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#233 – Carl Hart: Heroin, Cocaine, MDMA, Alcohol & the Role of Drugs in Society

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:33) – The experience of drugs
(18:38) – Drug use for grownups
(24:21) – Studies on drugs
(25:31) – Negative effects of drugs
(30:59) – Should all drugs be legalized
(36:27) – War on drugs: positive or negative
(42:19) – Proper, positive, and misuse of drugs
(46:40) – Recovery
(53:34) – Drug depiction in movies
(57:05) – How the study of drugs changed Carl
(59:28) – Formative memories
(1:03:57) – Greatest hip hop artist of all time
(1:07:19) – What mind altering drugs teach us
(1:11:26) – Advice for young people
(1:13:31) – The meaning of life

#232 – Brian Greene: Quantum Gravity, Big Bang, Aliens, Life, Death, and Meaning

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Brian Greene is a theoretical physicist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:53) – Entropy
(15:01) – Consciousness
(31:20) – Quantum gravity
(34:40) – String theory
(48:07) – Time
(1:00:39) – Free will
(1:05:02) – Emergence and complexity
(1:12:14) – The Big Bang
(1:25:13) – Extraterrestrial life
(1:35:35) – Space exploration
(1:43:33) – Fear of death

#231 – Alex Gladstein: Bitcoin, Authoritarianism, and Human Rights

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Alex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and the Oslo Freedom Forum. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(08:36) – Universal human rights
(22:35) – Authoritarianism
(32:46) – AIs impact on civil liberties
(44:09) – Edward Snowden and government surveillance
(47:48) – Money
(52:01) – Bitcoin
(1:07:48) – Government response to Bitcoin
(1:18:19) – The blockchain
(1:23:42) – Can Bitcoin fail?
(1:26:33) – Bitcoin scams
(1:30:17) – Patriotism
(1:32:41) – Human Rights Foundation
(1:37:15) – Conflict with China
(1:40:05) – Corporate accountability
(1:55:27) – Garry Kasparov and the HRF
(2:00:36) – Journalism, conversations, and truth
(2:07:50) – Alex’s book recommendations
(2:15:56) – Attacks on Bitcoin
(2:17:35) – The future of humanity
(2:21:57) – Advice for young people
(2:33:13) – Meaning of life

#230 – Kelsi Sheren: War, Artillery, PTSD, and Love

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Kelsi Sheren is a veteran, artillery gunner, and founder of Brass and Unity. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:50) – World War II
(18:54) – Yeonmi Park, starvation, and mental health
(33:10) – Kelsi’s 9/11 experience
(36:39) – Becoming a soldier
(43:07) – Artillery: The Hand of God
(52:49) – Weapons training
(1:10:35) – Pre-Deployment
(1:26:42) – Arrival to Afghanistan
(1:48:55) – Tragic war story
(2:13:59) – Feelings after tragedy
(2:17:41) – The Taliban
(2:23:17) – Retrospective: 20 years in Afghanistan
(2:39:57) – How war changes people
(2:45:18) – PTSD
(3:14:13) – Ayahuasca and mental recovery
(3:46:09) – Love
(4:04:12) – Advice for young people
(4:07:33) – Death
(4:13:22) – World War II

#229 – Richard Wrangham: Role of Violence, Sex, and Fire in Human Evolution

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Richard Wrangham is a biological anthropologist at Harvard, specializing in the study of primates and the evolution of violence, sex, cooking, culture, and other aspects of ape and human behavior. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(08:13) – Violence in humans vs violence in chimps
(27:45) – Study of violence in chimps
(46:40) – Human evolution and violence
(1:43:08) – The Goodness Paradox and Catching Fire
(1:55:26) – How cooking changed our evolution
(2:10:11) – The beauty of the human mind emerges
(2:14:18) – A map of how chimps, gorillas, and humans are all related
(2:26:50) – Preserving nature
(2:34:41) – The meaning of life

#228 – RZA: Wu-Tang Clan, Kung Fu, Chess, God, Life, and Death

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RZA is a rapper, record producer, filmmaker, actor, writer, philosopher, and the mastermind of the legendary hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:57) – Life and death
(14:16) – Quincy Jones
(19:39) – Quentin Tarantino
(23:05) – Kung Fu
(28:01) – Biggie
(29:48) – Tupac
(32:45) – Nas
(35:48) – Favorite verse
(39:46) – Who is God?
(44:56) – Wu-Tang Clan
(48:49) – Bruce Lee
(55:40) – Godfather
(1:01:36) – Veganism
(1:06:27) – AI
(1:10:41) – Chess
(1:14:00) – American Gangster
(1:19:55) – Creativity
(1:26:24) – Advice for young people
(1:29:47) – Meaning of life

