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Conversations about science, technology, history, philosophy and the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power. Lex is an AI researcher at MIT and beyond.

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Conversations about science, technology, history, philosophy and the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power. Lex is an AI researcher at MIT and beyond.

    #426 – Edward Gibson: Human Language, Psycholinguistics, Syntax, Grammar & LLMs

    #426 – Edward Gibson: Human Language, Psycholinguistics, Syntax, Grammar & LLMs

    Edward Gibson is a psycholinguistics professor at MIT and heads the MIT Language Lab. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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    Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/edward-gibson-transcript



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    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

    (10:53) - Human language

    (14:59) - Generalizations in language

    (20:46) - Dependency grammar

    (30:45) - Morphology

    (39:20) - Evolution of languages

    (42:40) - Noam Chomsky

    (1:26:46) - Thinking and language

    (1:40:16) - LLMs

    (1:53:14) - Center embedding

    (2:19:42) - Learning a new language

    (2:23:34) - Nature vs nurture

    (2:30:10) - Culture and language

    (2:44:38) - Universal language

    (2:49:01) - Language translation

    (2:52:16) - Animal communication

    • 3 hrs
    #425 – Andrew Callaghan: Channel 5, Gonzo, QAnon, O-Block, Politics & Alex Jones

    #425 – Andrew Callaghan: Channel 5, Gonzo, QAnon, O-Block, Politics & Alex Jones

    Andrew Callaghan is the host of Channel 5 on YouTube, where he does street interviews with fascinating humans at the edges of society, the so-called vagrants, vagabonds, runaways, outlaws, from QAnon adherents to Phish heads to O Block residents and much more. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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    Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/andrew-callaghan-transcript



    EPISODE LINKS:

    Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan: https://www.youtube.com/channel5YouTube

    Andrew's Instagram: https://instagram.com/andreww.me

    Andrew's Website: https://andrew-callaghan.com/

    Andrew's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/channel5

    This Place Rules: https://www.hbo.com/movies/this-place-rules

    Books Mentioned:

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    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

    (08:53) - Walmart

    (10:24) - Early life

    (29:14) - Hitchhiking

    (40:49) - Couch surfing

    (49:50) - Quarter Confessions

    (1:07:33) - Burning Man

    (1:22:44) - Protests

    (1:28:17) - Jon Stewart

    (1:31:13) - Fame

    (1:44:31) - Jan 6

    (1:48:15) - QAnon

    (1:54:00) - Alex Jones

    (2:10:52) - Politics

    (2:20:29) - Response to allegations

    (2:37:28) - Channel 5

    (2:43:04) - Rap

    (2:44:51) - O Block

    (2:48:47) - Crip Mac

    (2:51:59) - Aliens

    • 2 hrs 59 min
    #424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

    #424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

    Bassem Youssef is an Egyptian-American comedian & satirist, referred to as the Jon Stewart of the Arab World. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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    Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/bassem-youssef-transcript



    EPISODE LINKS:

    Bassem's X: https://x.com/Byoussef

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    Bassem's Facebook: https://facebook.com/bassemyousseftv

    Bassem's Website: https://bassemyoussef.xyz



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    SUPPORT & CONNECT:

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    - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman



    OUTLINE:

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    (00:00) - Introduction

    (06:30) - Oct 7

    (36:59) - Two-state solution

    (52:37) - Holocaust

    (1:00:24) - 1948

    (1:09:17) - Egypt

    (1:23:39) - Jon Stewart

    (1:25:51) - Going viral during the Arab Spring

    (1:49:55) - Arabic vs English

    (2:02:18) - Sam Harris and Jihad

    (2:07:25) - Religion

    (2:26:37) - TikTok

    (2:31:10) - Joe Rogan

    (2:33:07) - Joe Biden

    (2:37:33) - Putin

    (2:39:21) - War

    (2:44:17) - Hope

    • 2 hrs 48 min
    #423 – Tulsi Gabbard: War, Politics, and the Military Industrial Complex

    #423 – Tulsi Gabbard: War, Politics, and the Military Industrial Complex

    Tulsi Gabbard is a politician, veteran, and author of For Love of Country. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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    Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/tulsi-gabbard-transcript



    EPISODE LINKS:

    For Love of Country (book): https://amzn.to/3VLlofM

    Tulsi's X: https://x.com/tulsigabbard

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    Tulsi's Podcast: https://youtube.com/@TheTulsiGabbardShow

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    Tulsi's Facebook: https://facebook.com/TulsiGabbard

    Tulsi's Website: https://tulsigabbard.com/



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    SUPPORT & CONNECT:

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    - 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

    (07:14) - War in Iraq

    (15:00) - Battle injuries and PTSD

    (22:10) - War on terrorism

    (30:51) - War in Gaza

    (34:52) - War in Ukraine

    (38:38) - Syria

    (46:20) - Warmongers

    (55:40) - Nuclear war

    (1:11:08) - TikTok ban

    (1:23:13) - Bernie Sanders

    (1:28:08) - Politics

    (1:46:59) - Personal attacks

    (1:49:07) - God

    • 1 hr 56 min
    #422 – Mark Cuban: Shark Tank, DEI & Wokeism Debate, Elon Musk, Politics & Drugs

    #422 – Mark Cuban: Shark Tank, DEI & Wokeism Debate, Elon Musk, Politics & Drugs

    Mark Cuban is a businessman, investor, star of TV series Shark Tank, long-time principal owner of Dallas Mavericks, and founder of Cost Plus Drugs. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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    Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/mark-cuban-transcript



    EPISODE LINKS:

    Mark's X: https://twitter.com/mcuban

    Mark's Instagram: https://instagram.com/mcuban

    Cost Plus Drugs: https://costplusdrugs.com

    Shark Tank: https://abc.com/shows/shark-tank

    Dallas Mavericks: https://www.mavs.com



    PODCAST INFO:

    Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast

    Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr

    Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8

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    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

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    - 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

    (11:10) - Entrepreneurship

    (26:03) - Shark Tank

    (36:29) - How Mark made first billion

    (1:02:39) - Dallas Mavericks

    (1:08:05) - DEI debate

    (1:43:58) - Trump vs Biden

    (1:46:20) - Immigration

    (1:55:53) - Drugs and Big Pharma

    (2:11:53) - AI

    (2:16:05) - Advice for young people

    • 2 hrs 23 min
    #421 – Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

    #421 – Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck

    Dana White is the CEO and president of the UFC. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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    Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/dana-white-transcript



    EPISODE LINKS:

    Dana's X: https://x.com/danawhite

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    Dana's Facebook: https://facebook.com/danawhite

    UFC's YouTube: https://youtube.com/@UFC

    UFC's Website: https://ufc.com/



    PODCAST INFO:

    Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast

    Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr

    Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8

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    SUPPORT & CONNECT:

    - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast

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    - 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

    (06:31) - Mike Tyson and early days of fighting

    (17:10) - Jiu jitsu

    (23:14) - Origin of UFC

    (37:25) - Joe Rogan

    (43:31) - Lorenzo Fertitta

    (45:58) - Great fighters

    (49:55) - Khabib vs Conor

    (53:01) - Jon Jones

    (56:03) - Conor McGregor

    (1:01:05) - Trump

    (1:06:44) - Elon vs Zuck

    (1:08:04) - Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul

    (1:10:52) - Forrest Griffin vs Stephan Bonnar

    (1:18:06) - Gambling

    (1:33:08) - Mortality

    • 1 hr 36 min

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