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#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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EPISODE LINKS:
Sam’s Website: https://samharris.org
Making Sense Podcast: https://www.samharris.org/podcasts/making-sense-episodes
Waking Up App: https://www.wakingup.com
Sam’s YouTube: https://youtube.com/@samharrisorg
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(09:25) – Empathy and reason
(17:17) – Donald Trump
(1:00:11) – Military industrial complex
(1:04:45) – Twitter
(1:28:52) – COVID
(2:12:35) – Kanye West
(2:29:11) – Platforming
(2:47:07) – Joe Rogan
(3:03:59) – Bret Weinstein
(3:17:38) – Elon Musk
(3:29:45) – Artificial Intelligence
(3:45:48) – UFOs
(3:59:03) – Free will
(4:26:17) – Hope for the future

#364 – Chris Voss: FBI Hostage Negotiator

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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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EPISODE LINKS:
Chris’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/thefbinegotiator
Chris’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/fbinegotiator
Chris’s Website: https://blackswanltd.com
Chris’s Masterclass: https://masterclass.com/classes/chris-voss-teaches-the-art-of-negotiation
Never Split the Difference (book): https://amzn.to/3J5scNC

OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:31) – Negotiation
(12:21) – Reason vs Emotion
(27:17) – How to listen
(36:06) – Negotiation with terrorists
(38:14) – Brittney Griner
(39:53) – Putin and Zelenskyy
(47:13) – Donald Trump
(54:23) – When to walk away
(58:37) – Israel and Palestine
(1:06:16) – Al-Qaeda
(1:11:46) – Three voices of negotiation
(1:20:11) – Strategic umbrage
(1:23:18) – Mirroring
(1:26:29) – Labeling
(1:33:55) – Exhaustion
(1:36:09) – The word “fair”
(1:39:06) – Closing the deal
(1:41:03) – Manipulation and lying
(1:42:58) – Conversation vs Negotiation
(1:54:17) – The 7-38-55 Rule
(1:58:16) – Chatbots
(2:07:39) – War
(2:09:10) – Advice for young people

#363 – B-Team Jiu Jitsu: Craig Jones, Nicky Rod, and Nicky Ryan

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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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EPISODE LINKS:
B-Team’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/bteamjj/
B-Team’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/bteamjiujitsu
B-Team’s Website: https://bteamjj.com/
Craig Jones’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/craigjonesbjj/
Nicky Rod’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/nickyrod247/
Nicky Ryan’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/nickyryanbjj/
Craig Jones’s Instructionals: https://bjjfanatics.com/collections/craig-jones
Nicky Rod’s Instructionals: https://bjjfanatics.com/collections/instructional-videos/fighter_nick-rodriguez
Nicky Ryan’s Instructionals: https://bjjfanatics.com/collections/instructional-videos/fighter_nicky-ryan

OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:21) – B-Team
(11:57) – Winning and losing
(19:43) – Danaher Death Squad (DDS)
(37:13) – Nicky Rod vs Gordon Ryan
(53:47) – Steroids
(1:08:31) – White belts
(1:16:40) – Alexander Volkanovski vs Islam Makhachev
(1:36:15) – Greatest MMA fighter of all time
(1:38:43) – Dagestani fighters
(1:40:00) – Conor McGregor
(1:42:39) – Strength training and injuries
(1:55:03) – Pre-match ritual
(2:01:34) – Toughest match
(2:05:25) – Positional training
(2:11:59) – Perfect training week
(2:14:49) – Overtraining
(2:17:08) – Advice for beginners
(2:25:17) – Takedowns and submissions
(2:30:55) – Ego
(2:35:24) – Lion vs bear
(2:40:15) – Street fights
(2:42:17) – Money and friendship

#362 – Ginni Rometty: IBM CEO on Leadership, Power, and Adversity

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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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EPISODE LINKS:
Ginni’s book: https://amzn.to/3KFuXHY
Ginni’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/GinniRometty
Ginni’s linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/GinniRometty
One Ten Website: https://oneten.org

OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(05:22) – IBM
(15:02) – Hiring
(20:19) – Leadership
(27:02) – Hard work
(32:43) – Adversity
(39:41) – Power
(53:07) – Sacrifice
(58:13) – Taking over as CEO
(1:16:27) – Negotiating
(1:21:34) – Deep Blue vs Garry Kasparov
(1:26:52) – IBM Watson
(1:46:45) – Work-life balance
(1:53:49) – Advice for young people

#361 – Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

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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:
– Green Chef: https://greenchef.com/lex60 and use code lex60 to get 60% off plus free shipping
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EPISODE LINKS:
Aaron’s YouTube: https://youtube.com/@GrowingUpInScientology
Aaron’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrowingupinSCN
The Aftermath Foundation: https://theaftermathfoundation.org
SP Shop: https://thespshop.com
Books mentioned:
1. A Billion Years: https://amzn.to/3EpLiMM
2. Blown for Good: https://amzn.to/3IqaZxN

OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(06:00) – Thetans
(09:59) – Dianetics
(22:02) – God
(32:38) – Sea Org
(36:48) – Auditing
(57:01) – Control
(1:07:25) – David Miscavige
(1:16:32) – Xenu
(1:32:26) – Secrecy
(1:38:29) – Mike Rinder
(1:45:36) – Separation of families
(1:52:30) – Tom Cruise
(1:56:23) – Sin
(2:01:19) – Corruption

#360 – Tim Urban: Tribalism, Marxism, Liberalism, Social Justice, and Politics

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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:
– House of Macadamias: https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order
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EPISODE LINKS:
Tim’s new book: https://waitbutwhy.com/whatsourproblem
Tim’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/waitbutwhy
Tim’s Website: https://waitbutwhy.com
Tim’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/timurban
Tim’s TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk5C149J9C0

OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(05:48) – Human history
(21:47) – Greatest people in history
(29:35) – Social media
(36:17) – Good times and bad times
(47:48) – Wisdom vs stupidity
(49:55) – Utopia
(1:04:05) – Conspiracy theories
(1:17:16) – Arguing on the Internet
(1:37:16) – Political division
(1:47:10) – Power games
(1:55:09) – Donald Trump and Republican Party
(2:12:17) – Social justice
(2:34:59) – Censorship gap
(2:42:30) – Free speech
(2:46:33) – Thinking and universities
(2:54:56) – Liv Boeree joins conversation
(3:07:15) – Hopes for the future

#359 – Andrew Strominger: Black Holes, Quantum Gravity, and Theoretical Physics

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Andrew Strominger is a theoretical physicist at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Andrew’s website: https://www.physics.harvard.edu/people/facpages/strominger
Andrew’s papers:
Soft Hair on Black Holes: https://arxiv.org/abs/1601.00921
Photon Rings Around Warped Black Holes: https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.01674

OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(06:34) – Black holes
(11:37) – Albert Einstein
(31:05) – Quantum gravity
(35:17) – String theory
(46:05) – Holographic principle
(54:02) – De Sitter space
(59:14) – Speed of light
(1:06:02) – Black hole information paradox
(1:13:41) – Soft particles
(1:22:48) – Physics vs mathematics
(1:31:58) – Theory of everything
(1:47:20) – Time
(1:49:45) – Photon rings
(2:05:26) – Thought experiments
(2:13:47) – Aliens
(2:19:25) – Nuclear weapons

#358 – Aella: Sex Work, OnlyFans, Porn, Escorting, Dating, and Human Sexuality

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Aella is a sex researcher, writer, and sex worker. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Aella’s Website: https://knowingless.com/
Aella’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/aella_girl/
Aella’s OnlyFans: https://onlyfans.com/aella_girl/
Askhole card game: https://askhole.io/

OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(06:14) – Uncertainty
(13:51) – Sex, power, and death
(26:21) – Free will
(27:46) – Consciousness
(37:41) – Childhood
(50:39) – Dancing
(1:03:56) – Casual sex
(1:06:10) – Camming
(1:21:05) – OnlyFans
(1:31:19) – Dating
(1:47:11) – Escorting
(2:05:12) – Emotion vs reason
(2:13:17) – Love
(2:20:50) – Polyamory
(2:29:44) – Monogamy
(2:36:14) – Sex fetishes
(2:53:42) – Dominance and submissiveness
(3:03:23) – Psychedelics
(3:22:35) – Romance
(3:30:05) – Body count
(3:39:51) – Porn
(3:43:10) – Mortality
(3:45:46) – AI
(3:56:26) – Rationalist discourse
(4:00:18) – Meaning of life

#357 – Paul Conti: Narcissism, Sociopathy, Envy, and the Nature of Good and Evil

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Paul Conti is a psychiatrist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Paul’s Website: https://drpaulconti.com
Trauma (book): https://amzn.to/40vCVJa
Paul’s LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dr-paul-m-conti-845074216

OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(06:28) – Human Mind
(24:08) – Evil
(30:22) – Envy
(53:25) – Narcissism
(1:21:59) – Pride
(1:39:12) – Death
(1:54:02) – Trauma
(2:19:06) – Therapy
(2:33:17) – Subconscious mind
(2:39:13) – Conversation
(2:51:59) – Emotion
(3:15:11) – Advice for young people

#356 – Tim Dodd: SpaceX, Starship, Rocket Engines, and Future of Space Travel

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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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EPISODE LINKS:
Tim’s YouTube: https://youtube.com/@EverydayAstronaut
Tim’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Erdayastronaut
Tim’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/everydayastronaut
Tim’s Website: https://everydayastronaut.com

OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(06:18) – SpaceX rockets
(26:56) – Falcon 9
(31:08) – Starship
(35:27) – SpaceX rocket engines
(43:05) – Elon Musk
(58:41) – Twitter
(1:04:46) – How rocket engines work
(1:09:37) – Rocket fuel
(1:13:03) – Rocket engine cycles
(1:25:27) – Rocket cooling
(1:40:24) – Multistage rockets
(1:43:57) – Single-stage-to-orbit
(1:49:33) – Aerospike engine
(1:57:18) – Greatest car engine of all time
(2:02:27) – Starship
(2:05:19) – Wet dress rehearsal
(2:11:29) – Landing
(2:25:47) – Seeing starship in person
(2:34:54) – Starship orbital test
(2:41:32) – Gwynne Shotwell
(2:46:43) – dearMoon project
(3:05:46) – Fear of death
(3:14:12) – Everyday Astronaut origin story
(3:40:04) – Soviet Rocket Engine History
(3:58:51) – Russia, China, USA
(4:13:20) – Starlink
(4:21:06) – First human on Mars
(4:24:04) – Moon landing
(4:30:11) – Nuclear propulsion
(4:37:51) – Bob Lazar
(4:44:54) – Aliens
(4:48:42) – Sci-fi books
(4:52:00) – Long-term space travel
(4:58:47) – SpaceX competitors
(5:10:07) – Kerbal Space Program
(5:16:33) – Advice for young people

Lex Fridman

Research Scientist at MIT. Host of Lex Fridman Podcast.

Author Archives: lexteam

#365 – Sam Harris: Trump, Pandemic, Twitter, Elon, Bret, IDW, Kanye, AI & UFOs

#364 – Chris Voss: FBI Hostage Negotiator

#363 – B-Team Jiu Jitsu: Craig Jones, Nicky Rod, and Nicky Ryan

#362 – Ginni Rometty: IBM CEO on Leadership, Power, and Adversity

#361 – Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology

#360 – Tim Urban: Tribalism, Marxism, Liberalism, Social Justice, and Politics

#359 – Andrew Strominger: Black Holes, Quantum Gravity, and Theoretical Physics

#358 – Aella: Sex Work, OnlyFans, Porn, Escorting, Dating, and Human Sexuality

#357 – Paul Conti: Narcissism, Sociopathy, Envy, and the Nature of Good and Evil

#356 – Tim Dodd: SpaceX, Starship, Rocket Engines, and Future of Space Travel