Author Archives: Lex Fridman

#130 – Scott Aaronson: Computational Complexity and Consciousness

Scott Aaronson is a quantum computer scientist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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00:00 – Introduction
07:46 – Simulation
12:38 – Theories of everything
18:18 – Consciousness
40:32 – Roger Penrose on consciousness
50:44 – Turing test
54:31 – GPT-3
1:03:02 – Universality of computation
1:09:33 – Complexity
1:15:38 – P vs NP
1:27:57 – Complexity of quantum computation
1:40:03 – Pandemic
1:53:49 – Love

#129 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Counterintuitive Ideas About How the Brain Works

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Lisa Feldman Barrett is a neuroscientist, psychologist, and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Lisa’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/LFeldmanBarrett
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OUTLINE:
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00:00 – Introduction
06:35 – Are we alone in the universe?
08:03 – Life on Earth
12:55 – Collective intelligence of human brains
21:43 – Triune brain
27:52 – The predicting brain
35:48 – How the brain evolved
41:47 – Free will
50:40 – Is anything real?
1:03:13 – Dreams
1:09:00 – Emotions are human-constructed concepts
1:34:29 – Are women more emotional than men?
1:43:05 – Empathy
2:14:46 – Love
2:18:40 – Mortality
2:20:16 – Meaning of life

#128 – Michael Malice: Anarchy, Democracy, Libertarianism, Love, and Trolling

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Michael Malice is a political thinker, podcaster, and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Michael’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5tj5QCpJKIl-KIa4Gib5Xw
Michael’s Website: http://michaelmalice.com/about/
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OUTLINE:
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00:00 – Introduction
04:15 – Sponsors
07:58 – Putin and the Russian soul
15:01 – Love and trolling
25:31 – Problem with government
31:03 – Anarchism
53:07 – Politics
54:59 – Are most people capable of thinking deeply?
1:02:08 – Willy Wonka and Albert Camus view of life
1:08:08 – Trolling
1:12:26 – Conspiracy theories
1:29:43 – Donald Trump and the Election
1:36:58 – Trump Biden presidential debates
1:41:15 – Journalism is broken
1:47:56 – Communism
1:54:02 – Presidential candidates
2:04:34 – Libertarian party
2:14:56 – Objectivism
2:24:17 – Trolling
2:35:21 – The New Right
2:43:29 – Cancel culture
3:13:17 – Book recommendations
3:18:08 – Fear of mortality
3:21:08 – Meaning of life

#127 – Joe Rogan: Conversations, Ideas, Love, Freedom & The Joe Rogan Experience

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Joe Rogan is a comedian, UFC commentator, and the host of the Joe Rogan Experience. Please check out our sponsors to get a discount and to support this podcast:
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OUTLINE:
00:00 – Introduction
05:17 – Fear of mortality
06:48 – Chaos of 2020 and beyond
10:32 – Are we going to be okay?
19:30 – Violence, competition, and Sober October
26:45 – Mike Tyson
27:49 – Managing obsession
30:13 – Jiu jitsu game
35:55 – Best martial art for self defense
39:30 – Guns
43:59 – Memorable JRE moments
49:31 – Ideas breed in brains of humans
56:08 – Advice for Lex
1:06:09 – Long-form conversation
1:12:28 – Meaning of life

#126 – James Gosling: Java, JVM, Emacs, and the Early Days of Computing

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James Gosling is the founder and lead designer of the Java programming language. Please check out our sponsors to get a discount and to support this podcast:
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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
4:45 – Irrational numbers
8:04 – Math and programming
10:36 – Coding style
14:41 – First computer
23:54 – Lisp
27:22 – Write an Emacs implementation in C
35:15 – Early days of the Internet
45:57 – Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos
56:13 – Work hard and smart
58:48 – Open source
1:10:25 – Java
1:28:31 – Java virtual machine
1:44:05 – Android
1:47:04 – Advice

#125 – Ryan Hall: Martial Arts and the Philosophy of Violence, Power, and Grace

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Ryan Hall is a jiu jitsu black belt, UFC fighter, and a philosopher of the martial arts.