#227 – Sean Kelly: Existentialism, Nihilism, and the Search for Meaning

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Sean Kelly is a philosopher at Harvard specializing in existentialism and the philosophy of mind. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:50) – Existentialism
(26:58) – Nietzsche and nihilism
(44:35) – Dostoevsky
(1:00:02) – Camus and suicide
(1:18:31) – The Big Lebowski
(1:26:20) – Ayn Rand
(1:36:28) – Evil
(1:47:03) – Heidegger
(1:58:43) – Hubert Dreyfus
(2:04:35) – Moby Dick
(2:15:51) – David Foster Wallace
(2:36:03) – Can AI make art?
(2:55:46) – Meaning of life

#226 – Jo Boaler: How to Learn Math

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Jo Boaler is a professor of mathematics education at Stanford and the co-founder of youcubed. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:48) – What is beautiful about mathematics?
(15:37) – How difficult should math really be?
(23:56) – Students giving up on math
(35:17) – Improving math education in schools
(45:14) – Inspiring mathematical creativity
(1:03:00) – youcubed
(1:07:20) – Best methods for studying math
(1:27:54) – Advice for young people

#225 – Jeffrey Shainline: Neuromorphic Computing and Optoelectronic Intelligence

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Jeffrey Shainline is a physicist at NIST working on. Note: Opinions expressed by Jeff do not represent NIST. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(05:56) – How are processors made?
(25:15) – Are engineers or physicists more important
(27:43) – Super-conductivity
(43:31) – Computation
(48:07) – Computation vs communication
(51:48) – Electrons for computation and light for communication
(1:02:32) – Neuromorphic computing
(1:27:23) – What is NIST?
(1:30:41) – Implementing super-conductivity
(1:38:20) – The future of neuromorphic computing
(1:57:54) – Loop neurons
(2:04:09) – Machine learning
(2:18:36) – Cosmological evolution
(2:25:44) – Cosmological natural selection
(2:43:05) – Life in the universe
(2:50:52) – The rare Earth hypothesis

#224 – Travis Oliphant: NumPy, SciPy, Anaconda, Python & Scientific Programming

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Travis Oliphant is a data scientist, entrepreneur, and creator of NumPy, SciPy, and Anaconda. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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SciPy: https://scipy.org/about.html
Anaconda: https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual
Quansight: https://www.quansight.com

OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:06) – Early programming
(28:47) – SciPy
(45:41) – Open source
(57:23) – NumPy
(1:34:39) – Guido van Rossum
(1:46:57) – Efficiency
(1:55:49) – Objects
(2:02:47) – Numba
(2:11:53) – Anaconda
(2:16:20) – Conda
(2:31:56) – Quansight Labs
(2:35:32) – OpenTeams
(2:43:05) – GitHub
(2:48:35) – Marketing
(2:53:13) – Great programming
(3:04:03) – Hiring
(3:08:01) – Advice for young people

Lex Fridman

Research Scientist at MIT. Host of Lex Fridman Podcast.

Category Archives: ai

#233 – Carl Hart: Heroin, Cocaine, MDMA, Alcohol & the Role of Drugs in Society

#232 – Brian Greene: Quantum Gravity, Big Bang, Aliens, Life, Death, and Meaning

#231 – Alex Gladstein: Bitcoin, Authoritarianism, and Human Rights

#230 – Kelsi Sheren: War, Artillery, PTSD, and Love

#229 – Richard Wrangham: Role of Violence, Sex, and Fire in Human Evolution

#228 – RZA: Wu-Tang Clan, Kung Fu, Chess, God, Life, and Death

#227 – Sean Kelly: Existentialism, Nihilism, and the Search for Meaning

#226 – Jo Boaler: How to Learn Math

#225 – Jeffrey Shainline: Neuromorphic Computing and Optoelectronic Intelligence

#224 – Travis Oliphant: NumPy, SciPy, Anaconda, Python & Scientific Programming