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lexfridmanMar 10, 2024Kimbal Musk: The Art of Cooking, Community, and the Philosophy of Life
PhilosophyValue of human life (high vs. low)Social vacuum (grief)Acceptance of mortalityMaximizing joy- lexfridmanOct 24, 2022
Kanye 'Ye' West on Engineering, History, and Societal Control
PsychologyEngineering (as a core discipline)Subjectivity vs. ObjectivityTrauma EconomySocial Engineering - lexfridmanOct 1, 2022
Michael Levin on Biology's Deep Questions: From Planarian Immortality to Xenobots and the Nature of Self
SciencePlanarian immortalityEmbryogenesisPhysics to mind transformationDNA as biological hardware 
NewEconomicThinkingJun 15, 2021Values, Markets, and the State: Building a Sustainable and Accountable Future
EconomicsMarket value vs. ValuesFlattened valuesHierarchical valuesNet-zero emissions- lexfridmanApr 24, 2020
Jack Dorsey on Square's Mission, Bitcoin as Internet's Native Currency, and the Philosophical Implications of AI
TechnologyEngineering at scaleOpen source communityCritical thinking skillsProblem-solving skills - lexfridmanApr 16, 2020
Eric Weinstein on Elon Musk, Societal Cowardice, and the Imperative for Space Exploration
TechnologySpace explorationMars colonization (as narrative)Societal capabilityRisk diversification - lexfridmanFeb 14, 2020
Vladimir Vapnik on Predicates, Invariants, and the Philosophical Essence of Intelligence in AI
ScienceStatistical learningSupport Vector Machines (SVM)VC theoryPredicates - lexfridmanAug 19, 2019
Keoki Jackson on Lockheed Martin's Engineering Marvels, Deep Space Exploration, and AI in Critical Systems
TechnologyEngineering MarvelsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Space Exploration (Human and Robotic)Deep Space Journeys - lexfridmanOct 17, 2018
Steven Pinker on AI, Consciousness, and the Rationality of Human Progress
TechnologyMeaning of life (Pinker's definition)Human nature (seeking knowledge)Rationality and ReasonBiological neural networks