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Conversations about science, technology, history, philosophy and the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power. Lex is an AI researcher at MIT and beyond.
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- 2024 / 9 / 3#442 β Donald Trump InterviewDonald Trump is the 45th President of the United States and the Republican candidate in the 2024 US Presidential Election. Thank you for listening β€ Check out our sponsors:...
- 2024 / 8 / 30#441 β Cenk Uygur: Trump vs Harris, Progressive Politics, Communism & CapitalismCenk Uygur is a progressive political commentator and host of The Young Turks. Thank you for listening β€ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep441-sc See below for timestamps, transcript,...
- 2024 / 8 / 20#440 β Pieter Levels: Programming, Viral AI Startups, and Digital Nomad LifePieter Levels (aka levelsio on X) is a self-taught developer and entrepreneur who has designed, programmed, launched over 40 startups, many of which are highly successful. Thank you for listening β€ Check out...
- 2024 / 8 / 14#439 β Craig Jones: Jiu Jitsu, $2 Million Prize, CJI, ADCC, Ukraine & TrollingCraig Jones is a legendary jiu jitsu personality, competitor, co-founder of B-Team, and organizer of the CJI tournament that offers over $2 million in prize money. Thank you for listening β€ Check out our...
- 2024 / 8 / 2#438 β Elon Musk: Neuralink and the Future of HumanityElon Musk is CEO of Neuralink, SpaceX, Tesla, xAI, and CTO of X. DJ Seo is COO & President of Neuralink. Matthew MacDougall is Head Neurosurgeon at Neuralink. Bliss Chapman is Brain Interface Software Lead at...
- 2024 / 7 / 21#437 β Jordan Jonas: Survival, Hunting, Siberia, God, and Winning Alone Season 6Jordan Jonas is a wilderness survival expert, explorer, hunter, guide, and winner of Alone Season 6, a show in which the task is to survive alone in the arctic wilderness longer than anyone else. He is widely...
- 2024 / 7 / 2#436 β Ivanka Trump: Politics, Family, Real Estate, Fashion, Music, and LifeIvanka Trump is a businesswoman, real estate developer, and former senior advisor to the President of the United States. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Cloaked:...
- 2024 / 6 / 28#435 β Andrew Huberman: Focus, Controversy, Politics, and RelationshipsAndrew Huberman is a neuroscientist at Stanford and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/lex to get $350 off -...
- 2024 / 6 / 19#434 β Aravind Srinivas: Perplexity CEO on Future of AI, Search & the InternetArvind Srinivas is CEO of Perplexity, a company that aims to revolutionize how we humans find answers to questions on the Internet. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Cloaked:...
- 2024 / 6 / 13#433 β Sara Walker: Physics of Life, Time, Complexity, and AliensSara Walker is an astrobiologist and theoretical physicist. She is the author of a new book titled "Life as No One Knows It: The Physics of Life's Emergence". Please support this podcast by checking out...
- 2024 / 6 / 5#432 β Kevin Spacey: Power, Controversy, Betrayal, Truth & Love in Film and LifeKevin Spacey is a two-time Oscar-winning actor, who starred in Se7en, the Usual Suspects, American Beauty, and House of Cards, creating haunting performances of characters who often embody the dark side of...
- 2024 / 6 / 2#431 β Roman Yampolskiy: Dangers of Superintelligent AIRoman Yampolskiy is an AI safety researcher and author of a new book titled AI: Unexplainable, Unpredictable, Uncontrollable. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Yahoo Finance:...
- 2024 / 5 / 25#430 β Charan Ranganath: Human Memory, Imagination, Deja Vu, and False MemoriesCharan Ranganath is a psychologist and neuroscientist at UC Davis, specializing in human memory. He is the author of a new book titled Why We Remember. Please support this podcast by checking out our...
- 2024 / 5 / 15#429 β Paul Rosolie: Jungle, Apex Predators, Aliens, Uncontacted Tribes, and GodPaul Rosolie is a naturalist, explorer, author, and founder of Junglekeepers, dedicating his life to protecting the Amazon rainforest. Support his efforts at https://junglekeepers.org Please support this...
- 2024 / 4 / 22#428 β Sean Carroll: General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Black Holes & AliensSean Carroll is a theoretical physicist, author, and host of Mindscape podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - HiddenLayer: https://hiddenlayer.com/lex - Cloaked:...
- 2024 / 4 / 20#427 β Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion MindsetNeil Adams is a judo world champion, 2-time Olympic silver medalist, 5-time European champion, and often referred to as the Voice of Judo. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: -...
