Lex Fridman Podcast

Lex Fridman Podcast

by Lex Fridman

Conversations that explore technology, history, philosophy, physics, mathematics, biology, chemistry, engineering, AI, robotics, programming, music, film, art, sports, psychology, neuroscience, geopolitics, business, economics, religion, astronomy, and the human condition with people from all walks of life.
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Episodes 503 total

#322 – Rana el Kaliouby: Emotion AI, Social Robots, and Self-Driving Cars

Sep 21, 2022 · 2h 42m

Rana el Kaliouby is a pioneer in the field of emotion recognition and human-centric AI. She is the founder of Affectiva, deputy CEO of Smart Eye, and author of…

#321 – Ray Kurzweil: Singularity, Superintelligence, and Immortality

Sep 17, 2022 · 1h 42m

Ray Kurzweil is an author, inventor, and futurist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Shopify: https://shopify.com/lex to get 14-…

#320 – Christopher Capozzola: World War I, Ideology, Propaganda, and Politics

Sep 14, 2022

Christopher Capozzola is a professor of history at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Wealthfront: https://wealthfront.com/l…

#319 – Botez Sisters: Chess, Streaming, and Fame

Sep 9, 2022 · 2h 42m

Alexandra and Andrea Botez are chess players, commentators, educators, entertainers, and streamers. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: &#…

#318 – Nick Lane: Origin of Life, Evolution, Aliens, Biology, and Consciousness

Sep 7, 2022 · 3h 47m

Nick Lane is a biochemist at UCL and author of Transformer, The Vital Question, and many other amazing books on biology, chemistry, and life. Please support thi…

#317 – John Vervaeke: Meaning Crisis, Atheism, Religion & the Search for Wisdom

Sep 4, 2022 · 3h 17m

John Vervaeke is a psychologist and cognitive scientist at University of Toronto. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Mizzen+Main…

#316 – Noam Chomsky: Putin, Ukraine, China, and Nuclear War

Aug 31, 2022 · 52m

Noam Chomsky is a linguist, philosopher, and political activist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Skiff – InsideTracker…

#315 – Magnus Carlsen: Greatest Chess Player of All Time

Aug 27, 2022 · 2h 39m

Magnus Carlsen is the highest-rated chess player in history and widely considered to be the greatest chess player of all time. Please support this podcast by ch…

#314 – Liv Boeree: Poker, Game Theory, AI, Simulation, Aliens & Existential Risk

Aug 24, 2022 · 3h 41m

Liv Boeree is a poker champion and science educator on topics of game theory, physics, complexity, and life. Please support this podcast by checking out our spo…

#313 – Jordan Peterson: Life, Death, Power, Fame, and Meaning

Aug 19, 2022 · 3h 10m

Jordan Peterson is a psychologist, lecturer, podcast host, and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Notion: https://notion…

#312 – Duncan Trussell: Comedy, Sentient Robots, Suffering, Love & Burning Man

Aug 16, 2022 · 3h 25m

Duncan Trussell is a comedian, host of The Duncan Trussell Family Hour podcast, and co-creator of The Midnight Gospel. Please support this podcast by checking o…

#311 – Magatte Wade: Africa, Capitalism, Communism, and the Future of Humanity

Aug 13, 2022 · 3h 38m

Magatte Wade is an entrepreneur with a passion for creating positive change in Africa through economic freedom. Please support this podcast by checking out our…

#310 – Andrew Bustamante: CIA Spy

Aug 8, 2022 · 3h 59m

Andrew Bustamante is a former CIA covert intelligence officer. Check out his work and podcast at https://everydayspy.com Please support this podcast by checking…

#309 – John Carmack: Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, Programming, Video Games, and Rockets

Aug 4, 2022 · 5h 22m

John Carmack is a legendary programmer, co-founder of id Software, and lead programmer of many revolutionary video games including Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake…

#308 – Ryan Graves: UFOs, Fighter Jets, and Aliens

Aug 1, 2022 · 2h 37m

Lt. Ryan Graves is a former Navy fighter pilot, who has worked on advanced research and development programs for DARPA, Office of Naval Research, and Air Force…

#307 – Brian Armstrong: Coinbase, Cryptocurrency, and Government Regulation

Jul 29, 2022 · 2h 36m

Brian Armstrong is the CEO of Coinbase. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Audible: https://audible.com/lex – Skiff &#8211…

#306 – Oriol Vinyals: Deep Learning and Artificial General Intelligence

Jul 26, 2022 · 2h 15m

Oriol Vinyals is the Research Director and Deep Learning Lead at DeepMind. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Shopify: https://sh…

#305 – Martin Rees: Black Holes, Alien Life, Dark Matter, and the Big Bang

Jul 23, 2022 · 2h 19m

Lord Martin Rees is a cosmologist and astrophysicist at Cambridge University and co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk. Please support this…

#304 – Bishop Robert Barron: Christianity and the Catholic Church

Jul 20, 2022 · 2h 0m

Robert Barron is a bishop and founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Mizzen+Main: https…

#303 – Steve Keen: Marxism, Capitalism, and Economics

Jul 17, 2022 · 3h 36m

Steve Keen is a heterodox economist and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Weights & Biases: https://lexfridman.com/w…