Exploring Concepts from 'Rick and Morty' in Relation to Science and Engineering

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The speakers delve into the various concepts explored in 'Rick and Morty' and their relevance to scientific and engineering ideas. They discuss favorite concepts like the butter robot, and contemplate the implications of device sentience and the possibility of engineering a fulfilling existence for robots.

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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:38) – Elon singing
(08:26) – SpaceX human spaceflight
(15:12) – Starship
(23:48) – Quitting is not in my nature
(25:23) – Thinking process
(34:56) – Humans on Mars
(40:27) – Colonizing Mars
(44:13) – Wormholes
(48:50) – Forms of government on Mars
(55:54) – Smart contracts
(57:24) – Dogecoin
(58:55) – Cryptocurrency and Money
(1:05:04) – Bitcoin vs Dogecoin
(1:07:47) – Satoshi Nakamoto
(1:10:10) – Tesla Autopilot
(1:13:16) – Tesla Self-Driving
(1:25:19) – Neural networks
(1:34:16) – When will Tesla solve self-driving?
(1:36:19) – Tesla FSD v11
(1:43:53) – Tesla Bot
(1:54:33) – History
(2:02:24) – Putin
(2:08:04) – Meme Review
(2:22:29) – Stand-up comedy
(2:24:03) – Rick and Morty
(2:25:42) – Advice for young people
(2:33:39) – Love
(2:36:33) – Meaning of life