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Lex Fridman· Mar 17, 2020PodcastMoney Is a Game of Points: Vitalik Buterin on Coordination, Public Goods, and Quadratic FundingHost Lex FridmanVitalik Buterin explains money as a social point system, why value can survive without physical backing, and how quadratic funding tries to fix public-good underfunding.
20:34ENLex Fridman· Oct 26, 2019Podcast · 2 speakersTeaching Machines the Frameworks Humans Take for GrantedGuest David Ferrucci · Host Lex FridmanDavid Ferrucci explains why AI needs shared interpretive frameworks, not just data and pattern matching, to reason and communicate like humans.
21:41ENLex FridmanPodcastFrom Simulated Majorities to "You Are Probably Simulated": Bostrom on the Missing Step in the Simulation ArgumentHost Lex FridmanNick Bostrom explains to Lex Fridman why the simulation argument rests on a much weaker assumption than the Doomsday argument, and where its physical limits might lie.
21:43ENLex FridmanPodcast · 2 speakersRented Cars, 27 Rejections and the Love Quotient: Arianna Huffington on Obsession and RechargingGuest Arianna Huffington · Host Lex FridmanThe Thrive Global and Huffington Post founder talks to Lex Fridman about mortality, failure, work obsession, polarized media and balancing ambition with love.
20:07ENLex FridmanPodcast · 2 speakersThe Hard Problem and the Case for a Conscious Universe: David Chalmers on ConsciousnessGuest David Chalmers · Host Lex FridmanDavid Chalmers explains what consciousness is, why the hard problem resists physical explanation, and why he takes panpsychism seriously.
25:06ENLex FridmanPodcastLiving Inside the Brain's Story: Joscha Bach on Simulation, Self and ConsciousnessHost Lex FridmanIn a clip from his conversation with Lex Fridman, Joscha Bach argues that consciousness, identity and even God are software-like patterns, and that we exist inside a narrative our brain generates.
23:37ENLex FridmanPodcastPave Your Own Path: Lex Fridman on Impostor Syndrome, Envy and GratitudeHost Lex FridmanIn an Ask Me Anything episode, Lex Fridman answers listeners' questions about self-doubt by arguing against comparison, for finding your own passion, and for pairing self-criticism with gratitude.
29:54ENLex FridmanPodcastSeven Levels of a Pandemic: Pain, Challenge and Hope From Biology to PhilosophyHost Lex FridmanLex Fridman maps the coronavirus onto seven levels of attack on society and proposes a response and a reason for hope at each one.
22:59ENLex FridmanPodcastPenrose on Why Consciousness Can't Be a ComputationHost Lex FridmanRoger Penrose explains how a dissatisfaction with AI optimism, a tip about microtubules and a rethink of quantum mechanics led him to Orch OR.
15:41ENLex FridmanPodcastAbolishing Involuntary Death: Ben Goertzel on Immortality, Pain and the Meaning of LifeHost Lex FridmanIn a clip from Lex Fridman's podcast, AI researcher Ben Goertzel argues that death and pain should be optional, and sketches what it would take to fund a serious attack on aging.
21:52ENLex FridmanPodcastThe Secret Seminar: Eric Weinstein on What Happens When Academia Meets Someone It Can't CategorizeHost Lex FridmanIn a clip from the Lex Fridman Podcast, mathematician Eric Weinstein recounts discovering a hidden seminar at Harvard and explains why he thinks institutions fail on novel cases.
28:53ENLex FridmanPodcastTake Back MIT: Eric Weinstein on Broken Institutions and the Scientists Who Should Reclaim ThemHost Lex FridmanIn a clip from their longer conversation, Eric Weinstein and Lex Fridman argue over whether MIT can be won back from its administrators, and what it means to be betrayed by the institutions we trust.
18:46ENLex FridmanPodcastA Brooding Stuffed Hedgehog and Lex Fridman's Case for Owning LessHost Lex FridmanIn an AMA, Lex Fridman uses his thrift-store hedgehog to talk about minimalism, anthropomorphism in robotics, and why shared experience binds people together.
24:08ENLex FridmanPodcast · 2 speakersIntelligence Is Not Just Prediction: David Ferrucci on Explanation, Persuasion and Shared MeaningGuest David Ferrucci · Host Lex FridmanThe lead of IBM's Watson team argues that predicting well is only half of intelligence, and that being understood by others is the other half.
23:11ENLex FridmanPodcast · 2 speakersNick Bostrom on Superintelligence: Why the Upside Deserves as Much Attention as the RiskGuest Nick Bostrom · Host Lex FridmanIn a clip from the Lex Fridman Podcast, Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom defines superintelligence, discusses intelligence explosions, and sketches what a good AGI future might look like.
22:17ENLex FridmanPodcastWhat Is Real? Lee Smolin on Realism, Science and StorytellingHost Lex FridmanThe theoretical physicist explains why he believes in a world independent of our perception, why he doubts there is a single scientific method, and where realism meets quantum mechanics.
17:11ENLex FridmanPodcastDisagreement as an Art: How Lex Fridman Handles Negative CommentsHost Lex FridmanIn an AMA answer, Lex Fridman explains how he separates respectful disagreement from mockery and how he turns the sting of criticism into a lesson.
20:36ENLex FridmanPodcastWhy Simple Theories Win: Marcus Hutter on Occam's Razor, Compression and Kolmogorov ComplexityHost Lex FridmanDeepMind researcher Marcus Hutter explains Solomonoff induction, why compression equals understanding, and how a simple universe can still look rich.
18:24ENLex FridmanPodcastFive Lessons from a 91-Year-Old Grandmother: Lex Fridman Remembers the Woman Who Shaped HimHost Lex FridmanLex Fridman uses his microphone to honor his late grandmother, recounting what she taught him about toughness, strength, quiet thought, self-belief and love.
20:50ENLex FridmanPodcastGlitches as Features: What John Hopfield Says Artificial Neural Networks Are MissingHost Lex FridmanIn a short conversation with Lex Fridman, physicist and neural-network pioneer John Hopfield compares evolved brains with today's artificial networks and explains why he expects AI to borrow from biology generation after generation.
26:51ENLex FridmanPodcastA Walking Skeleton in a Beautiful Face: Ben Goertzel on What Sophia Really IsHost Lex FridmanThe former Hanson Robotics chief scientist explains how Sophia works, why she is not AGI, and why he thinks the illusion can still be put to good use.