Lex Fridman

Michael Malice and Yaron Brook: Ayn Rand, Human Nature, and Anarchy | Lex Fridman Podcast #178

Risto Miikkulainen: Neuroevolution and Evolutionary Computation | Lex Fridman Podcast #177

Robert Breedlove: Philosophy of Bitcoin from First Principles | Lex Fridman Podcast #176

Yannis Pappas: History and Comedy | Lex Fridman Podcast #175

Tyler Cowen: Economic Growth & the Fight Against Conformity & Mediocrity | Lex Fridman Podcast #174

Nic Carter: Bitcoin Core Values, Layered Scaling, and Blocksize Debates | Lex Fridman Podcast #173

Lex Fridman interviews Nic Carter, a partner at Castle Island Ventures and co-founder of CoinMetrics.io, about Bitcoin and decentralized finance. They discuss the philosophical foundations of Bitcoin, its technical aspects including miners, nodes, blocks, and proof-of-work, and the history and implications of the block...

Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses | Lex Fridman Podcast #172

Anthony Pompliano: Bitcoin | Lex Fridman Podcast #171

Ronald Sullivan: The Ideal of Justice in the Face of Controversy and Evil | Lex Fridman Podcast #170

Ryan Hall: Solving Martial Arts from First Principles | Lex Fridman Podcast #169

Silvio Micali: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Algorand, Bitcoin & Ethereum | Lex Fridman Podcast #168

Saagar Enjeti: Politics, History, and Power | Lex Fridman Podcast #167

Cal Newport: Deep Work, Focus, Productivity, Email, and Social Media | Lex Fridman Podcast #166

This podcast features Lex Fridman interviewing Cal Newport about his new book, A World Without Email, and the concept of "deep work." The conversation explores strategies for improving focus and productivity, including time blocking and minimizing context switching. Newport argues that the "hyperactive hive mind" wor...

Josh Barnett: Philosophy of Violence, Power, and the Martial Arts | Lex Fridman #165

Andrew Huberman: Sleep, Dreams, Creativity, Fasting, and Neuroplasticity | Lex Fridman Podcast #164

Eric Weinstein: Difficult Conversations, Freedom of Speech, and Physics | Lex Fridman Podcast #163

Jim Keller: The Future of Computing, AI, Life, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #162

In this episode of the Lex Fridman Podcast, Lex interviews Jim Keller, a microprocessor architect, about the value of theory versus engineering in building software and hardware systems. They discuss branch prediction, the importance of craftsmanship in engineering, and the evolution of instruction sets, including RISC...

Jason Calacanis: Startups, Angel Investing, Capitalism, and Friendship | Lex Fridman Podcast #161

Brendan Eich: JavaScript, Firefox, Mozilla, and Brave | Lex Fridman Podcast #160

Brendan Eich, creator of JavaScript, reflects on the language's rapid development, its impact, and the forces that shaped its design. He recounts JavaScript's hasty creation amidst Netscape's browser wars with Microsoft, emphasizing the "worse is better" philosophy that prioritized quick deployment over theoretical per...

Richard Craib: WallStreetBets, Numerai, and the Future of Stock Trading | Lex Fridman Podcast #159