The Perfect Summary Podcast

Yann LeCun explains why self-supervised learning of world models is AI's key challenge, plus his views on consciousness, emotions, Meta and peer review.

Mel Robbins and colleagues share drop-off mistakes and lessons for any big change: lend your confidence, build a bridge, and know that nerves mean you're well.

Legendary founder Thomas Tull talks blockbusters, patient capital, AI in old industries, Warren Buffett, touring with the Rolling Stones and stoicism.

Jonathan Haidt tells Joe Rogan how smartphones rewired childhood, why teen depression soared, and the four norms he believes can turn it around.

Sociologist and ex-trucker Steve Viscelli explains why trucking became a job of last resort and how self-driving trucks could reshape work and supply chains.

Journalist Jenny Wallace tells Mel Robbins why grind culture backfires and how helping kids and adults feel they matter builds healthy achievers.

Former CIA officer Mike Baker and Joe Rogan cover deepfakes, foreign influence, Gaza, Ukraine, China's rare earth grip, AI dogfights and UAPs.

Philosopher Philip Goff argues consciousness is the intrinsic nature of matter, and explores zombies, free will, expertise and meaning with Lex Fridman.

Tucker Carlson and Joe Rogan range over UFOs, AI, free speech, government secrecy, sauna rituals and the idea of a real battle between good and evil.

Anaconda co-founder Peter Wang talks Python's design, open source value, cybernetic systems, human layers, love, and why we face a meaning crisis.

Anki co-founder and Waymo trucking head Boris Sofman on giving robots personality, why Anki failed, and the hard road to driverless trucks.

Coleman Hughes joins Joe Rogan on his colorblind book and The View clash, fear and greatness, chess cheating, Gaza, OpenAI and a future of superintelligence.

Psychologist Michael Slepian explains why we keep about 13 secrets, why living with them hurts more than hiding them, and how to confide safely.

Sci-fi author Neal Stephenson on human nature, why chemical rockets are an accident of history, solar geoengineering, AR, crypto and writing by hand.

Mel Robbins, her husband and two kids unpack a morning fight and answer listener questions about repairing family relationships and moving.

Elon Musk tells Lex Fridman how Starship, full self-driving and the Tesla Bot are built, and why becoming multiplanetary is life insurance for life.

Gad Saad returns to Rogan for a tenth time to discuss antisemitism after October 7, suicidal empathy, stubborn minds, evolutionary psychology and AI.

Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom on the app's origin, the $1B Facebook sale, social media algorithms, hard work and choosing the game you love.

Joe Rogan and comic Brian Simpson celebrate his Netflix special and riff on fighters, Kill Tony, fame, AI, tribalism and money.

Psychiatrist Dr. Paul Conti explains where negative self-talk comes from, how it ties to past trauma, and how curiosity can change it.

Wait But Why's Tim Urban on aliens, Mars, Elon Musk's first-principles thinking, Neuralink, polarization, reading habits and procrastination.

Computer scientist and game pioneer Rizwan Virk explains why we may live in a simulation and what it could mean for religion, memory and UFOs.

An orthodontist and an evolutionary biologist argue that modern life is shrinking our jaws, crowding our teeth and narrowing our airways, and that parents can do something about it early.

Greg Koukl's friendly playbook for talking about Christian convictions by asking good questions, spotting weak arguments, and leaving a 'stone in someone's shoe' instead of starting a fight.

Harvard psychologist Dr. Luana Marques coaches Mel Robbins through a family transition and shares a 3-step method for facing change: shift, approach, align.

Mel Robbins shares how she was diagnosed with ADHD at 47, why women are missed, how the ADHD brain works, and six surprising adult signs.

The Triggernometry hosts and Joe Rogan riff on conflict, parenthood, sex robots and AI, free speech, JFK, protests and why collaboration beats competition.

Mark Zuckerberg discusses the metaverse, polarization research, the Instagram whistleblower, free speech, AI translation and raising his daughters.

Attachment expert Thais Gibson explains the four attachment styles, their core wounds and needs, and a 21-day method to reprogram your subconscious.

Chemist Lee Cronin explains assembly theory, why life may be common but alien, why time is fundamental, and how robots can program chemistry.