Lex Fridman Podcast

Lex Fridman Podcast

Lex Fridman Podcast

Episodes 490
Avg. Duration 2h 30m
Activity Active
Since Aug 2018
Latest Episode Jan 2026

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Weekly
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Episodic
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74%
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www.spreaker.com

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Conversations about science, technology, history, philosophy and the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power. Lex is an AI researcher at MIT and beyond.

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Albert Einstein - Greatest Brain of All Time

Jan 28, 2026 24m Transcript

#489 – Paul Rosolie: Uncontacted Tribes in the Amazon Jungle

Jan 13, 2026 3h 14m Transcript

Paul Rosolie is a naturalist, explorer, author of a new book titled Junglekeeper, and is someone who has dedicated his life to protecting the Amazon rainforest. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out…

#488 – Infinity, Paradoxes that Broke Mathematics, Gödel Incompleteness & the Multiverse – Joel David Hamkins

Dec 31, 2025 4h 5m Transcript

Joel David Hamkins is a mathematician and philosopher specializing in set theory, the foundations of mathematics, and the nature of infinity, and he's the #1 highest-rated user on MathOverflow. He is…

#487 – Irving Finkel: Deciphering Secrets of Ancient Civilizations & Flood Myths

Dec 12, 2025 2h 14m Transcript

Irving Finkel is a scholar of ancient languages and a longtime curator at the British Museum, renowned for his expertise in Mesopotamian history and cuneiform writing. He specializes in reading and…

#486 – Michael Levin: Hidden Reality of Alien Intelligence & Biological Life

Nov 30, 2025 3h 27m Transcript

Michael Levin is a biologist at Tufts University working on novel ways to understand and control complex pattern formation in biological systems. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors:…

#485 – David Kirtley: Nuclear Fusion, Plasma Physics, and the Future of Energy

Nov 17, 2025 2h 45m Transcript

David Kirtley is a nuclear fusion engineer and CEO of Helion Energy, a company working on building the world's first commercial fusion power plant by 2028. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our…

#484 – Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming

Oct 31, 2025 2h 54m Transcript

Dan Houser is co-founder of Rockstar Games and is a legendary creative mind behind Grand Theft Auto (GTA) and Red Dead Redemption series of video games. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our…

#483 – Julia Shaw: Criminal Psychology of Murder, Serial Killers, Memory & Sex

Oct 14, 2025 2h 48m Transcript

Julia Shaw is a criminal psychologist and author who in her books explores human nature, including psychopathy, violent crime, the psychology of evil, police interrogation, false memory manipulation,…

#482 – Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature

Oct 01, 2025 4h 42m Transcript

Pavel Durov is the founder and CEO of Telegram. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep482-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback,…

#481 – Norman Ohler: Hitler, Nazis, Drugs, WW2, Blitzkrieg, LSD, MKUltra & CIA

Sep 19, 2025 4h 31m Transcript

Norman Ohler is a historian and author of "Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich," a book that investigates the role of psychoactive drugs, particularly stimulants such as methamphetamine, in the…

#480 – Dave Hone: T-Rex, Dinosaurs, Extinction, Evolution, and Jurassic Park

Sep 04, 2025 3h 41m Transcript

Dave Hone is a paleontologist, expert on dinosaurs, co-host of the Terrible Lizards podcast, and author of numerous scientific papers and books on the behavior and ecology of dinosaurs. He lectures…

#479 – Dave Plummer: Programming, Autism, and Old-School Microsoft Stories

Aug 29, 2025 1h 59m Transcript

Dave Plummer is a programmer, former Microsoft software engineer (Windows 95, NT, XP), creator of Task Manager, author of two books on autism, and host of the Dave's Garage YouTube channel, where he…

#478 – Scott Horton: The Case Against War and the Military Industrial Complex

Aug 24, 2025 10h 35m

Scott Horton is the director of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.com, host of The Scott Horton Show, co-host of Provoked, and for the past three decades a staunch critic of…

#477 – Keyu Jin: China's Economy, Tariffs, Trade, Trump, Communism & Capitalism

Aug 13, 2025 1h 57m Transcript

Keyu Jin is an economist specializing in China's economy, international macroeconomics, global trade imbalances, and financial policy. She is the author of The New China Playbook: Beyond Socialism…

#476 – Jack Weatherford: Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire

Aug 01, 2025 4h 39m Transcript

Jack Weatherford is an anthropologist and historian specializing in Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep476-sc See…

#475 – Demis Hassabis: Future of AI, Simulating Reality, Physics and Video Games

Jul 23, 2025 2h 34m Transcript

Demis Hassabis is the CEO of Google DeepMind and Nobel Prize winner for his groundbreaking work in protein structure prediction using AI. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors:…

#474 – DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Ruby on Rails, Productivity & Parenting

Jul 12, 2025 6h 15m

David Heinemeier Hansson (aka DHH) is a legendary programmer, creator of Ruby on Rails, co-owner & CTO of 37signals that created Basecamp, HEY, & ONCE, and is a NYT-best-selling author (with…

#473 – Iran War Debate: Nuclear Weapons, Trump, Peace, Power & the Middle East

Jun 26, 2025 4h 11m Transcript

Debate on Iran war between Scott Horton and Mark Dubowitz. Scott Horton is the author and director of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.com, host of The Scott Horton Show, and…

#472 – Terence Tao: Hardest Problems in Mathematics, Physics & the Future of AI

Jun 15, 2025 3h 23m Transcript

Terence Tao is widely considered to be one of the greatest mathematicians in history. He won the Fields Medal and the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, and has contributed to a wide range of fields…

#471 – Sundar Pichai: CEO of Google and Alphabet

Jun 05, 2025 2h 17m Transcript

Sundar Pichai is CEO of Google and Alphabet. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep471-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback,…

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