- 2024 / 4 / 17#426 β Edward Gibson: Human Language, Psycholinguistics, Syntax, Grammar & LLMsEdward Gibson is a psycholinguistics professor at MIT and heads the MIT Language Lab. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Yahoo Finance: https://yahoofinance.com - Listening:...
- 2024 / 4 / 13#425 β Andrew Callaghan: Channel 5, Gonzo, QAnon, O-Block, Politics & Alex JonesAndrew Callaghan is the host of Channel 5 on YouTube, where he does street interviews with fascinating humans at the edges of society, the so-called vagrants, vagabonds, runaways, outlaws, from QAnon...
- 2024 / 4 / 5#424 β Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & FameBassem Youssef is an Egyptian-American comedian & satirist, referred to as the Jon Stewart of the Arab World. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - AG1: https://drinkag1.com/lex to get 1...
- 2024 / 4 / 2#423 β Tulsi Gabbard: War, Politics, and the Military Industrial ComplexTulsi Gabbard is a politician, veteran, and author of For Love of Country. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Riverside: https://creators.riverside.fm/LEX and use code LEX to get 30%...
- 2024 / 3 / 29#422 β Mark Cuban: Shark Tank, DEI & Wokeism Debate, Elon Musk, Politics & DrugsMark Cuban is a businessman, investor, star of TV series Shark Tank, long-time principal owner of Dallas Mavericks, and founder of Cost Plus Drugs. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: -...
- 2024 / 3 / 25#421 β Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & ZuckDana White is the CEO and president of the UFC. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack - Notion: https://notion.com/lex - AG1:...
- 2024 / 3 / 22#420 β Annie Jacobsen: Nuclear War, CIA, KGB, Aliens, Area 51, Roswell & SecrecyAnnie Jacobsen is an investigative journalist and author of "Nuclear War: A Scenario" and many other books on war, weapons, government secrecy, and national security. Please support this podcast by checking...
- 2024 / 3 / 18#419 β Sam Altman: OpenAI, GPT-5, Sora, Board Saga, Elon Musk, Ilya, Power & AGISam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, the company behind GPT-4, ChatGPT, Sora, and many other state-of-the-art AI technologies. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Cloaked:...
- 2024 / 3 / 14#418 β Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny MorrisNorman Finkelstein and Benny Morris are historians. Mouin Rabbani is a Middle East analyst. Steven Bonnell (aka Destiny) is a political livestreamer. Please support this podcast by checking out our...
- 2024 / 3 / 10#417 β Kimbal Musk: The Art of Cooking, Tesla, SpaceX, Zip2, and FamilyKimbal Musk is a chef, entrepreneur, and author of The Kitchen Cookbook: Cooking for Your Community. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/lex to get...
- 2024 / 3 / 7#416 β Yann Lecun: Meta AI, Open Source, Limits of LLMs, AGI & the Future of AIYann LeCun is the Chief AI Scientist at Meta, professor at NYU, Turing Award winner, and one of the most influential researchers in the history of AI. Please support this podcast by checking out our...
- 2024 / 3 / 4#415 β Serhii Plokhy: History of Ukraine, Russia, Soviet Union, KGB, Nazis & WarSerhii Plokhy is a Ukrainian historian at Harvard University, director of the Ukrainian Research Institute, and an author of many books on history of Eastern Europe, including his latest book The...
- 2024 / 2 / 27#414 β Tucker Carlson: Putin, Navalny, Trump, CIA, NSA, War, Politics & FreedomTucker Carlson is a highly-influential political commentator. You can watch and listen to him on the Tucker Carlson Network and the Tucker Carlson Podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our...
- 2024 / 2 / 20#413 β Bill Ackman: Investing, Financial Battles, Harvard, DEI, X & Free SpeechBill Ackman is an investor who has led some of the biggest and controversial financial trades in history. He is founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management. Please support this podcast by checking...
- 2024 / 2 / 16#412 β Marc Raibert: Boston Dynamics and the Future of RoboticsMarc Raibert is founder and former long-time CEO of Boston Dynamics, and recently Executive Director of the newly-created Boston Dynamics AI Institute. Please support this podcast by checking out our...
- 2024 / 2 / 2#411 β Omar Suleiman: Palestine, Gaza, Oct 7, Israel, Resistance, Faith & IslamOmar Suleiman is a Palestinian-American Muslim scholar, civil rights leader, and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Shopify:...
