Lex Fridman

03 Jul 2023 00:49

I'm looking to have several challenging conversations about Israel and Palestine on the podcast, seeking to understand the many perspectives and human stories. If you have recommendations for people I should talk to, in the US or in the Middle East, I would deeply appreciate it.

Lex Fridman

28 Jun 2023 01:45

I did an impromptu training session with Elon Musk for a few hours yesterday. I'm extremely impressed with his strength, power, and skill, on the feet and on the ground. It was epic. It's really inspiring to see Elon and Mark doing martial arts, but I think the world is served far better if they train martial arts but not fight in the cage. That said, as Elon says, the most entertaining outcome is the most likely... I'm there for them, no matter what.

Lex Fridman

26 Jun 2023 02:34

Here's a highlight video of Mark Zuckerberg and I training jiu jitsu. I look forward to training with Elon Musk as well. It's inspiring to see both Elon and Mark taking on the martial arts journey. See the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wy-6z17up4

Lex Fridman

19 Jun 2023 01:48

Here's my conversation with Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, one of the most impactful websites ever created, hosting over 55 million articles. We discuss political bias, resistance to censorship, and its quest to collect the sum of human knowledge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diJp4zoQPqo

Lex Fridman

16 Jun 2023 19:37

All humans are capable of both good and evil. And most who do evil believe they are doing good. History shows this over and over again.

Lex Fridman

13 Jun 2023 20:56

Here's my conversation with Matthew McConaughey, an Oscar-winning actor, author & one of the most charismatic, thoughtful & interesting human beings I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. He officially welcomed me to Texas, which I think means I'm Texan now 😎 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qgIFD0PaWo

Lex Fridman

10 Jun 2023 21:00

I hope to start a company or join one by end of 2023. If I don't do that, I'll be really disappointed in myself. Building stuff that helps people makes me happy and it makes me a better human being & podcast host. But first I have some difficult conversations to travel for 👊❤️

Lex Fridman

09 Jun 2023 00:54

Here's my conversation with Mark Zuckerberg, his 2nd time on the podcast. We talk about the future of AI at Meta, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, both near-term open source development of AI and the journey of human civilization toward building AGI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff4fRgnuFgQ

Lex Fridman

05 Jun 2023 19:21

Here's my conversation with Bert Kreischer, a comedian, actor, and podcaster who I've been a fan of for a long time. We covered a lot, from Hemingway on writing to Churchill's drinking habits. This conversation was wild, fascinating, and fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TmV6KEYkK0

Lex Fridman

02 Jun 2023 20:54

Identity politics is an outrage machine, fueled by dogmatic extremes from both sides.

Ignore the outrage online. I think it doesn't represent the majority. Most people are sensible and kind.

Lex Fridman

30 May 2023 20:06

"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." - Daniel Boorstin

Lex Fridman

27 May 2023 15:59

"Every child is an artist. The challenge is staying an artist when you grow up." - Pablo Picasso

Lex Fridman

21 May 2023 16:56

"If it is not right, do not do it. If it is not true, do not say it." - Marcus Aurelius

Lex Fridman

16 May 2023 03:33

Here's my conversation with Harvey Silverglate, a legendary free speech advocate, lawyer, and writer. He's running for Harvard Board of Overseers on a platform of free speech. If you're a Harvard Alumni, please consider voting for him! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgTjSrrf6GQ

Lex Fridman

10 May 2023 22:09

Now is the best time to be alive. I'm grateful for this moment and for the entire history of life on Earth that led up to it.

Lex Fridman

30 Jun 2023 01:27

Here's my conversation with George Hotz, his 3rd time on the podcast. We discuss everything from the nature of time & reality to the future of ML, programming, self-driving & his time at Twitter. George is always fascinating and super fun to talk to! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNrTrx42DGQ

Lex Fridman

27 Jun 2023 01:31

I'm interviewing Robert F Kennedy Jr soon. Let me know questions.

I would also like to interview virus/vaccine scholars. Please give suggestions.

It sucks that trust in science is so low. I ❤️ science. I'm hoping to celebrate it through many challenging, good-faith conversations.

Lex Fridman

24 Jun 2023 18:10

Turmoil in Russia 👀

My hope this leads to the end of the war, not escalation.

Lex Fridman

17 Jun 2023 20:46

Thinking about life, all things I'm grateful for, with coffee, on a calm Saturday morning is peak simple happiness.

Lex Fridman

14 Jun 2023 21:29

I ❤️ Texas. Talked to McConaughey. Put on a cowboy hat. My new country album is dropping soon 🤣

Lex Fridman

12 Jun 2023 18:44

I got the chance to hang out with Sundar Pichai and chat about the future of AI at Google and beyond. I'm really excited to see so many great engineers & teams working on this. PS: We'll do a podcast eventually. Sundar is a fascinating human being, and is really fun to talk to!

Lex Fridman

10 Jun 2023 02:05

Life is beautiful. I'm grateful for all of you ❤️

Lex Fridman

06 Jun 2023 19:45

To me, it's 99% probability that the universe is full of alien life. I hope we'll find conclusive evidence of it in my lifetime.

Lex Fridman

02 Jun 2023 23:44

Here's my conversation with Chris Lattner, a legendary engineer, his 3rd time on the podcast. We talk about Modular AI and Mojo, a new programming language that is a superset of Python and can achieve 35,000x+ speed ups over Python. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdJQ8iVTwj8

Lex Fridman

31 May 2023 23:41

I'm interviewing Mark Zuckerberg on the podcast soon, for the 2nd time. The focus will be on AI , but I'm sure we'll cover a lot of other topics as well. Please let me know if you have any questions/topic suggestions.

Lex Fridman

28 May 2023 17:52

Here's my conversation with Neil Gershenfeld, director of MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms, all about self-assembling and self-replicating robots, and the future of fabrication at the boundary of physics and computation. This was fascinating & inspiring! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDjOS0VHEr4

Lex Fridman

23 May 2023 02:51

I'm lucky to have gotten the chance to attend game 3 of Heat vs Celtics in Miami last night, and to hang out & have great conversations with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. This was my first time at a live basketball game. Energy was wild! Thank you for this amazing experience 🙏

Lex Fridman

19 May 2023 00:24

Here's my conversation with Anna Frebel, an astronomer and astrophysicist at MIT. We talk about the oldest stars in our galaxy and what they tell us about the history and evolution of our universe. This was fascinating and awe-inspiring! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQnUa5Bq5x4

Lex Fridman

13 May 2023 17:56

Protect your mind from influences that don't make you better in the long-term.

I choose:
- Long hours of focused work
- Good challenging books or podcasts
- Conversations with close friends

Lex Fridman

09 May 2023 19:53

Here's my conversation with Stephen Wolfram, his 4th time on the podcast. This was a deep and fascinating exploration of ChatGPT and WolframAlpha as it relates to the nature of truth, knowledge, intelligence, entropy, complexity, and reality itself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdE-waSx-d8