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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
7:22 – Greatest warrior in history
11:48 – Genghis Khan
17:32 – Nature is metal
21:49 – Cancel culture
36:11 – Sci-fi books and movies
44:50 – Essence of jiu jitsu
51:17 – Jiu jitsu is a language
1:01:12 – How to get started in jiu jitsu
1:14:01 – The value of a good coach
1:25:42 – Lex training with Ryan
1:31:06 – Toxicity on the internet
1:34:41 – Joe Rogan
1:42:25 – Alex Jones
2:07:02 – Donald Trump
2:09:45 – The American ideal
2:17:33 – What does it take to be a jiu jitsu black belt
2:49:06 – Elon Musk
2:57:39 – Fighting BJ Penn
3:04:13 – Conor McGregor
3:12:08 – How to beat Khabib Nurmagomedov
3:16:00 – Top MMA fighters of all time
3:24:41 – Mike Tyson
3:41:13 – Fear of death

#124 – Stephen Wolfram: Fundamental Theory of Physics, Life, and the Universe

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Stephen Wolfram is a computer scientist, mathematician, and theoretical physicist. This is our second conversation on the podcast.

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OUTLINE:
00:00 – Introduction
07:14 – Key moments in history of physics
12:43 – Philosophy of science
14:37 – Science and computational reducibility
22:08 – Predicting the pandemic
38:58 – Sunburn moment with Wolfram Alpha
39:46 – Computational irreducibility
46:45 – Theory of everything
52:41 – General relativity
1:01:16 – Quantum mechanics
1:06:46 – Unifying the laws of physics
1:12:01 – Wolfram Physics Project
1:29:53 – Emergence of time
1:34:11 – Causal invariance
1:53:03 – Deriving physics from simple rules on hypergraphs
2:07:24 – Einstein equations
2:13:04 – Simulating the physics of the universe
2:17:28 – Hardware specs of the simulation
2:24:37 – Quantum mechanics in Wolfram physics model
2:42:46 – Double-slit experiment
2:45:13 – Quantum computers
2:53:21 – Getting started with Wolfram physics project
3:14:46 – The rules that created our universe
3:24:22 – Alien intelligences
3:32:29 – Meta-mathematics
3:37:58 – Why is math hard?
3:52:55 – Sabine Hossenfelder and how beauty leads physics astray
4:01:07 – Eric Weinstein and Geometric Unity
4:06:17 – Travel faster than speed of light
4:16:59 – Why does the universe exist at all

#123 – Manolis Kellis: Origin of Life, Humans, Ideas, Suffering, and Happiness

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Manolis Kellis is a professor at MIT and head of the MIT Computational Biology Group.

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OUTLINE:
00:00 – Introduction
06:20 – Epigenome
10:28 – Evolution
15:26 – Neanderthals
27:15 – Origin of life on Earth
43:44 – Life is a fight against physics
49:56 – Life as a set of transformations
51:35 – Time scales
1:00:31 – Transformations of ideas in human civilization
1:05:19 – Life is more than a rat race
1:13:18 – Life sucks sometimes and that’s okay
1:30:16 – Getting older
1:36:21 – The best of MIT
1:49:01 – Poem 1: The Snow
2:01:52 – Love
2:06:16 – Poem 2: The Tide Waters

#122 – David Fravor: UFOs, Aliens, Fighter Jets, and Aerospace Engineering

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David Fravor is a navy pilot of 18 years and a primary witness in one of the most credible UFO sightings in history, video of which has been released by the Pentagon and reported on by the NY Times.

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OUTLINE:
00:00 – Introduction
07:13 – Top Gun
12:06 – Navy pilot career
24:14 – AI is the third brain of a jet fighter
40:37 – Sully
47:34 – Landing a jet fighter on a carrier
53:18 – What’s it like to fly a jet fighter?
1:05:22 – Greatest plane ever made
1:11:04 – The Tic Tac UFO story
1:49:16 – Intelligent extraterrestrial life
1:53:30 – Why aren’t UFOs investigated more seriously
1:59:52 – Tic Tac UFO details
2:07:55 – What do you think the Tic Tac was?
2:16:23 – SpaceX
2:30:01 – Response to Mick West Debunking
2:48:24 – Was the Tic Tac a secret military test?
3:00:07 – Is the government in possession of alien spacecraft?
3:25:28 – Interesting UFO sightings in history
3:39:55 – Advice for Young People
3:47:47 – Meaning of life

Lex Solo #3 – In Memory of My Grandmother

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My attempt to find the words to honor my grandmother, an amazing woman who is responsible for much of who I am, who taught me how to be a man, taught me about strength, about wisdom, about compassion, about love.

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OUTLINE:
00:00 – In memory of my grandmother
02:00 – Lesson 1: Mental Toughness
04:31 – Lesson 2: Strength
07:25 – Lesson 3: Wisdom
08:46 – Lesson 4: Believe in Yourself
12:13 – Lesson 5: Love
15:37 – Poem