Episodes

April 18, 2021

#177 – Risto Miikkulainen: Neuroevolution and Evolutionary Computation

Risto Miikkulainen is a computer scientist at UT Austin. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - The Jordan Harbinger Show: https://jordanharbinger.com/lex/ - Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium

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April 17, 2021

#176 – Robert Breedlove: Philosophy of Bitcoin from First Principles

Robert Breedlove is a decentralized finance entrepreneur, philosopher, and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Fundrise: https://fundrise.com/lex - LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack

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April 12, 2021

#175 – Yannis Pappas: History and Comedy

Yannis Pappas is a comedian and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Wine Access: https://wineaccess.com/lex to get 20% off first order - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium

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April 10, 2021

#174 – Tyler Cowen: Economic Growth and the Fight Against Conformity …

Tyler Cowen is an economist, writer, and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Linode: https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months fre...

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March 31, 2021

#173 – Nic Carter: Bitcoin Core Values, Layered Scaling, and Blocksiz…

Nic Carter is a financial researcher, investor, writer, and podcaster on topics of decentralized finance. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - The Information: https://theinformation.com/lex to get 75% off first month

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March 29, 2021

#172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on Colleg…

Ryan Schiller is the creator of Librex, an anonymous discussion feed for college communities. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Allform: https://allform.com/lex to get 20% off - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.

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March 25, 2021

#171 – Anthony Pompliano: Bitcoin

Anthony Pompliano is an entrepreneur, investor, writer, and podcaster on topics of decentralized finance. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Theragun: https://theragun.com/lex to get 30 day trial

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March 21, 2021

#170 – Ronald Sullivan: The Ideal of Justice in the Face of Controver…

Ronald Sullivan is a law professor at Harvard and previously a lawyer for Harvey Weinstein and Aaron Hernandez. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Brooklinen: https://brooklinen.com and use code LEX to get $25 off + free shipp...

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March 20, 2021

#169 – Ryan Hall: Solving Martial Arts from First Principles

Ryan Hall is a martial artist, BJJ black belt, and MMA fighter undefeated in the UFC. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Indeed: https://indeed.com/fridman to get $75 credit - Audible: https://audible.com/lex to get $9.

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March 14, 2021

#168 – Silvio Micali: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Algorand, Bitcoin, …

Silvio Micali is a computer scientist at MIT, Turing award winner, and founder of Algorand. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil

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March 13, 2021

#167 – Saagar Enjeti: Politics, History, and Power

Saagar Enjeti is a DC-based political correspondent and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - The Jordan Harbinger Show: https://jordanharbinger.com/lex/ - Grammarly: https://grammarly.

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March 4, 2021

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

Cal Newport is a computer scientist who also writes about productivity. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - Linode: https://linode.

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March 1, 2021

#165 – Josh Barnett: Philosophy of Violence, Power, and the Martial A…

Josh Barnett is an MMA fighter, catch wrestler, and a scholar of violence. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Munk Pack: https://munkpack.com and use code LEX to get 20% off - LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.

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Feb. 28, 2021

#164 – Andrew Huberman: Sleep, Dreams, Creativity & the Limits of the…

Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist at Stanford. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off - Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% of...

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Feb. 22, 2021

#163 – Eric Weinstein: Difficult Conversations, Freedom of Speech, an…

Eric Weinstein is a mathematical physicist and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Indeed: https://indeed.com/fridman to get $75 credit - Theragun: https://theragun.com/lex to get 30 day trial

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Feb. 18, 2021

#162 – Jim Keller: The Future of Computing, AI, Life, and Consciousne…

Jim Keller is a legendary microprocessor engineer, previously at AMD, Apple, Tesla, Intel, and now Tenstorrent. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.

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Feb. 15, 2021

#161 – Jason Calacanis: Startups, Angel Investing, Capitalism, and Fr…

Jason Calacanis is an angel investor, entrepreneur, and co-host of All-In Podcast and This Week in Startups. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Brave: https://brave.com/lex - Linode: https://linode.

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Feb. 12, 2021

#160 – Brendan Eich: JavaScript, Firefox, Mozilla, and Brave

Brendan Eich is the creator of JavaScript and co-founder of Mozilla and Brave. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - The Jordan Harbinger Show: https://jordanharbinger.com/lex/ - Sun Basket: https://sunbasket.

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Feb. 7, 2021

#159 – Richard Craib: WallStreetBets, Numerai, and the Future of Stoc…

Richard Craib is the founder of Numerai, a crowd-sourced, AI-run stock trading system. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Audible: https://audible.com/lex to get $9.95 a month for 6 months - Tryolabs: https://tryolabs.

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Feb. 5, 2021

#158 – Zev Weinstein: The Next Generation of Big Ideas and Brave Minds

Zev Weinstein is a young man who thinks deeply about the world. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - Grammarly: https://grammarly.

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Feb. 1, 2021

#157 – Natalya Bailey: Rocket Engines and Electric Spacecraft Propuls…

Natalya Bailey is a rocket propulsion engineer from MIT and now CTO of Accion Systems. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Munk Pack: https://munkpack.com and use code LEX to get 20% off - Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.

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Jan. 29, 2021

#156 – Tim Dillon: Comedy, Power, Conspiracy Theories, and Freedom

Tim Dillon is a comedian and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish o...

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Jan. 27, 2021

Lex Fridman: Ask Me Anything – AMA January 2021

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Jan. 17, 2021

#155 – Max Tegmark: AI and Physics

Max Tegmark is a physicist and AI researcher at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - The Jordan Harbinger Show: https://www.jordanharbinger.com/lex/ - Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.

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