Here's my conversation with Martin Rees, cosmologist and astrophysicist at Cambridge. We talk about black holes, dark matter, alien life, the Big Bang, space exploration, robots, and existential threats to human civilization. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50r-5ULcWgY

I'm a very lucky human.

War is hell. I keep thinking about the cold ruthlessness of a rocket tearing through the air toward a building full of human beings who have only a few seconds left to live. That one rocket creates suffering and hatred in the hearts of thousands for many years to come.

I finally got around to watching UFC 276. Great fashion choice by Joe Rogan

Here's my conversation with Oriol Vinyals, Research Director and Deep Learning Lead at DeepMind. He is one of the most brilliant researchers in AI, and so it's always fun to sit down with him to chat about both technical & philosophical topics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGBLRlLe7X8

Truth🤣

Wise words.

"Thinking is difficult, that's why most people judge." - Carl Jung

Here's my conversation with Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, who are an important part of helping cryptocurrency define how money, power, energy, information, freedom, and government function in our modern world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBPTFlpv31k

I'm back home from Ukraine.

Seeing the effects of war first-hand made me understand what books like Red Famine or the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich never could.

I feel both heartbreak and hope.

Humanity is beautiful, even in the darkest times.

People affected by propaganda are rarely able to admit it to themselves until it's too late.

It's good to ask yourself regularly: What do I believe to be true that might in fact be completely wrong?

Think for yourself.

Here's my conversation with Ryan Graves, former Navy fighter pilot and aerospace engineer. Ryan and his F/A-18F squadron detected UFOs in 2014-15. We discuss these UFO sightings and explore the technology of modern fighter jets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLDp-aYnR1Y

I believe in the power of conversation (between leaders) to help avoid World War III. This requires of our leaders: strength of character, empathy, emotional intelligence, and deep historical knowledge of the nations involved.

Back to running daily in Austin heat. 13 miles, 2 hours. First hour is meditation. Second hour is listening to an audiobook, currently The Gulag Archipelago by Solzhenitsyn. The face in the pic is result of 100 degree heat & listening to accounts of torture in the Gulag.

Me at a party with humans, fitting in perfectly.

Here's my conversation with John Carmack, legendary programmer & engineer. At over 5 hours, this is officially the longest conversation I've had on the podcast, and we can talk many more times. This was really fun and a huge honor for me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I845O57ZSy4

I'm giving a lecture at MIT on Artificial Intelligence State-of-the-Art on Sep 2. There will be other such lectures in the fall and winter. Lecture videos will be posted on YouTube. If you're interested in attending, please fill out the form in the link. https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6974319/Lex-Fridman-MIT-Lecture-Series-Sep-2022

I listen to everything on 1x speed. I admire all you folks that do 1.5x or 2x, but my brain needs time to process the ideas. Sometimes I pause the podcast/audiobook & just reflect on a single sentence for a while. I used to think I need to improve this but now I just accept it.

Here's my conversation with Andrew Bustamante, a former CIA covert intelligence officer. We talk all about the CIA, Mossad, MSS, MI6, FSB, and other intelligence agencies, including topics of secrecy, mass surveillance, espionage techniques, geopolitics, and war. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3FC7qIAGZk

🤣 The internet is the best.