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Here's my conversation with David Pakman, a left-wing political commentator, on all things politics including Trump, Biden, DeSantis, RFK Jr, Bernie, AOC, Twitter drama, etc. As always, I'll keep talking to people on all sides, seeking understanding & wisdom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i31fDkaK9A

I did a 12 mile run along the river in Boston today, while listening to Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch, which is one of my favorite books. It's endlessly optimistic and inspiring. I'm grateful to be alive and to be on this idea exploration journey with all of you ❤️

Here's my conversation with Stephen Wolfram, his 4th time on the podcast. This was a deep and fascinating exploration of ChatGPT and WolframAlpha as it relates to the nature of truth, knowledge, intelligence, entropy, complexity, and reality itself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdE-waSx-d8

Now is the best time to be alive. I'm grateful for this moment and for the entire history of life on Earth that led up to it.

Protect your mind from influences that don't make you better in the long-term.

I choose:
- Long hours of focused work
- Good challenging books or podcasts
- Conversations with close friends

Here's my conversation with Harvey Silverglate, a legendary free speech advocate, lawyer, and writer. He's running for Harvard Board of Overseers on a platform of free speech. If you're a Harvard Alumni, please consider voting for him! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgTjSrrf6GQ

Here's my conversation with Anna Frebel, an astronomer and astrophysicist at MIT. We talk about the oldest stars in our galaxy and what they tell us about the history and evolution of our universe. This was fascinating and awe-inspiring! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQnUa5Bq5x4

"If it is not right, do not do it. If it is not true, do not say it." - Marcus Aurelius

I'm lucky to have gotten the chance to attend game 3 of Heat vs Celtics in Miami last night, and to hang out & have great conversations with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. This was my first time at a live basketball game. Energy was wild! Thank you for this amazing experience 🙏

"Every child is an artist. The challenge is staying an artist when you grow up." - Pablo Picasso

Here's my conversation with Neil Gershenfeld, director of MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms, all about self-assembling and self-replicating robots, and the future of fabrication at the boundary of physics and computation. This was fascinating & inspiring! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDjOS0VHEr4

"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." - Daniel Boorstin

I'm interviewing Mark Zuckerberg on the podcast soon, for the 2nd time. The focus will be on AI , but I'm sure we'll cover a lot of other topics as well. Please let me know if you have any questions/topic suggestions.

Identity politics is an outrage machine, fueled by dogmatic extremes from both sides.

Ignore the outrage online. I think it doesn't represent the majority. Most people are sensible and kind.

Here's my conversation with Chris Lattner, a legendary engineer, his 3rd time on the podcast. We talk about Modular AI and Mojo, a new programming language that is a superset of Python and can achieve 35,000x+ speed ups over Python. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdJQ8iVTwj8

Here's my conversation with Bert Kreischer, a comedian, actor, and podcaster who I've been a fan of for a long time. We covered a lot, from Hemingway on writing to Churchill's drinking habits. This conversation was wild, fascinating, and fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TmV6KEYkK0

To me, it's 99% probability that the universe is full of alien life. I hope we'll find conclusive evidence of it in my lifetime.

True 🤣

Here's my conversation with Mark Zuckerberg, his 2nd time on the podcast. We talk about the future of AI at Meta, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, both near-term open source development of AI and the journey of human civilization toward building AGI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff4fRgnuFgQ