Episodes

Jan. 13, 2021

#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: https://go.zerofasting.com/s/lex-promo to get 30% off annual subscription - LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack

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Jan. 11, 2021

#153 – Dmitry Korkin: Evolution of Proteins, Viruses, Life, and AI

Dmitry Korkin is a professor of bioinformatics and computational biology at WPI. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Brave: https://brave.com/lex - NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour

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Jan. 9, 2021

#152 – Dan Gable: Olympic Wrestling, Mental Toughness & the Making of…

Dan Gable is one of the greatest Olympic athletes and wrestling coaches of all time. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Tryolabs: https://tryolabs.com/lex - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.

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Jan. 4, 2021

#151 – Dan Kokotov: Speech Recognition with AI and Humans

Dan Kokotov is VP of Engineering at Rev.ai, an automatic speech recognition company. 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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Dec. 31, 2020

#150 – Michael Malice: The White Pill, Freedom, Hope, and Happiness A…

Michael Malice is a political thinker, podcaster, and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/strategy to get free product tour - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.

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Dec. 27, 2020

#149 – Diana Walsh Pasulka: Aliens, Technology, Religion, and the Nat…

Diana Walsh Pasulka is a professor of philosophy and religion at UNCW and author of American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, and Technology. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free shipping

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Dec. 26, 2020

#148 – Charles Isbell and Michael Littman: Machine Learning and Educa…

Charles Isbell is the Dean of the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. Michael Littman is a computer scientist at Brown University. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.

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Dec. 20, 2020

#147 – Dmitri Dolgov: Waymo and the Future of Self-Driving Cars

Dmitri Dolgov is the CTO of Waymo, an autonomous vehicle company. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Tryolabs: https://tryolabs.com/lex - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium

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Dec. 18, 2020

#146 – Michael Mina: Rapid Testing, Viruses, and the Engineering Mind…

Michael Mina is an immunologist, epidemiologist, and physician at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Brave: https://brave.com/lex - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.

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Dec. 13, 2020

#145 – Matthew Johnson: Psychedelics

Matthew W. Johnson is a professor and psychedelics researcher at Johns Hopkins. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Brave: https://brave.com/lex - Neuro: https://www.getneuro.com and use code LEX to get 15% off

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Dec. 12, 2020

#144 – Michael Littman: Reinforcement Learning and the Future of AI

Michael Littman is a computer scientist at Brown University. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex and use code LEX to get a free security camera - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.

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Dec. 6, 2020

#143 – John Clarke: The Art of Fighting and the Pursuit of Excellence

John Clarke is a BJJ black belt and MMA coach. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Theragun: https://theragun.com/lex to get 30 day trial - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get free shipping

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Nov. 30, 2020

#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: - Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.

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Nov. 25, 2020

#141 – Erik Brynjolfsson: Economics of AI, Social Networks, and Techn…

Erik Brynjolfsson is an economist at Stanford. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Vincero: https://vincerowatches.com/lex to get up to 25% off + free shipping - Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.

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Nov. 20, 2020

#140 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Love, Evolution, and the Human Brain

Lisa Feldman Barrett is a neuroscientist, psychologist, and author. 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 - Eight Sleep: https://www.

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Nov. 16, 2020

#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: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get $200 off - SEMrush: https://www.semrush.

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Nov. 13, 2020

#138 – Yaron Brook: Ayn Rand and the Philosophy of Objectivism

Yaron Brook is a objectivist philosopher, podcaster, and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.

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Nov. 7, 2020

#137 – Alex Filippenko: Supernovae, Dark Energy, Aliens & the Expandi…

Alex Filippenko is an astrophysicist and professor of astronomy at Berkeley. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Neuro: https://www.getneuro.com and use code LEX to get 15% off - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.

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Nov. 2, 2020

#136 – Dan Carlin: Hardcore History

Dan Carlin is a historian, political thinker, and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get free vitamin D - SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.

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Nov. 1, 2020

#135 – Charles Isbell: Computing, Interactive AI, and Race in America

Charles Isbell is the Dean of the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Neuro: https://www.getneuro.com and use code LEX to get 15% off - Decoding Digital: https://appdirect.

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Oct. 29, 2020

#134 – Eric Weinstein: On the Nature of Good and Evil, Genius and Mad…

Eric Weinstein is a mathematical physicist, podcaster, and intellectual. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium - Sun Basket: https://sunbasket.

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Oct. 25, 2020

#133 – Manolis Kellis: Biology of Disease

Manolis Kellis is a computational biologist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - SEMrush: https://www.semrush.com/partner/lex/ to get a free month of Guru - Pessimists Archive: https://pessimists.co/

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Oct. 21, 2020

#132 – George Hotz: Hacking the Simulation & Learning to Drive with N…

George Hotz (geohot) is a programmer, hacker, and the founder of Comma.ai. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 40% & free shipping

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Oct. 18, 2020

#131 – Chris Lattner: The Future of Computing and Programming Languag…

Chris Lattner is a world-class software & hardware engineer, leading projects at Apple, Tesla, Google, and SiFive. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get a free week of pr...

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