Lex Fridman Podcast

#262 – Garry Nolan: UFOs and Aliens

#261 – Philip Goff: Consciousness, Panpsychism, and the Philosophy of Mind

#260 – Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher & Gordon Ryan: The Greatest of All Time

This podcast episode explores various aspects of combat sports, including MMA, grappling, and jiu-jitsu. The speakers discuss the importance of recognizing underutilized opportunities, facing doubts and skepticism, and the role of emotion in matches. They also touch on topics such as diet, training strategies, the bene...

#259 – Thomas Tull: From Batman Dark Knight Trilogy to AI and the Rolling Stones

#258 – Yann LeCun: Dark Matter of Intelligence and Self-Supervised Learning

This podcast episode delves into the concept of self-supervised learning in the field of artificial intelligence. It discusses the limitations of traditional machine learning methods and emphasizes the importance of self-supervised learning in mimicking the learning process of humans and animals. The conversation addre...

#257 – Brian Keating: Cosmology, Astrophysics, Aliens & Losing the Nobel Prize

#256 – Nationalism Debate: Yaron Brook and Yoram Hazony

#255 – Mark Normand: Comedy!

#254 – Jay Bhattacharya: The Case Against Lockdowns

#253 – Michael Malice: New Year’s Special

#252 – Elon Musk: SpaceX, Mars, Tesla Autopilot, Self-Driving, Robotics, and AI

This podcast episode features an intriguing conversation with Elon Musk, covering a wide range of topics including space exploration, engineering challenges, first principles thinking, Mars colonization, the future of autonomous driving, humanoid robots, nuclear energy, and the significance of love and consciousness. M...

#251 – Ray Dalio: Money, Power, and the Collapse of Empires

#250 – Peter Wang: Python and the Source Code of Humans, Computers, and Reality

#249 – Albert Bourla: Pfizer CEO

The rapid development of the COVID-19 vaccine represents a triumph of scientific ingenuity and private sector risk-taking, yet it remains a focal point for public division and distrust. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla attributes the unprecedented speed of vaccine production to an "all-in" investment strategy and the dedicatio...

#248 – Norman Naimark: Genocide, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, and Absolute Power

This podcast episode delves into the complexities of power, ideology, and human nature through the lens of genocide, specifically examining Stalin's reign and events like the Holodomor. Naimark uncovers how absolute power can corrupt and manipulate, discussing nationalism, social psychology, and the capacity for evil i...

#247 – Jamie Metzl: Lab Leak Theory

#246 – Peter Woit: Theories of Everything and Why String Theory is Not Even Wrong

#245 – Tom Brands: Iowa Wrestling

#244 – Robert Crews: Afghanistan, Taliban, Bin Laden, and War in the Middle East

The podcast episode discusses the consequences and implications of the United States' invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. It examines the decision-making process, the perception of insecurity, and the complex dynamics of the region. The episode reflects on the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and the skepticism surrounding t...

#243 – Kevin Systrom: Instagram