Episodes

#229 – Richard Wrangham: Role of Violence, Sex, and Fire in Human Evolution
Oct. 10, 2021

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

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 sponsor...

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#228 – RZA: Wu-Tang Clan, Kung Fu, Chess, God, Life, and Death
Oct. 5, 2021

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

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: - ROKA: https://roka.

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#227 – Sean Kelly: Existentialism, Nihilism, and the Search for Meaning
Sept. 30, 2021

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

Sean Kelly is a philosopher at Harvard specializing in existentialism and the philosophy of mind. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Coinbase: https://coinbase.com/lex to get $5 in free Bitcoin

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#226 – Jo Boaler: How to Learn Math
Sept. 27, 2021

#226 – Jo Boaler: How to Learn Math

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: - Truebill: https://truebill.com/lex - Fundrise: https://fundrise.com/lex

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#225 – Jeffrey Shainline: Neuromorphic Computing and Optoelectronic Intelligence
Sept. 26, 2021

#225 – Jeffrey Shainline: Neuromorphic Computing and Optoelectronic I…

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: - Stripe: https://stripe.com - Codecademy: https://codecademy.

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#224 – Travis Oliphant: NumPy, SciPy, Anaconda, Python & Scientific Programming
Sept. 22, 2021

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

Travis Oliphant is a data scientist, entrepreneur, and creator of NumPy, SciPy, and Anaconda. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Novo: https://banknovo.com/lex - Allform: https://allform.com/lex to get 20% off

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#223 – Travis Stevens: Judo, Olympics, and Mental Toughness
Sept. 20, 2021

#223 – Travis Stevens: Judo, Olympics, and Mental Toughness

Travis Stevens is the 2016 Olympic Judo silver medalist and BJJ black belt. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Justworks: https://justworks.com - Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit

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#222 – Jay McClelland: Neural Networks and the Emergence of Cognition
Sept. 19, 2021

#222 – Jay McClelland: Neural Networks and the Emergence of Cognition

Jay McClelland is a cognitive scientist at Stanford. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Paperspace: https://gradient.run/lex to get $15 credit - Skiff: https://skiff.org/lex to get early access

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#221 – Douglas Lenat: Cyc and the Quest to Solve Common Sense Reasoning in AI
Sept. 15, 2021

#221 – Douglas Lenat: Cyc and the Quest to Solve Common Sense Reasoni…

Douglas Lenat is the founder of Cyc, a 37 year project aiming to solve common-sense knowledge and reasoning in AI. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Squarespace: https://lexfridman.

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#220 – Niels Jorgensen: New York Firefighters and the Heroes of 9/11
Sept. 11, 2021

#220 – Niels Jorgensen: New York Firefighters and the Heroes of 9/11

Niels Jorgensen is a former New York firefighter for over 21 years, who was there at Ground Zero on September 11th, 2001. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - ROKA: https://roka.com/ and use code LEX to get 20% off your first or...

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#219 – Donald Knuth: Programming, Algorithms, Hard Problems & the Game of Life
Sept. 9, 2021

#219 – Donald Knuth: Programming, Algorithms, Hard Problems & the Gam…

Donald Knuth is a computer scientist, Turing Award winner, father of algorithm analysis, author of The Art of Computer Programming, and creator of TeX. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Coinbase: https://coinbase.

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#218 – Jaron Lanier: Virtual Reality, Social Media & the Future of Humans and AI
Sept. 6, 2021

#218 – Jaron Lanier: Virtual Reality, Social Media & the Future of Hu…

Jaron Lanier is a computer scientist, composer, artist, author, and founder of the field of virtual reality. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Skiff: https://skiff.org/lex to get early access - Novo: https://banknovo.

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#217 – Rodney Brooks: Robotics
Sept. 3, 2021

#217 – Rodney Brooks: Robotics

Rodney Brooks is a roboticist, former head of CSAIL at MIT, and co-founder of iRobot, Rethink Robotics, and Robust.AI. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Paperspace: https://gradient.run/lex to get $15 credit

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#216 – Vincent Racaniello: Viruses and Vaccines
Sept. 1, 2021

#216 – Vincent Racaniello: Viruses and Vaccines

Vincent Racaniello is a virologist, immunologist, and microbiologist at Columbia. He is a co-author of the textbook Principles of Virology and co-host of This Week in Virology podcast. Please support this podcast by checking ...

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#215 – Wojciech Zaremba: OpenAI Codex, GPT-3, Robotics, and the Future of AI
Aug. 29, 2021

#215 – Wojciech Zaremba: OpenAI Codex, GPT-3, Robotics, and the Futur…

Wojciech Zaremba is a co-founder of OpenAI. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Paperspace: https://gradient.run/lex to get $15 credit - Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit - Blinkist: https://blinkist.

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#214 – Jed Buchwald: Isaac Newton and the Philosophy of Science
Aug. 27, 2021

#214 – Jed Buchwald: Isaac Newton and the Philosophy of Science

Jed Buchwald is a historian and philosopher of science at Caltech. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - GiveWell: https://www.givewell.org/ and use code LEX to get donation matched up to $1k - Theragun: https://therabody.

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#213 – Barry Barish: Gravitational Waves and the Most Precise Device Ever Built
Aug. 23, 2021

#213 – Barry Barish: Gravitational Waves and the Most Precise Device …

Barry Barish is a theoretical physicist at Caltech and the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - MUD\WTR: https://mudwtr.com/lex and use code LEX to get 5% off

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#212 – Joscha Bach: Nature of Reality, Dreams, and Consciousness
Aug. 21, 2021

#212 – Joscha Bach: Nature of Reality, Dreams, and Consciousness

Joscha Bach is a cognitive scientist, AI researcher, and philosopher. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Coinbase: https://coinbase.com/lex to get $5 in free Bitcoin - Codecademy: https://codecademy.

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#211 – Brian Muraresku: The Secret History of Psychedelics
Aug. 14, 2021

#211 – Brian Muraresku: The Secret History of Psychedelics

Brian Muraresku is the author of The Immortality Key. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off - GiveWell: https://www.givewell.

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#210 – Matt Walker: Sleep
Aug. 11, 2021

#210 – Matt Walker: Sleep

Matt Walker is a sleep scientist at Berkeley, author of Why We Sleep, and the host of a new podcast called The Matt Walker Podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Stamps.com: https://stamps.

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#209 – Luís and João Batalha: Fermat’s Library and the Art of Studying Papers
Aug. 8, 2021

#209 – Luís and João Batalha: Fermat’s Library and the Art of Studyin…

Luis and Joao Batalha are co-founders of Fermat's Library. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Skiff: https://skiff.org/lex to get early access - SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex and use code LEX to get a free security c...

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#208 – Jeff Hawkins: The Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence
Aug. 7, 2021

#208 – Jeff Hawkins: The Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence

Jeff Hawkins is a neuroscientist and cofounder of Numenta, a neuroscience research company. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Codecademy: https://codecademy.com and use code LEX to get 15% off - BiOptimizers: http://www.

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#207 – Chris Duffin: The Mad Scientist of Strength
Aug. 3, 2021

#207 – Chris Duffin: The Mad Scientist of Strength

Chris Duffin is a strength athlete, coach, and engineer, setting multiple strength world records including squatting and deadlifting 1000 lbs for multiple reps. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Headspace: https://headspace.

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#206 – Ishan Misra: Self-Supervised Deep Learning in Computer Vision
July 31, 2021

#206 – Ishan Misra: Self-Supervised Deep Learning in Computer Vision

Ishan Misra is a research scientist at FAIR working on self-supervised visual learning. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off - The Information: https://theinformation.

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