Lex Fridman Podcast Lex Fridman

Neil Gershenfeld is the director of the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) - Introduction

(05:37) - What Turing got wrong

(11:02) - MIT Center for Bits and Atoms

(24:08) - Digital logic

(30:44) - Self-assembling robots

(41:12) - Digital fabrication

(52:07) - Self-reproducing machine

(59:53) - Trash and fabrication

(1:04:49) - Lab-made bioweapons

(1:09:04) - Genome

(1:20:56) - Quantum computing

(1:25:28) - Microfluidic bubble computation

(1:30:49) - Maxwell's demon

(1:39:35) - Consciousness

(1:46:35) - Cellular automata

(1:51:07) - Universe is a computer

(1:55:53) - Advice for young people

(2:05:10) - Meaning of life

Randall Kennedy is a law professor at Harvard and author of many seminal books on race, law, history, culture, and politics. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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EPISODE LINKS:

Randall's Website: https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/randall-l-kennedy

N*****: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word: https://amzn.to/3MbrXSC

Say It Loud!: On Race, Law, History, and Culture: https://amzn.to/3MfQWUT

For Discrimination: Race, Affirmative Action, and the Law: https://amzn.to/3BASZxZ

Race, Crime, and the Law: https://amzn.to/3pVtVyU



PODCAST INFO:

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

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) - Introduction

(06:11) - The N-word

(41:55) - The three N-words

(1:08:28) - Education

(1:21:31) - Critical race theory

(1:32:05) - Racism and policing

(1:39:25) - Racial profiling

(2:08:57) - Racism in US history

(2:26:55) - Affirmative action

(3:10:22) - Martin Luther King Jr.

Anna Frebel is an astronomer and astrophysicist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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Anna's Twitter: https://twitter.com/annafrebel

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

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

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

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SUPPORT & CONNECT:

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- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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



OUTLINE:

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(00:00) - Introduction

(05:26) - First elements

(12:35) - Milky Way

(16:11) - Alien worlds

(19:16) - Protogalaxies

(24:29) - Black holes

(29:27) - Stellar archeology

(38:42) - Oldest stars

(46:32) - Metal-poor stars

(1:02:05) - Neutron capture

(1:07:01) - Neutron stars

(1:12:30) - Dwarf galaxies

(1:17:10) - Star observation

(1:45:27) - James Webb Space Telescope

(1:51:17) - Future of space observation

(1:54:26) - Age of the universe

(2:07:34) - Most beautiful idea in astronomy

(2:11:23) - Advice for young people

(2:20:17) - Meaning of life

Harvey Silverglate is a free speech advocate, co-founder of FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Expression, and author of several books on freedom of speech and criminal justice. He is running for Harvard Board of Overseers on a platform of free speech. If you're a Harvard Alumni, please consider voting for him by Tue, May 16, 5pm ET: https://www.harvey4harvard.com/ballot Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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PODCAST INFO:

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

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

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SUPPORT & CONNECT:

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



OUTLINE:

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(00:00) - Introduction

(06:23) - Freedom of speech

(28:04) - Bureaucracy in Universities

(44:18) - Clash of ideas

(47:56) - Public education is broken

(59:33) - Jeffrey Epstein

(1:12:26) - Freedom of thought and liberal arts

(1:23:30) - Interviewing controversial people

(1:27:14) - Alan Dershowitz

(1:30:28) - Donald Trump

(1:37:27) - FBI

(1:45:52) - Criminal justice system

(1:48:20) - Advice

Stephen Wolfram is a computer scientist, mathematician, theoretical physicist, and the founder of Wolfram Research, a company behind Wolfram|Alpha, Wolfram Language, and the Wolfram Physics and Metamathematics projects. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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EPISODE LINKS:

Stephen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephen_wolfram

Stephen's Blog: https://writings.stephenwolfram.com

Wolfram|Alpha: https://www.wolframalpha.com

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Blog posts:

A 50-Year Quest: https://bit.ly/3NQbZ2P

What Is ChatGPT doing: https://bit.ly/3VOwtuz



PODCAST INFO:

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

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

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SUPPORT & CONNECT:

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



OUTLINE:

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(00:00) - Introduction

(06:45) - WolframAlpha and ChatGPT

(26:26) - Computation and nature of reality

(53:18) - How ChatGPT works

(1:53:01) - Human and animal cognition

(2:06:20) - Dangers of AI

(2:14:39) - Nature of truth

(2:36:01) - Future of education

(3:12:03) - Consciousness

(3:21:02) - Second Law of Thermodynamics

(3:44:36) - Entropy

(3:57:36) - Observers in physics

(4:14:27) - Mortality

David Pakman is a left-wing progressive political commentator and host of The David Pakman Show. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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PODCAST INFO:

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

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SUPPORT & CONNECT:

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



OUTLINE:

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(00:00) - Introduction

(06:42) - Political ideologies

(16:10) - Twitter drama

(31:07) - Biden vs Trump

(38:07) - AOC

(40:47) - Bernie Sanders

(48:55) - Donald Trump: Pros and cons

(1:14:46) - Joe Biden: Pros and cons

(1:21:08) - Hate for politicians

(1:37:29) - RFK Jr

(1:50:48) - Republican voters

(1:57:30) - Conspiracy theories

(2:02:26) - January 6th

(2:11:31) - Hunter Biden's laptop

(2:15:46) - Tucker Carlson

(2:18:44) - Wokeism and censorship

(2:37:11) - ChatGPT and universities

(2:43:10) - Libertarianism

(2:46:47) - Elon Musk

(2:55:14) - Dealing with attacks

(2:59:56) - Truth

(3:05:47) - Israel and Palestine

(3:09:41) - Ukraine war

(3:17:42) - Books

(3:28:22) - Mortality

(3:30:33) - Advice for young people

(3:32:05) - Hope for the future