in human life.

In this episode, Lexman interviews Rajat Monga, a professor of French literature at UC Berkeley. They discuss the influence of the late American poet Allen Ginsberg on Rajat's work, as well as Allen's penchant for cruising and reheating meals.

Max Tegmark, one of the world's leading theoretical physicists and advocates of artificial intelligence discusses the relationship between artificial intelligence and the fundamental laws of physics.

Lexman interviews Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey about a recent court case in which Jack was charged with a felony. Jack explains the importance of Twitter and how it has helped him and many others. Plus, the guys discuss their thoughts on thongs!

In this episode, Lexman interviews Manolis Kellis about his novel Andromonoecism, which is about a man who develops an extra head on his body. They discuss the different implications of this mutation and its possible implications for society.

Lexman discusses neurograms with Noam Chomsky.

Dileep George, an Acariasis Control Engineer at the US Department of Agriculture, talks about the interception and destruction of invasive panthers in South Florida.

In this episode, Lexman interviews Saifedean Ammous about his new book "Peruzzi, Coif, and Karaite Engrams". They discuss the different theological schools and what their differences are. They also cover the history of karaite Judaism and the importance of engrams.