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Aug 17, 2023 • 2h 21min

#393 – Andrew Huberman: Relationships, Drama, Betrayal, Sex, and Love

Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman discusses relationships, drama, betrayal, sex, and love. They explore the benefits of tracking biological data and improving biological systems. They also delve into training methods for fitness and cognition, the value of walking for mental clarity, trusting instincts and listening to body signals, the importance of loyalty, understanding human behavior and relationships, maximizing the chance of having a specific gender during conception, secrets to productivity, and the importance of starting a family.
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Aug 1, 2023 • 2h 59min

#392 – Joscha Bach: Life, Intelligence, Consciousness, AI & the Future of Humans

Joscha Bach is a cognitive scientist, AI researcher, and philosopher. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Numerai: https://numer.ai/lex – Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings – MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off – AG1: https://drinkag1.com/lex to get 1 month supply of fish oil Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/joscha-bach-3-transcript EPISODE LINKS: Joscha’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Plinz Joscha’s Website: http://bach.ai Joscha’s Substack: https://substack.com/@joscha PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (06:26) – Stages of life (18:48) – Identity (25:24) – Enlightenment (31:55) – Adaptive Resonance Theory (38:42) – Panpsychism (48:42) – How to think (56:36) – Plants communication (1:14:31) – Fame (1:40:09) – Happiness (1:47:26) – Artificial consciousness (1:59:35) – Suffering (2:04:19) – Eliezer Yudkowsky (2:11:55) – e/acc (Effective Accelerationism) (2:17:33) – Mind uploading (2:28:22) – Vision Pro (2:32:36) – Open source AI (2:45:29) – Twitter (2:52:44) – Advice for young people (2:55:40) – Meaning of life
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Jul 24, 2023 • 2h 23min

#391 – Mohammed El-Kurd: Palestine

Mohammed El-Kurd is a Palestinian writer and poet. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Factor: https://factormeals.com/lex50 and use code lex50 to get 50% off first box – SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex to get free security camera plus 20% off – BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off – Babbel: https://babbel.com/lexpod and use code Lexpod to get 55% off – House of Macadamias: https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/mohammed-el-kurd-transcript EPISODE LINKS: Mohammed’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/m7mdkurd Mohammed’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/mohammedelkurd Mohammed’s Website: https://mohammedelkurd.com Rifqa (book): https://amzn.to/3Oqippl Books Mentioned: The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine (book): https://amzn.to/3K7ZtsE PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (10:41) – Palestine (35:09) – Hate (48:40) – Antisemitism (56:37) – Peace in the Middle East (1:03:34) – West Bank (1:13:43) – Hamas (1:23:31) – Two-state solution (1:39:21) – Jerusalem (1:46:04) – Role of the US (1:47:54) – Ghassan Kanafani (1:58:39) – 2024 Elections (1:59:48) – Poetry (2:09:08) – Language (2:17:36) – Hope
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Jul 17, 2023 • 2h 52min

#390 – Yuval Noah Harari: Human Nature, Intelligence, Power, and Conspiracies

Historian Yuval Noah Harari discusses human nature, intelligence, power, conspiracies, and the potential threats to human survival. They explore the relationship between consciousness and intelligence, the importance of minimizing suffering, the impact of ideas in shaping history, and the allure of secret cabal theories. They also delve into the dangers of AI, the challenges of meditation, and reflection on the fear of death and the meaning of life.
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Jul 12, 2023 • 1h 17min

#389 – Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel, Palestine, Power, Corruption, Hate, and Peace

Benjamin Netanyahu is the Prime Minister of Israel. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Numerai: https://numer.ai/lex – BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off – NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour – Shopify: https://shopify.com/lex to get $1 per month trial Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/benjamin-netanyahu-transcript EPISODE LINKS: Netanyahu’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/netanyahu Netanyahu’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/b.netanyahu Netanyahu’s Website: https://www.netanyahu.org.il Bibi: My Story (book): https://amzn.to/3XJd6UR A Durable Peace (book): https://amzn.to/3pIofbX Fighting Terrorism (book): https://amzn.to/3XNp6on PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (08:22) – Hate (14:02) – Judicial reform and protests (22:38) – AI (32:40) – Competition (39:21) – Power and corruption (46:32) – Peace (1:01:05) – War in Ukraine (1:05:01) – Abraham Accords (1:09:02) – History (1:13:48) – Survival
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Jul 6, 2023 • 0sec

#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is an activist, lawyer, author, and candidate for the President of the Unites States. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – House of Macadamias: https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order – Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings – InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off – AG1: https://drinkag1.com/lex to get 1 month supply of fish oil TRANSCRIPT: https://lexfridman.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr-transcript/ EPISODE LINKS: Robert’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr Robert’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robertfkennedyjr Robert’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rfkjr Robert’s Campaign Website: https://www.kennedy24.com PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (09:05) – US history (13:21) – Freedom (15:16) – Camus (18:38) – Hitler and WW2 (27:50) – War in Ukraine (51:11) – JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis (1:16:19) – JFK assassination conspiracy (1:25:53) – CIA influence (1:34:52) – 2024 elections (1:46:36) – Jordan Peterson (1:48:18) – Anthony Fauci (1:51:44) – Big Pharma (2:11:24) – Peter Hotez (2:17:05) – Exercise and diet (2:19:30) – God
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Jun 30, 2023 • 3h 15min

