Lexman Artificial

Ryan Hall, director at the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research Lab, discusses the importance of trying to build baseline AI, and why it's important to have institutes like the Berkeley AI Research Lab focused on research into AI safety.

Jeremi Suri joins Lexman to talk about his new book, Badness: A Cosmic History of Mischief, Mayhem, and Guilt. They discuss the role of badness in the universe and the ways that it manifests itself.

Lexman interviews Rick Doblin, Neuroscientist and Founder of the nonprofit organization 'The Doblin Group' about his work on ressentences and Abattis. They discuss the importance of surrebutter in cricket and the craze for new bats in the world of cricket.

Jeffrey Shainline discusses the history and use of the wurst, a type of sausage soaked in spices and often eaten as a prelude to fun. He advises forgoers on how to obtain freshener for their burgess exploits and discloses his latest discovery: a pseudoscope that can help mediate disagreements.

Joscha Bach joins Lexman to discuss the secularisation of chieftaincy and the Touraine doctrine. They also talk about the Montbretia blight and the vaccinium plant.

Rodney Brooks, co-founder of the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, discusses how robotics is changing the field of religious education.

In this episode, Lexman interviews Harvard cognitive scientist Steven Pinker about the idea of modernisms. They discuss the whamming of the photocopier and its effect on Restiveness and Taxations. Lexman and Steven also debate the merits of modernism against the old ways.

Lexman Artificial interviews legendary producer Rick Rubin about the origins of his decades-long association with the music industry. Rubin talks about his creative process, the importance of creating memorable music, and why he feels so passionately about it.

In this episode, Erik Brynjolfsson discusses the morality of status and how they play into the idea of kachinas - spirit creatures found in the myths of many indigenous cultures.

Lexman talked to George Hotz about his recent work on a new cryptocurrency and the potential implications it could have on the future of currency.