Author Archives: Lex Fridman

About Lex Fridman

Host of Lex Fridman Podcast. Research Scientist at MIT, working on human-AI interaction, robotics, and machine learning.

#255 – Mark Normand: Comedy!

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Mark Normand is a stand-up comedian. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Mark’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/marknorm
Mark’s YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/marknormand
Out to Lunch (special): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDolNU89SXI
The Standups: Season 3 (Netflix): https://www.netflix.com/title/80175685

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(08:45) – Love
(11:51) – Childhood in New Orleans
(26:37) – New York
(35:11) – LA vs NY
(44:25) – Advice for new comedians
(58:57) – Crafting jokes
(1:00:59) – Norm Macdonald
(1:08:32) – Favorite medium
(1:12:43) – Austin
(1:19:04) – Sending people to space
(1:20:37) – Robots with human emotion
(1:24:08) – Self-driving vehicles
(1:28:15) – Future of human interaction
(1:32:22) – Advice for young people
(1:36:22) – Rapid random questions
(1:54:09) – Meaning of life

#254 – Jay Bhattacharya: The Case Against Lockdowns

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Jay Bhattacharya is a professor of medicine at Stanford University and co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Jay’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrJBhattacharya
Great Barrington Declaration: https://gbdeclaration.org/

OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(10:18) – How deadly is Covid?
(39:48) – Covid vs Influenza
(45:42) – Francis Collins email to Fauci
(1:06:19) – Francis Collins
(1:13:48) – Vaccine safety and efficacy
(1:20:46) – Vaccine hesitancy
(1:37:21) – Great Barrington Declaration and lockdowns
(1:53:39) – Focused Protection
(2:15:31) – Fear
(2:19:57) – Advice for young people
(2:24:56) – Fear of death
(2:26:53) – Meaning of life

#253 – Michael Malice: New Year’s Special

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Michael Malice is a political thinker, podcaster, author, and anarchist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Michael’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelmalice
Michael’s Community: https://malice.locals.com/
Michael’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5tj5QCpJKIl-KIa4Gib5Xw
Michael’s Website: http://michaelmalice.com/about/
Your Welcome podcast: https://bit.ly/30q8oz1
Books & resources mentioned:
The Anarchist Handbook (book): https://amzn.to/3yUb2f0
The New Right (book): https://amzn.to/34gxLo3
Dear Reader (book): https://amzn.to/2HPPlHS
The Idiot (book): https://amzn.to/3zdHdHH
Six-Word Memoirs (book): https://amzn.to/3zg51uv

OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(09:07) – Truth, goodness, and beauty
(19:35) – Save one life
(26:26) – Jeffrey Epstein
(45:21) – Jeffrey Epstein and Bill Clinton
(51:33) – Christmas and New Years for Russians
(58:14) – Russian cynicism and suffering
(1:05:52) – Gift exchange
(1:18:48) – Michael’s move to Austin
(1:24:14) – The Anarchist Handbook
(1:30:46) – Ghislaine Maxwell
(1:35:20) – Jeffrey Epstein
(1:37:34) – Lex’s move to Austin
(1:46:21) – Elon Musk
(1:49:31) – Writing The White Pill
(1:54:18) – Camus
(1:59:16) – Writing The White Pill continued
(2:04:34) – New Year’s resolutions
(2:18:09) – 2024 elections
(2:30:38) – National divorce
(2:45:15) – Joe Rogan and Bret Weinstein vs Sam Harris
(2:54:26) – Conversation with CEO of Pfizer
(3:07:59) – Anthony Fauci
(3:13:28) – Advice for young people
(3:23:30) – Wife and kids
(3:28:57) – Immortality

#252 – Elon Musk: SpaceX, Mars, Tesla Autopilot, Self-Driving, Robotics, and AI

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Elon Musk is CEO of SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink, and Boring Company. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Elon’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/elonmusk

OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:38) – Elon singing
(08:26) – SpaceX human spaceflight
(15:12) – Starship
(23:48) – Quitting is not in my nature
(25:23) – Thinking process
(34:56) – Humans on Mars
(40:27) – Colonizing Mars
(44:13) – Wormholes
(48:50) – Forms of government on Mars
(55:54) – Smart contracts
(57:24) – Dogecoin
(58:55) – Cryptocurrency and Money
(1:05:04) – Bitcoin vs Dogecoin
(1:07:47) – Satoshi Nakamoto
(1:10:10) – Tesla Autopilot
(1:13:16) – Tesla Self-Driving
(1:25:19) – Neural networks
(1:34:16) – When will Tesla solve self-driving?
(1:36:19) – Tesla FSD v11
(1:43:53) – Tesla Bot
(1:54:33) – History
(2:02:24) – Putin
(2:08:04) – Meme Review
(2:22:29) – Stand-up comedy
(2:24:03) – Rick and Morty
(2:25:42) – Advice for young people
(2:33:39) – Love
(2:36:33) – Meaning of life

#251 – Ray Dalio: Money, Power, and the Collapse of Empires

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Ray Dalio is an investor, author, and founder of Bridgewater Associates. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Ray’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/RayDalio
Ray’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raydalio
Books & resources mentioned:
Ray’s books: https://amzn.to/3swN5uw
Ray’s free personality test: https://principlesyou.com/

OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(08:14) – Money or power
(11:50) – Big Cycle
(31:43) – Collapse of the American Empire
(40:10) – War
(43:18) – Xi Jinping
(49:21) – Importance of freedoms
(55:24) – Democracy’s vulnerability
(58:49) – Communism’s vulnerability
(1:05:50) – Vladimir Putin
(1:09:55) – Understanding China
(1:17:23) – Henry Kissinger
(1:27:44) – Elon Musk and Dogecoin
(1:29:41) – How to take notes
(1:33:24) – Advice for young people
(1:37:30) – Hope for humanity

#250 – Peter Wang: Python and the Source Code of Humans, Computers, and Reality

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Peter Wang is the co-founder & CEO of Anaconda and one of the most impactful leaders and developers in the Python community. Also, he is a physicist and philosopher. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Peter’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/pwang
Anaconda’s Website: https://www.anaconda.com/
Books & resources mentioned:
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (book): https://amzn.to/3EnCELK
Lila (book): https://amzn.to/30VKIpE

OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:49) – Python
(10:20) – Programming language design
(30:22) – Virtuality
(40:22) – Human layers
(47:21) – Life
(52:45) – Origin of ideas
(55:17) – Eric Weinstein
(1:00:16) – Human source code
(1:04:13) – Love
(1:18:32) – AI
(1:31:55) – Meaning crisis
(1:54:28) – Travis Oliphant
(2:00:53) – Python continued
(2:30:36) – Best setup
(2:37:54) – Advice for the youth
(2:46:28) – Meaning of Life

#249 – Albert Bourla: Pfizer CEO

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Albert Bourla is the Chairman and CEO of Pfizer. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Albert’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlbertBourla
Pfizer’s Website: https://www.pfizer.com/

OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(10:08) – Clinical trials
(26:12) – Trust
(45:59) – Safety
(56:16) – Booster shots
(59:09) – Mandates
(1:05:39) – Antivirals
(1:10:38) – Hope for future

#248 – Norman Naimark: Genocide, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, and Absolute Power

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Norman Naimark is a historian at Stanford, specializing in the history of genocide. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Norman’s Website: https://history.stanford.edu/people/norman-naimark
Stalin’s Genocides (book): https://amzn.to/3oO0Hzb
Stalin and the Fate of Europe (book): https://amzn.to/3pLbWrk
Books & resources mentioned:
The Origins of Totalitarianism (book): https://amzn.to/3oNDSvA
Man’s Search for Meaning (book): https://amzn.to/3pMzs7d
Radio Majdanek (Research Paper): https://bit.ly/3GxPEAb

OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:08) – Stalin and absolute power
(21:05) – Dictators and genocide
(45:31) – What is genocide
(55:38) – Human nature and suffering
(1:25:23) – Mao’s Great Leap Forward
(1:32:37) – North Korea
(1:36:30) – Our role in fighting against atrocities
(1:45:26) – China
(1:49:35) – Hopes for the future and technology
(2:04:28) – Advice for young people
(2:07:15) – Love and tragedy

#247 – Jamie Metzl: Lab Leak Theory

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Jamie Metzl is an author specializing in topics of genetic engineering, biotechnology, and geopolitics. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Jamie’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamieMetzl
Jamie’s Website: https://jamiemetzl.com/
Jamie’s lab leak blog post: https://jamiemetzl.com/origins-of-sars-cov-2/
Hacking Darwin (book): https://amzn.to/3lLqLsM

OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:44) – Lab leak
(1:06:18) – Gain-of-function research
(1:15:49) – Anthony Fauci
(1:25:31) – Francis Collins
(1:30:13) – Joe Rogan, Brett Weinstein, and Sam Harris
(2:00:10) – Xi Jinping
(2:14:41) – Patient Zero
(2:27:55) – WHO
(2:51:45) – Government transparency
(3:13:45) – Likelihood of a cover-up
(3:15:34) – Future of reproduction
(3:51:12) – Jon Stewart
(3:56:31) – Joe Rogan and Sanjay Gupta
(4:21:36) – Ultramarathons
(4:31:38) – Chocolate
(4:39:51) – One Shared World
(4:54:54) – Hope for the future

#246 – Peter Woit: Theories of Everything and Why String Theory is Not Even Wrong

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Peter Woit is a theoretical physicist, mathematician, critic of string theory, and author of the popular science blog Not Even Wrong. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Peter’s website: http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/
Peter’s blog: https://bit.ly/3xCwm9F
Not Even Wrong (book): https://amzn.to/3peDzZs
Quantum Theory, Groups, and Representations (book): https://amzn.to/316iAjf
Love and Math (book): https://amzn.to/3If7B8m
The Second Creation (book): https://amzn.to/3rlWzIu

OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:22) – Physics vs mathematics
(21:51) – Beauty of mathematics
(43:42) – String theory
(1:12:15) – Theory of everything
(1:32:23) – Twistor theory and spinors
(1:48:50) – Nobel Prize likelihood for theory of everything
(1:52:36) – Simulating physics
(1:56:07) – Sci-Fi, aliens and space
(2:05:19) – Responsibility of scientists