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Lex Fridman Podcast

Conversations about science, technology, history, philosophy and the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power. Lex is an AI researcher at MIT and beyond.

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François Chollet: Keras, Deep Learning, and the Progress of AI

François Chollet: Keras, Deep Learning, and the Progress of AI

François Chollet is the creator of Keras, which is an open source deep learning library that is designed to enable fast,... Read more

14 Sep 2019

56mins

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#154 – Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua

#154 – Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua

Avi Loeb is an astrophysicist at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Zero Fasting: http... Read more

14 Jan 2021

2hr 51mins

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Dava Newman: Space Exploration, Space Suits, and Life on Mars

Dava Newman: Space Exploration, Space Suits, and Life on Mars

Dava Newman is the Apollo Program professor of AeroAstro at MIT and the former Deputy Administrator of NASA and has been... Read more

22 Nov 2019

39mins

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Jeff Hawkins: Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence

Jeff Hawkins: Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence

Jeff Hawkins is the founder of Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience in 2002 and Numenta in 2005. In his 2004 book... Read more

1 Jul 2019

2hr 9mins

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#91 – Jack Dorsey: Square, Cryptocurrency, and Artificial Intelligence

#91 – Jack Dorsey: Square, Cryptocurrency, and Artificial Intelligence

Jack Dorsey is the co-founder and CEO of Twitter and the founder and CEO of Square. Support this podcast by signing up w... Read more

24 Apr 2020

51mins

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#168 – Silvio Micali: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Algorand, Bitcoin, and Ethereum

#168 – Silvio Micali: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Algorand, Bitcoin, and Ethereum

Silvio Micali is a computer scientist at MIT, Turing award winner, and founder of Algorand. Please support this podcast ... Read more

15 Mar 2021

2hr

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#76 – John Hopfield: Physics View of the Mind and Neurobiology

#76 – John Hopfield: Physics View of the Mind and Neurobiology

John Hopfield is professor at Princeton, whose life’s work weaved beautifully through biology, chemistry, neuroscience, ... Read more

29 Feb 2020

1hr 13mins

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Eric Weinstein: Revolutionary Ideas in Science, Math, and Society

Eric Weinstein: Revolutionary Ideas in Science, Math, and Society

Eric Weinstein is a mathematician, economist, physicist, and managing director of Thiel Capital. He formed the “intellec... Read more

20 Mar 2019

1hr 21mins

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#92 – Harry Cliff: Particle Physics and the Large Hadron Collider

#92 – Harry Cliff: Particle Physics and the Large Hadron Collider

Harry Cliff is a particle physicist at the University of Cambridge working on the Large Hadron Collider beauty experimen... Read more

29 Apr 2020

1hr 38mins

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Jim Gates: Supersymmetry, String Theory and Proving Einstein Right

Jim Gates: Supersymmetry, String Theory and Proving Einstein Right

Jim Gates (S James Gates Jr.) is a theoretical physicist and professor at Brown University working on supersymmetry, sup... Read more

25 Dec 2019

1hr 35mins

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#118 – Grant Sanderson: Math, Manim, Neural Networks & Teaching with 3Blue1Brown

#118 – Grant Sanderson: Math, Manim, Neural Networks & Teaching with 3Blue1Brown

Grant Sanderson is a math educator and creator of 3Blue1Brown. Support this podcast by supporting our sponsors: – Dollar... Read more

23 Aug 2020

2hr 8mins

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Sean Carroll: Quantum Mechanics and the Many-Worlds Interpretation

Sean Carroll: Quantum Mechanics and the Many-Worlds Interpretation

Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist at Caltech and Santa Fe Institute specializing in quantum mechanics, arrow of ti... Read more

1 Nov 2019

1hr 30mins

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

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

Lisa Feldman Barrett is a neuroscientist, psychologist, and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our spon... Read more

4 Oct 2020

2hr 24mins

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Paul Krugman: Economics of Innovation, Automation, Safety Nets & Universal Basic Income

Paul Krugman: Economics of Innovation, Automation, Safety Nets & Universal Basic Income

Paul Krugman is a Nobel Prize winner in economics, professor at CUNY, and columnist at the New York Times. His academic ... Read more

21 Jan 2020

1hr 3mins

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#78 – Ann Druyan: Cosmos, Carl Sagan, Voyager, and the Beauty of Science

#78 – Ann Druyan: Cosmos, Carl Sagan, Voyager, and the Beauty of Science

Ann Druyan is the writer, producer, director, and one of the most important and impactful communicators of science in ou... Read more

5 Mar 2020

1hr 9mins

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#166 – Cal Newport: Deep Work, Focus, Productivity, Email, and Social Media

#166 – Cal Newport: Deep Work, Focus, Productivity, Email, and Social Media

Cal Newport is a computer scientist who also writes about productivity. Please support this podcast by checking out our ... Read more

5 Mar 2021

3hr 9mins

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#139 – Andrew Huberman: Neuroscience of Optimal Performance

#139 – Andrew Huberman: Neuroscience of Optimal Performance

Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist at Stanford. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Eight Sleep... Read more

16 Nov 2020

2hr 36mins

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#82 – Simon Sinek: Leadership, Hard Work, Optimism and the Infinite Game

#82 – Simon Sinek: Leadership, Hard Work, Optimism and the Infinite Game

Simon Sinek is an author of several books including Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, and his latest The Infinite Game. ... Read more

21 Mar 2020

38mins

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#142 – Manolis Kellis: Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything

#142 – Manolis Kellis: Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything

Manolis Kellis is a computational biologist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Grammarl... Read more

30 Nov 2020

2hr 15mins

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#145 – Matthew Johnson: Psychedelics

#145 – Matthew Johnson: Psychedelics

Matthew W. Johnson is a professor and psychedelics researcher at Johns Hopkins. Please support this podcast by checking ... Read more

14 Dec 2020

3hr 39mins

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