Lex Fridman Podcast
Conversations that explore technology, history, philosophy, physics, mathematics, biology, chemistry, engineering, AI, robotics, programming, music, film, art, sports, psychology, neuroscience, geopolitics, business, economics, religion, astronomy, and the human condition with people from all walks of life.
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David Pakman is a left-wing progressive political commentator and host of The David Pakman Show. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#374 – Robert Playter: Boston Dynamics CEO on Humanoid and Legged Robotics
Robert Playter is CEO of Boston Dynamics, a legendary robotics company that over 30 years has created some of the most elegant, dextrous, and simply amazing robots ever built, including the humanoid robot Atlas and the robot dog Spot. Please support this podcast by checking ...
#373 – Manolis Kellis: Evolution of Human Civilization and Superintelligent AI
Manolis Kellis is a computational biologist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#372 – Simone Giertz: Queen of Sh*tty Robots, Innovative Engineering, and Design
Simone Giertz is an inventor, designer, engineer, and roboticist famous for a combination of humor and brilliant creative design in the systems and products she creates. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#371 – Max Tegmark: The Case for Halting AI Development
Max Tegmark is a physicist and AI researcher at MIT, co-founder of the Future of Life Institute, and author of Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#370 – Edward Frenkel: Reality is a Paradox – Mathematics, Physics, Truth & Love
Edward Frenkel is a mathematician at UC Berkeley working on the interface of mathematics and quantum physics. He is the author of Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#369 – Paul Rosolie: Amazon Jungle, Uncontacted Tribes, Anacondas, and Ayahuasca
Paul Rosolie is a conservationist, explorer, author, filmmaker, real life Tarzan, and founder of Junglekeepers which today protects over 50,000 acres of threatened habitat. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#368 – Eliezer Yudkowsky: Dangers of AI and the End of Human Civilization
Eliezer Yudkowsky is a researcher, writer, and philosopher on the topic of superintelligent AI. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#367 – Sam Altman: OpenAI CEO on GPT-4, ChatGPT, and the Future of AI
Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, the company behind GPT-4, ChatGPT, DALL-E, Codex, and many other state-of-the-art AI technologies. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#366 – Shannon Curry: Johnny Depp & Amber Heard Trial, Marriage, Dating & Love
Dr. Shannon Curry is a clinical and forensic psychologist who conducts research, therapy, and clinical evaluation pertaining to trauma, violence, and relationships. She testified in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponso...
#365 – Sam Harris: Trump, Pandemic, Twitter, Elon, Bret, IDW, Kanye, AI & UFOs
Sam Harris is an author, podcaster, and philosopher. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#364 – Chris Voss: FBI Hostage Negotiator
Chris Voss is a former FBI hostage and crisis negotiator and author of Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#363 – B-Team Jiu Jitsu: Craig Jones, Nicky Rod, and Nicky Ryan
Craig Jones, Nicky Rod and Nicky Ryan, together with Ethan Crelinsten are founders of the B-Team, a legendary jiu jitsu team based in Austin, TX. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#362 – Ginni Rometty: IBM CEO on Leadership, Power, and Adversity
Ginni Rometty is a former long-time CEO, president, and chairman of IBM. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#361 – Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology
Aaron Smith-Levin is a former Scientologist, Vice President of the Aftermath Foundation, and host of the Growing Up In Scientology YouTube channel. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#360 – Tim Urban: Tribalism, Marxism, Liberalism, Social Justice, and Politics
Tim Urban is the author of the blog Wait But Why and a new book What’s Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#359 – Andrew Strominger: Black Holes, Quantum Gravity, and Theoretical Physics
Andrew Strominger is a theoretical physicist at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#358 – Aella: Sex Work, OnlyFans, Porn, Escorting, Dating, and Human Sexuality
Aella is a sex researcher, writer, and sex worker. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#357 – Paul Conti: Narcissism, Sociopathy, Envy, and the Nature of Good and Evil
Paul Conti is a psychiatrist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#356 – Tim Dodd: SpaceX, Starship, Rocket Engines, and Future of Space Travel
Tim Dodd is host of the Everyday Astronaut YouTube channel, where he teaches about rocket engines and all things space travel. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#355 – David Kipping: Alien Civilizations and Habitable Worlds
David Kipping is an astronomer at Columbia University, director of the Cool Worlds Lab, and host of the Cool Worlds YouTube channel. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#354 – Jeremi Suri: American Civil War
Jeremi Suri is a historian at UT Austin. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#353 – Dennis Whyte: Nuclear Fusion and the Future of Energy
Dennis Whyte is a nuclear scientist at MIT and the director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#352 – Omar Suleiman: Islam
Imam Omar Suleiman is the Founder and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research and a professor of Islamic Studies at Southern Methodist University. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#351 – MrBeast: Future of YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram
MrBeast is a legendary YouTube creator. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#350 – Betül Kaçar: Origin of Life, Ancient DNA, Panspermia, and Aliens
Betül Kaçar is an astrobiologist at University of Wisconsin. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#349 – Bhaskar Sunkara: The Case for Socialism
Bhaskar Sunkara is a democratic socialist, political writer, founding editor of Jacobin, president of The Nation, and author of The Socialist Manifesto. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#348 – Nathalie Cabrol: Search for Alien Life
Nathalie Cabrol is an astrobiologist at the SETI Institute, directing the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#347 – Michael Malice: Christmas Special
Michael Malice is a political thinker, podcaster, author, and anarchist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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#346 – Ed Calderon: Mexican Drug Cartels
Ed Calderon is a security specialist who worked on counter-narcotics and organized crime investigation in Mexico. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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