#387 – George Hotz: Tiny Corp, Twitter, AI Safety, Self-Driving, GPT, AGI & God

George Hotz is a programmer, hacker, and the founder of comma-ai and tiny corp. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Numerai: https://numer.ai/lex – Babbel: https://babbel.com/lexpod and use code Lexpod to get 55% off – NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour – InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off – AG1: https://drinkag1.com/lex to get 1 year of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/george-hotz-3-transcript EPISODE LINKS: George’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/realgeorgehotz George’s Twitch: https://twitch.tv/georgehotz George’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/georgehotz Tiny Corp’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/__tinygrad__ Tiny Corp’s Website: https://tinygrad.org/ Comma-ai’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/comma_ai Comma-ai’s Website: https://comma.ai/ Comma-ai’s YouTube (unofficial): https://youtube.com/georgehotzarchive Mentioned: Learning a Driving Simulator (paper): https://bit.ly/42T6lAN PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (08:04) – Time is an illusion (17:44) – Memes (20:20) – Eliezer Yudkowsky (32:45) – Virtual reality (39:04) – AI friends (46:29) – tiny corp (59:50) – NVIDIA vs AMD (1:02:47) – tinybox (1:14:56) – Self-driving (1:29:35) – Programming (1:37:31) – AI safety (2:02:29) – Working at Twitter (2:40:12) – Prompt engineering (2:46:08) – Video games (3:02:23) – Andrej Karpathy (3:12:28) – Meaning of life
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Jun 22, 2023 • 3h 16min

#386 – Marc Andreessen: Future of the Internet, Technology, and AI

Marc Andreessen, co-creator of Mosaic and co-founder of Netscape, discusses the future of the internet, technology, and AI. Topics include the role of AI in search and the evolution of web browsers, the challenges of determining truth in the digital age, integrating AI into everyday life, the importance of design, the acquisition of Netscape, the potential impact of combining human and AI intelligence, and the dangers of AGI. They also explore topics like the use of models in pandemic decision-making, concerns about autonomous weapons, responsibility for ethical judgments in AI, job turnover caused by technological progress, and the risks of China dominating in AI.
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Jun 18, 2023 • 3h 20min

#385 – Jimmy Wales: Wikipedia

Jimmy Wales is the co-founder of Wikipedia. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Hexclad Cookware: https://hexclad.com/lex and use code LEX to get 10% off – Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings – House of Macadamias: https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/jimmy-wales-transcript EPISODE LINKS: Jimmy’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmy_wales Jimmy’s Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wales Donate to Wikipedia: https://donate.wikimedia.org WT.Social: https://wt.social/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (05:10) – Origin story of Wikipedia (11:14) – Design of Wikipedia (18:07) – Number of articles on Wikipedia (24:18) – Wikipedia pages for living persons (45:11) – ChatGPT (58:42) – Wikipedia’s political bias (1:04:46) – Conspiracy theories (1:17:51) – Facebook (1:26:09) – Twitter (1:46:45) – Building Wikipedia (2:01:18) – Wikipedia funding (2:12:38) – ChatGPT vs Wikipedia (2:17:19) – Larry Sanger (2:22:51) – Twitter files (2:25:43) – Government and censorship (2:40:07) – Adolf Hitler’s Wikipedia page (2:51:49) – Future of Wikipedia (3:03:51) – Advice for young people (3:11:13) – Meaning of life
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Jun 13, 2023 • 2h 24min

#384 – Matthew McConaughey: Freedom, Truth, Family, Hardship, and Love

Matthew McConaughey is an Oscar-winning actor and author of Greenlights. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Riverside: http://creators.riverside.fm/LEX and use code LEX to get 30% off – MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off – AG1: https://drinkag1.com/lex to get 1 year of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs EPISODE LINKS: Matthew’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/McConaughey Matthew’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/officiallymcconaughey/ Matthew’s YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MatthewMcConaughey Greenlights (book): https://greenlights.com/ Roadtrip (course): https://artoflivinevent.com/roadtrip PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (05:57) – Relationships (10:44) – Dreams (22:56) – Fear of death (34:40) – Overcoming pain (57:45) – Amazon rainforest (1:04:29) – AI (1:17:45) – Truth (1:25:50) – Ego (1:33:34) – Dallas Buyers Club (1:40:03) – True Detective (1:48:49) – Yellowstone (1:53:51) – Texas (1:55:43) – Politics (2:00:29) – Interstellar (2:03:26) – Aliens (2:10:23) – Advice for young people (2:18:42) – Meaning of life

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