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Lex Fridman Podcast·

Human Language: Psycholinguistics, Syntax, Grammar & LLMs

MIT psycholinguist Ted Gibson on why languages keep related words close, why language isn't thought, what LLMs understand, and why legalese is hard.

Artificial Intelligence
Education
13 min read
Huberman Lab·

Dr Matt Walker How To Structure Your Sleep Use Naps Time Caffeine

Matt Walker explains how sleep changes with age, how to nap well (about 20 minutes, before 3 p.m.), and how to time caffeine.

Sleep
Focus and Productivity
14 min read
Lex Fridman Podcast·

Mark Cuban: Shark Tank, DEI, Wokeism Debate, Elon Musk, Politics, Drugs

Mark Cuban talks selling, his first billion, the Mavericks, his DEI debates with Elon Musk, AI, and exposing drug-pricing middlemen.

Money and Career
Politics and History
16 min read
Lex Fridman Podcast·

Annie Jacobsen: Nuclear War, CIA, KGB, Aliens, Area 51, Roswell & Secrecy

Annie Jacobsen walks through how a nuclear war would unfold minute by minute, then reveals CIA secrets, Area 51 history and her Roswell source.

Politics and History
Foreign Policy
15 min read
Lex Fridman Podcast·

Tulsi Gabbard: War, Politics, and the Military Industrial Complex

Tulsi Gabbard talks with Lex Fridman about the cost of war, the military industrial complex, nuclear risk, the TikTok bill, leaving the Democrats, and faith.

Politics and History
Faith and Spirituality
14 min read
Huberman Lab·

Asi Wind: What Magic & Mind Reading Reveal About the Brain

Magician and mentalist Asi Wind and Andrew Huberman explore how magic exploits memory, attention and emotion, and what it teaches about creativity.

Neuroscience
Creativity
14 min read
Lex Fridman Podcast·

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

UFC president Dana White tells Lex Fridman how a $2M buy became a global sport, who the GOAT is, and why he thrives in chaos.

Money and Career
Mindset
15 min read
Huberman Lab·

Benefits & Risks of Peptide Therapeutics for Physical & Mental Health

Huberman maps therapeutic peptides for repair, growth hormone, longevity and libido, weighing animal data, sourcing, dosing and tumor risks.

Hormones
Longevity
13 min read
Huberman Lab·

Dr. Matt Walker: The Biology of Sleep & Your Unique Sleep Needs

Matt Walker explains sleep stages, what poor sleep does to body and brain, and the QQRT framework: quantity, quality, regularity and timing.

Sleep
Neuroscience
13 min read
Lex Fridman Podcast·

Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani, Benny Morris

Two historians, an analyst and a streamer clash over 1948, Zionism, October 7, the ICJ genocide case, failed peace talks and whether any hope remains.

Politics and History
Human Rights
12 min read
Huberman Lab·

How Placebo Effects Work to Change Our Biology & Psychology

Andrew Huberman explains how expectations shift dopamine, hormones, pain and hunger through real brain circuits, and where placebo effects stop.

Neuroscience
Mindset
10 min read
Huberman Lab·

LIVE EVENT Q&A: Dr. Andrew Huberman Question & Answer in Melbourne, AU

Andrew Huberman answers Melbourne audience questions on protecting the aging brain, building willpower, shift work, NSDR and phone habits.

Neuroscience
Longevity
9 min read
Lex Fridman Podcast·

Yann LeCun: Meta AI, Open Source, Limits of LLMs, AGI & the Future of AI

Meta's Yann LeCun explains why LLMs won't reach human-level AI, how JEPA world models could, and why open source beats AI doom.

Artificial Intelligence
Open Source
14 min read
Huberman Lab·

Dr. E.J. Chichilnisky: How the Brain Works, Curing Blindness & How to Navigate a Career Path

Stanford's E.J. Chichilnisky on how the retina encodes vision, why implants fail, how smart implants could restore sight, and his winding career.

Neuroscience
Money and Career
13 min read
Lex Fridman Podcast·

Sam Altman: OpenAI, GPT-5, Sora, Board Saga, Elon Musk, Ilya, Power & AGI

Sam Altman reflects on his firing and return at OpenAI, the Musk lawsuit, Sora, GPT-4's limits, compute, safety and who should control AGI.

Artificial Intelligence
Software Engineering
13 min read
Lex Fridman Podcast·

Kimbal Musk: The Art of Cooking, Tesla, SpaceX, Zip2, and Family

Chef and entrepreneur Kimbal Musk on food as a daily gift, growing up in South Africa, breaking his neck, Zip2, Tesla, and SpaceX.

Relationships
Nutrition
14 min read
Lex Fridman Podcast·

Tucker Carlson: Putin, Navalny, Trump, CIA, NSA, War, Politics & Freedom

Tucker Carlson on his Putin interview, Navalny, Moscow, US surveillance, Ukraine, Jon Stewart, Trump, and why he urges young people to have kids.

Politics and History
Parenting
11 min read
Huberman Lab·

Dr. Becky Kennedy: Protocols for Excellent Parenting & Improving Relationships of All Kinds

Dr. Becky Kennedy gives parents a two-part job description, boundaries and empathy, plus scripts that work in every relationship.

Parenting
Relationships
16 min read
Huberman Lab·

AMA #16: Sleep, Vertigo, TBI, OCD, Tips for Travelers, Gut-Brain Axis & More

Live from Sydney, Andrew Huberman answers questions on travel routines, short sleep, vertigo, brain injury, OCD, fish oil, hormone testing and tongue cleaning.

Sleep
Mental Health
15 min read
Lex Fridman Podcast·

Marc Raibert: Boston Dynamics and the Future of Robotics

Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert traces 40 years of legged robots, from pogo sticks to Atlas, and his AI Institute's push for smarter robots.

Artificial Intelligence
Robotics
14 min read
Lex Fridman Podcast·

Bill Ackman: Investing, Financial Battles, Harvard, DEI, X, Free Speech

Bill Ackman explains his investing principles, recounts his biggest wins and losses, and discusses Harvard, DEI, the media, X and the 2024 election.

Money and Career
Politics and History
15 min read
Huberman Lab·

Tools to Enhance Working Memory & Attention

Huberman explains working memory, tests yours on air, and covers dopamine-based tools from NSDR and cold exposure to L-tyrosine and prescriptions.

Focus and Productivity
Neuroscience
9 min read
Lex Fridman Podcast·

Ben Shapiro Vs Destiny Debate: Politics: Jan 6: Israel: Ukraine : Wokeism

Ben Shapiro and Destiny debate conservatism vs. liberalism, Trump vs. Biden, Israel, Ukraine, January 6, wokeism and marriage.

Politics and History
Education
14 min read
Huberman Lab·

Journal Club with Dr. Peter Attia: Effects of Light & Dark on Mental Health & Treatments for Cancer

Huberman and Peter Attia dissect an 86,000-person study on day light and night dark for mental health, and a landmark cancer immunotherapy trial.

Mental Health
Sleep
12 min read