- 2024 / 1 / 23#410 β Ben Shapiro vs Destiny Debate: Politics, Jan 6, Israel, Ukraine & WokeismBen Shapiro is a conservative political commentator, host of The Ben Shapiro Show, co-founder of The Daily Wire, and author of The Authoritarian Moment and other books. Steven Bonnell, aka Destiny, is a...
- 2024 / 1 / 17#409 β Matthew Cox: FBI Most Wanted Con Man β $55 Million in Bank FraudMatthew Cox is a former con man who served 13 years in federal prison for bank fraud, mortgage fraud, and identity theft. He is the author of many books, including his memoir Shark in the Housing Pool, and...
- 2024 / 1 / 9#408 β Tal Wilkenfeld: Music, Guitar, Bass, Jeff Beck, Prince, and Leonard CohenTal Wilkenfeld is a singer-songwriter, bassist, and guitarist. She has performed with legendary artists including Jeff Beck, Prince, Incubus, Eric Clapton, Herbie Hancock, Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart, Hans...
- 2023 / 12 / 29#407 β Guillaume Verdon: Beff Jezos, E/acc Movement, Physics, Computation & AGIGuillaume Verdon (aka Beff Jezos on Twitter) is a physicist, quantum computing researcher, and founder of e/acc (effective accelerationism) movement. Please support this podcast by checking out our...
- 2023 / 12 / 24#406 β Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus DβAmato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & GreatnessTeddy Atlas is boxing trainer to 18 world champions, ESPN boxing commentator, and host of podcast THE FIGHT with Teddy Atlas. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Notion:...
- 2023 / 12 / 14#405 β Jeff Bezos: Amazon and Blue OriginJeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon and Blue Origin. Thank you for listening β€ Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Notion: https://notion.com - Policygenius:...
- 2023 / 12 / 9#404 β Lee Cronin: Controversial Nature Paper on Evolution of Life and UniverseLee Cronin is a chemist at University of Glasgow. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour - BetterHelp:...
- 2023 / 12 / 3#403 β Lisa Randall: Dark Matter, Theoretical Physics, and Extinction EventsLisa Randall is a theoretical physicist at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Babbel: https://babbel.com/lexpod and use code Lexpod to get 55% off - Notion:...
- 2023 / 11 / 25#402 β Michael Malice: Thanksgiving Pirate SpecialMichael Malice is a political thinker, podcaster, author, and anarchist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Policygenius: https://www.policygenius.com/ - MasterClass:...
- 2023 / 11 / 18#401 β John Mearsheimer: Israel-Palestine, Russia-Ukraine, China, NATO, and WW3John Mearsheimer is an international relations scholar at University of Chicago. He is one of the most influential and controversial thinkers in the world on the topics of war and power. Please support this...
- 2023 / 11 / 9#400 β Elon Musk: War, AI, Aliens, Politics, Physics, Video Games, and HumanityElon Musk is CEO of X, xAI, SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink, and The Boring Company. Thank you for listening β€ Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free...
- 2023 / 10 / 11#399 β Jared Kushner: Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Gaza, Iran, and the Middle EastJared Kushner is a former Senior Advisor to President Donald Trump and author of Breaking History. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to...
- 2023 / 9 / 28#398 β Mark Zuckerberg: First Interview in the MetaverseMark Zuckerberg is CEO of Meta. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20%...
- 2023 / 9 / 25#397 β Greg Lukianoff: Cancel Culture, Deplatforming, Censorship & Free SpeechGreg Lukianoff is a free speech advocate, first-amendment attorney, president of FIRE - Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, and co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind and a new book The...
- 2023 / 9 / 18#396 β James Sexton: Divorce Lawyer on Marriage, Relationships, Sex, Lies & LoveJames Sexton is a divorce attorney and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings - InsideTracker:...
- 2023 / 9 / 10#395 β Walter Isaacson: Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Einstein, Da Vinci & Ben FranklinWalter Isaacson is an author of biographies on Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo da Vinci, and many others. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - MasterClass:...
- 2023 / 9 / 1#394 β Neri Oxman: Biology, Art, and Science of Design & Engineering with NatureNeri Oxman is a designer, engineer, scientist, and artist working on computational design, synthetic biology and digital fabrication, previously at MIT, and now at OXMAN. Please support this podcast by...
- 2023 / 8 / 17#393 β Andrew Huberman: Relationships, Drama, Betrayal, Sex, and LoveAndrew Huberman is a neuroscientist at Stanford and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off -...