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4:11:06ENThe climate problem is real. The 12-year asteroid story is not.Host Lex FridmanBjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin tell Lex Fridman why vulnerability, cheaper tons of carbon, and energy innovation matter more than apocalyptic deadlines.
3:15ENCathie Wood on Conviction, Falling Stocks and Portfolio ConcentrationGuest Cathie Wood · Host Harry StebbingsIn a 2022 interview excerpt, the ARK Invest founder explains her research-based approach and responds to a question about solvency.
2:57:24ENThe Skill a Child Learns Under a Tree Is How to Calibrate ViolenceGuest Chamath Palihapitiya · Host Lex FridmanChamath Palihapitiya talks with Lex Fridman about a violent childhood, money, poker, energy, startups, and why happiness is not behind the velvet rope.
58:23ENCathie Wood on ARK’s Volatility, Venture Investing and InnovationGuest Cathie Wood · Host Harry StebbingsThe ARK Invest founder explains her late-2022 investment thesis, the design of its venture fund and why she shares research publicly.
2:22ENHow Noah Glass Conceived OloGuest Noah GlassA handheld computer, a coffee queue and restaurant experience shaped the idea.
0:33ENBrad Gerstner on Choosing Larger OpportunitiesGuest Brad GerstnerThe investor reflects on time spent pursuing ideas with limited potential scale.
4:15:34ENHe defended Bush in the school paper. Then they called him the Ben Shapiro of the leftGuest Destiny · Host Lex FridmanSteven Bonnell, the live-stream debater known as Destiny, tells Lex Fridman how he thinks, how he researches, and why a carpet-cleaning job flipped his politics.
52:13ENMartín Escobari on Market Cycles, Investment Discipline and Emerging-Market FoundersGuest Martín Escobari · Host Harry StebbingsThe General Atlantic co-president draws on his experience building Submarino to discuss downturns, pricing, investment committees and global opportunity.
57:33ENHugo Barra on Hardware, Product Storytelling and Building TeamsGuest Hugo Barra · Host Harry StebbingsThe former Android, Xiaomi and Oculus leader explains why hardware demands conviction, how he studies customer needs and what he looks for when hiring.
5:42ENJane Street’s Trading Interview: What to ExpectMichael, Megan · Jane StreetA trader and a recruiter explain the interview stages, how to approach open-ended questions and what the firm says it looks for.
2:13ENInterns Describe Jane Street's 2022 Internship ProgramElla, Sandor Lehoczky · Jane StreetParticipants reflect on learning, project ownership, colleagues, and discovering possible career paths during their internships.
4:11ENInside Production Engineering at Jane StreetMark, Liora Friedberg, Joseph · Jane StreetThree engineers describe the balance between resolving live issues and building software that makes support more effective.
25:42ENGraham and Andrea Work Through a Trading Mock InterviewMichael, Graham, Andrea · Jane StreetA 20-sided die game shows how a trading interview can develop through clarification, quantitative estimates and collaborative problem-solving.
53:50ENBrian Armstrong on Coinbase, Leadership and the 2022 Crypto DownturnGuest Brian Armstrong · Host Harry StebbingsThe Coinbase CEO discusses company culture, risk, product launches and regulation in an interview published on November 7, 2022.
2:31:25ENThe Best Protection Against Evil Is Recognizing It in YourselfGuest Ben Shapiro · Host Lex FridmanLex Fridman talks with Ben Shapiro about antisemitism, the collapse of democracies, Twitter, Trump and Biden, Ukraine, faith, and why being good is harder than being great.
3:19:25ENPutin Is Rational in His Own Context. Fiona Hill Spent a Lifetime Learning ItGuest Fiona Hill · Host Lex FridmanThe Durham miner's daughter who advised three U.S. presidents tells Lex Fridman how a collapsing coalfield, a Donbas scholarship, and the 2019 impeachment circus taught her to read Vladimir Putin — and why the West keeps missing him.
52:25ENMichael Mauboussin on Luck, Investment Process and Valuing Uncertain BusinessesGuest Michael Mauboussin · Host Harry StebbingsThe Counterpoint Global researcher explains how to separate outcomes from decisions, make room for dissent, and think about future cash flows in venture investing.
17:25ENWhy the Borwein Integral Pattern BreaksMoving averages and Fourier transforms explain why a sequence stays at π until it falls just short.
55:52ENRafael Ilishayev on Gopuff’s 2022 Profitability Plan and Delivery EconomicsGuest Rafael Ilishayev · Host Harry StebbingsGopuff’s cofounder discusses margins, batching, retention and the choices behind a 2024 profitability target as instant-delivery funding tightens.
3:05:57ENWomen, Life, Freedom: Why Iran's Youngest Generation Has Broken With the Islamic RepublicGuest Abbas Amanat · Host Lex FridmanYale historian Abbas Amanat traces the Mahsa Amini protests through a century of Iranian revolutions, the 1953 CIA coup, and a theocracy that had never existed before.
49:32ENBrian Singerman on Venture Pricing, Founder Selection and AndurilGuest Brian Singerman · Host Harry StebbingsThe Founders Fund partner discusses his investing approach in the October 2022 downturn, cross-fund investments and the difficulty of finding new companies.
3:28:47ENKarpathy Calls Trained Neural Nets Complicated Alien ArtifactsGuest Andrej Karpathy · Host Lex FridmanOn Lex Fridman's podcast, Andrej Karpathy refuses the brain analogy, walks the Fermi paradox through Nick Lane's chemistry, and treats the Transformer as a general-purpose differentiable computer.
0:55ENDrew Houston on Dropbox’s Growth and SetbacksGuest Drew Houston · Host Harry StebbingsThe Dropbox co-founder recalls competition and public failures.
58:09ENVaibhav Sahgal on Connecting Users to Value and Building Growth TeamsGuest Vaibhav Sahgal · Host Harry StebbingsThe Reddit product leader shares lessons from Zynga on user research, protecting channels, hiring growth leaders and validating ideas before engineering them.
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