Lex Fridman Podcast
Long-form conversations about science, technology, history, philosophy, and the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power.
Richard Craib on WallStreetBets, Numerai and the Future of AI Stock Trading
Numerai founder Richard Craib explains the GameStop squeeze, evil vs chill shorting, and his crowdsourced AI hedge fund built on staking.
Tyler Cowen on Economic Growth, Big Business, Weirdos and the Fight Against Conformity
Economist Tyler Cowen on growth, capitalism, crypto, UFOs, art, food and why America works best as a nation of weirdos.
Vitalik Buterin on Ethereum 2.0, Proof of Stake, Rollups and Why Evil Comes From Fear
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin explains the Shiba Inu donation, proof of stake, sharding, rollups and the merge, then turns to longevity and meaning.
Jordan Ellenberg on Symmetry, High-Dimensional Geometry, Primes and How to Learn Math
Mathematician Jordan Ellenberg and Lex Fridman explore symmetry, topology, Poincaré, primes, Conway's Game of Life and how to love math.
Andrew Huberman on Sleep, Dreams, Fasting, Psychedelics and the Limits of the Human Mind
Stanford neuroscientist Andrew Huberman and Lex Fridman cover sleep, naps, fasting, REM dreams, psychedelics, neuroplasticity and pushing mental limits.
Eric Weinstein on Free Speech, Cancel Culture, Epstein, Gauge Theory Economics and Geometric Unity
Eric Weinstein and Lex Fridman tackle free speech online, friendship amid cancel culture, Epstein, growth, gauge-theory economics and Geometric Unity.
David Sinclair on Aging as Lost Information, Fasting, Biosensors and Living Past 100
Harvard geneticist David Sinclair explains his information theory of aging, a reset switch in mice, one meal a day, and a future of body dashboards.
Jim Keller on Craftsmanship, AI Hardware, Tenstorrent, Consciousness and Life
Legendary chip architect Jim Keller talks craftsmanship, modular design, graph-native AI hardware at Tenstorrent, consciousness, fear and love.
Silvio Micali on Blockchain, Algorand, One-Way Functions and Zero-Knowledge Proofs
Turing Award winner Silvio Micali explains blockchains as shared ledgers, how Algorand aims to beat the blockchain trilemma, and the beauty of cryptography.
Ronald Sullivan on Defending the Unpopular, Harvard's Capitulation and the Ideal of Justice
Harvard law professor Ronald Sullivan tells Lex Fridman why everyone deserves a defense, from Harvey Weinstein to Aaron Hernandez, and what Harvard got wrong.
Daniel Schmachtenberger on Steering Civilization Away from Self-Destruction
Daniel Schmachtenberger and Lex Fridman on why civilizations self-terminate, exponential tech risk, better social systems and a meaningful life.
Ryan Schiller on Librex, Anonymity and Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
Librex founder Ryan Schiller tells Lex Fridman how he built an anonymous campus discussion app to fight the chilling of debate at Yale and beyond.
Bret Weinstein on the Lab Leak, Censorship, Ivermectin, Telomeres and Monogamy (Lex Fridman #194)
Evolutionary biologist Bret Weinstein talks close calls, COVID origins, YouTube censorship, his telomere paper, monogamy and the meaning of life.
Clara Sousa-Silva on Phosphine, Venus and the Search for Life on Other Planets
Quantum astrochemist Clara Sousa-Silva explains the phosphine signal on Venus, molecular fingerprints, and why life may be common but intelligence rare.
Nic Carter on Bitcoin's Core Values, the Blocksize War and Layered Scaling
Investor and writer Nic Carter explains Bitcoin's values, the blocksize war, layered scaling, energy critiques, Ethereum, Dogecoin and NFTs.
Ishan Misra on Self-Supervised Learning, the "Dark Matter" of Machine Intelligence
FAIR researcher Ishan Misra explains how machines can learn to see without human labels, from contrastive learning and SwAV to SEER and DINO.
Konstantin Batygin on Planet Nine and the Edge of Our Solar System
Caltech astrophysicist Konstantin Batygin explains the evidence for Planet Nine, how solar systems form, and why useless knowledge matters.
Risto Miikkulainen on Neuroevolution, Evolutionary Computation and Creative Machines
UT Austin's Risto Miikkulainen explains how evolutionary algorithms discover surprising solutions, from sleepless basil to scheming robots.
Michael Malice on Totalitarianism, Anarchy, Cynicism and Joy
Michael Malice and Lex Fridman debate anarchism and voting, and discuss heroism under totalitarianism, cynicism and the family history behind their joy.
Frank Wilczek on the Beauty of Physics, Quarks, Axions, Complementarity and Life
Nobel physicist Frank Wilczek on why the world is comprehensible, asymptotic freedom, axions as dark matter, time crystals, complementarity and aliens.
Rob Reid on Engineered Pandemics, Gain-of-Function Research, Lab Leaks and the Lessons of Rhapsody
Author and podcaster Rob Reid explains why synthetic biology is our nearest existential risk and how cheap defenses could neutralize it.
Anya Fernald on Regenerative Farming, Humane Meat and the Art of Cooking
Belcampo co-founder Anya Fernald explains how to cook meat well, what regenerative and humane farming mean, and why simple food wins.
Brian Muraresku on The Immortality Key and the Secret History of Psychedelics in Religion
Brian Muraresku and Lex Fridman trace psychedelic wine and beer through ancient Greece, Eleusis and early Christianity, and ask what it means today.
John Danaher on Mastery in Jiu Jitsu: Escapes, Leg Locks, Drilling, Champions and the Meaning of Life
Coach John Danaher explains how he builds champions: escapes first, heuristics over details, smart drilling, leg-lock control and five-year reinvention.