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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.

Lex Fridman Podcast Lex Fridman

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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.

    #429 – Paul Rosolie: Jungle, Apex Predators, Aliens, Uncontacted Tribes, and God

    #429 – Paul Rosolie: Jungle, Apex Predators, Aliens, Uncontacted Tribes, and God

    Paul Rosolie is a naturalist, explorer, author, and founder of Junglekeepers, dedicating his life to protecting the Amazon rainforest. Support his efforts at https://junglekeepers.org



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    Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/paul-rosolie-2-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

    (12:29) - Amazon jungle

    (14:47) - Bushmaster snakes

    (26:13) - Black caiman

    (44:33) - Rhinos

    (47:47) - Anacondas

    (1:18:04) - Mammals

    (1:30:10) - Piranhas

    (1:41:00) - Aliens

    (1:58:45) - Elephants

    (2:10:02) - Origin of life

    (2:23:21) - Explorers

    (2:36:38) - Ayahuasca

    (2:45:03) - Deep jungle expedition

    (2:59:09) - Jane Goodall

    (3:01:41) - Theodore Roosevelt

    (3:12:36) - Alone show

    (3:22:23) - Protecting the rainforest

    (3:38:36) - Snake makes appearance

    (3:46:47) - Uncontacted tribes

    (4:00:11) - Mortality

    (4:01:39) - Steve Irwin

    (4:09:18) - God

    • 4 hr 12 min
    #428 – Sean Carroll: General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Black Holes & Aliens

    #428 – Sean Carroll: General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Black Holes & Aliens

    Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist, author, and host of Mindscape podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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    Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/sean-carroll-3-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

    (11:03) - General relativity

    (23:22) - Black holes

    (28:11) - Hawking radiation

    (32:19) - Aliens

    (41:15) - Holographic principle

    (1:05:38) - Dark energy

    (1:11:38) - Dark matter

    (1:20:34) - Quantum mechanics

    (1:41:56) - Simulation

    (1:44:18) - AGI

    (1:58:42) - Complexity

    (2:11:25) - Consciousness

    (2:20:32) - Naturalism

    (2:24:49) - Limits of science

    (2:29:34) - Mindscape podcast

    (2:39:29) - Einstein

    • 2 hr 44 min
    #427 – Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

    #427 – Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

    Neil Adams is a judo world champion, 2-time Olympic silver medalist, 5-time European champion, and often referred to as the Voice of Judo. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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    Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/neil-adams-transcript



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    OUTLINE:

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    (00:00) - Introduction

    (09:13) - 1980 Olympics

    (26:35) - Judo explained

    (34:40) - Winning

    (52:54) - 1984 Olympics

    (1:01:55) - Lessons from losing

    (1:17:37) - Teddy Riner

    (1:37:12) - Training in Japan

    (1:52:51) - Jiu jitsu

    (2:03:59) - Training

    (2:27:18) - Advice for beginners

    • 2 hr 35 min
    #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:

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    (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 hr
    #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



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    OUTLINE:

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    (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 hr 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



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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

    (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 hr 48 min

Customer Reviews

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Louise in idaho ,

Support for Jungle Keepers

Want to “save” the planet? Donations to this cause is a great start! Thanks to Lex for sharing this adventure with us!!

ming de merciless ,

Hamas war debate

This is an excellent podcast. Norman Finkelstein, braggart and pedant extraordinaire, his voice, the aural equivalent of metal shavings in one’s underwear, cannot entirely destroy this discussion of thoughtful men on a very complicated subject.

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Great panelists, sometimes insightful

These interviews tend to run long. Lot of times you get some interesting nuggets but not always. Also, some of the recurring themes that Lex likes to investigate - aliens, the future of AI- as well as some specific lenses - the power of being humble and having good intentions- may be limiting his perspective to get to new ground.

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