Episodes

Sept. 17, 2022

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

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-day free trial - NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour

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Sept. 14, 2022

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

Christopher Capozzola is a professor of history at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Wealthfront: https://wealthfront.com/lex to get $50 sign-up bonus - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off

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Sept. 9, 2022

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

Alexandra and Andrea Botez are chess players, commentators, educators, entertainers, and streamers. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Calm: https://calm.com/lex to get 40% off premium - Weights & Biases: https://lexfridman.

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Sept. 7, 2022

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

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 this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Backbone: https://playbackbone.

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Sept. 4, 2022

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

John Vervaeke is a psychologist and cognitive scientist at University of Toronto. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Mizzen+Main: https://mizzenandmain.com and use code LEX to get $35 off

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Aug. 31, 2022

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

Noam Chomsky is a linguist, philosopher, and political activist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Skiff: https://skiff.com/lex - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off - Onnit: https://lexfridman.

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Aug. 27, 2022

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

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 checking out our sponsors: - Shopify: https://shopify.com/lex to get 14-day free trial

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Aug. 24, 2022

#314 – Liv Boeree: Poker, Game Theory, AI, Simulation, Aliens & Exist…

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 sponsors: - Audible: https://audible.com/lex to get 30-day free trial

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Aug. 19, 2022

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

Jordan Peterson is a psychologist, lecturer, podcast host, and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Notion: https://notion.com/startups to get up to $1000 off team plan - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.

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Aug. 16, 2022

#312 – Duncan Trussell: Comedy, Sentient Robots, Suffering, Love & Bu…

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 out our sponsors: - Skiff: https://skiff.com/lex - Calm: https://calm.

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Aug. 13, 2022

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

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 sponsors: - Mizzen+Main: https://mizzenandmain.com and use code LEX to get $35 off

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Aug. 8, 2022

#310 – Andrew Bustamante: CIA Spy

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 out our sponsors: - Wealthfront: https://wealthfront.com/LEX to get $50 sign-up bonus

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Aug. 4, 2022

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

John Carmack is a legendary programmer, co-founder of id Software, and lead programmer of many revolutionary video games including Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake, and the Commander Keen series. He is also the founder of Armadill...

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Aug. 1, 2022

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

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 Research Labs on topics of multi-agent collaborative autonomy, AI...

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July 29, 2022

#307 – Brian Armstrong: Coinbase, Cryptocurrency, and Government Regu…

Brian Armstrong is the CEO of Coinbase. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Audible: https://audible.com/lex - Skiff: https://skiff.org/lex - BiOptimizers: http://www.magbreakthrough.com/lex to get 10% off

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July 26, 2022

#306 – Oriol Vinyals: Deep Learning and Artificial General Intelligen…

Oriol Vinyals is the Research Director and Deep Learning Lead at DeepMind. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Shopify: https://shopify.com/lex to get 14-day free trial - Weights & Biases: https://lexfridman.com/wnb

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July 23, 2022

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

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 podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Lambda: https://lambdalabs.com/lex

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July 20, 2022

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

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://mizzenandmain.com and use code LEX to get $35 off - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.

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July 17, 2022

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

Steve Keen is a heterodox economist and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Weights & Biases: https://lexfridman.com/wnb - Skiff: https://skiff.org/lex - Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit

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July 14, 2022

#302 – Richard Haier: IQ Tests, Human Intelligence, and Group Differe…

Richard Haier is a psychologist specializing in the science of human intelligence. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Calm: https://calm.com/lex to get 40% off - Linode: https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit

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July 9, 2022

#301 – Jack Barsky: KGB Spy

Jack Barsky is a former KGB spy and author of "Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America". Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off

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July 4, 2022

#300 – Joe Rogan: Comedy, Controversy, Aliens, UFOs, Putin, CIA, and …

Joe Rogan is a comedian, UFC commentator, and host of the Joe Rogan Experience. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Theragun: https://therabody.com/lex - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.

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July 1, 2022

#299 – Demis Hassabis: DeepMind

Demis Hassabis is the CEO and co-founder of DeepMind. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Mailgun: https://lexfridman.com/mailgun - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off - Onnit: https://lexfridman.

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June 28, 2022

#298 – Susan Cain: The Power of Introverts and Loneliness

Susan Cain is the author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, and Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Brave: https://brave.com/lex

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