Best Lex Fridman Episodes

These are the top ten episodes of Lex Fridman as chosen by our algorithm. Rankings are recalculated daily. How it works.

  • #438 – Elon Musk: Neuralink and the Future of Humanity

    #438 – Elon Musk: Neuralink and the Future of Humanity

    Rank: 1 2024-08-02 Score: 42759
    Elon Musk is CEO of Neuralink, SpaceX, Tesla, xAI, and CTO of X. DJ Seo is COO & President of Neuralink. Matthew MacDougall is Head Neurosurgeon at Neuralink. Bliss Chapman is Brain Interface Software Lead at Neuralink. Noland Arbaugh is the first human to have a Neuralink device implanted in his brain. Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/elon-musk-and-neuralink-team-transcript
  • #459 – DeepSeek, China, OpenAI, NVIDIA, xAI, TSMC, Stargate, and AI Megaclusters

    #459 – DeepSeek, China, OpenAI, NVIDIA, xAI, TSMC, Stargate, …

    Rank: 2 2025-02-03 Score: 40665
    Dylan Patel is the founder of SemiAnalysis, a research & analysis company specializing in semiconductors, GPUs, CPUs, and AI hardware. Nathan Lambert is a research scientist at the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) and the author of a blog on AI called Interconnects. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep459-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/deepseek-dylan-patel-nathan-lambert-transcript CONTACT LEX: Feedback – give feedback to Lex:...
  • #451 – Rick Spence: CIA, KGB, Illuminati, Secret Societies, Cults & Conspiracies

    #451 – Rick Spence: CIA, KGB, Illuminati, Secret Societies, …

    Rank: 3 2024-10-30 Score: 38221
    Rick Spence is a historian specializing in the history of intelligence agencies, espionage, secret societies, conspiracies, the occult, and military history. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep451-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/rick-spence-transcript CONTACT LEX: Feedback – give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey AMA – submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama Hiring – join our team:...
  • #452 – Dario Amodei: Anthropic CEO on Claude, AGI & the Future of AI & Humanity

    #452 – Dario Amodei: Anthropic CEO on Claude, AGI & the …

    Rank: 4 2024-11-11 Score: 37710
    Dario Amodei is the CEO of Anthropic, the company that created Claude. Amanda Askell is an AI researcher working on Claude’s character and personality. Chris Olah is an AI researcher working on mechanistic interpretability. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep452-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/dario-amodei-transcript CONTACT LEX: Feedback – give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey AMA – submit questions, videos or call-in:...
  • #351 – MrBeast: Future of YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram

    #351 – MrBeast: Future of YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and …

    Rank: 5 2023-01-11 Score: 37582
    MrBeast is a legendary YouTube creator.
  • #350 – Betül Kaçar: Origin of Life, Ancient DNA, Panspermia, and Aliens

    #350 – Betül Kaçar: Origin of Life, Ancient DNA, Panspermia, …

    Rank: 6 2022-12-29 Score: 37238
    Betül Kaçar is an astrobiologist at University of Wisconsin.
  • #400 – Elon Musk: War, AI, Aliens, Politics, Physics, Video Games, and Humanity

    #400 – Elon Musk: War, AI, Aliens, Politics, Physics, Video …

    Rank: 7 2023-11-09 Score: 37137
    Elon Musk is CEO of X, xAI, SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink, and The Boring Company. Thank you for listening ❤
  • #399 – Jared Kushner: Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Gaza, Iran, and the Middle East

    #399 – Jared Kushner: Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Gaza, Iran, …

    Rank: 8 2023-10-11 Score: 36882
    Jared Kushner is a former Senior Advisor to President Donald Trump and author of Breaking History.
  • #458 – Marc Andreessen: Trump, Power, Tech, AI, Immigration & Future of America

    #458 – Marc Andreessen: Trump, Power, Tech, AI, Immigration …

    Rank: 9 2025-01-26 Score: 35683
    Marc Andreessen is an entrepreneur, investor, co-creator of Mosaic, co-founder of Netscape, and co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep458-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/marc-andreessen-2-transcript CONTACT LEX: Feedback – give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey AMA – submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama Hiring – join our team:...
  • #405 – Jeff Bezos: Amazon and Blue Origin

    #405 – Jeff Bezos: Amazon and Blue Origin

    Rank: 10 2023-12-14 Score: 35377
    Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon and Blue Origin. Thank you for listening ❤
  • #455 – Adam Frank: Alien Civilizations and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

    #455 – Adam Frank: Alien Civilizations and the Search for …

    Rank: 11 2024-12-22 Score: 35038
    Adam Frank is an astrophysicist studying star systems and the search for extraterrestrial life and alien civilizations. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep455-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/adam-frank-transcript CONTACT LEX: Feedback – give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey AMA – submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama Hiring – join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring Other – other ways to get in touch:...
  • #390 – Yuval Noah Harari: Human Nature, Intelligence, Power, and Conspiracies

    #390 – Yuval Noah Harari: Human Nature, Intelligence, Power, …

    Rank: 12 2023-07-17 Score: 34664
    Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher, and author of Sapiens, Homo Deus, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, and Unstoppable Us.
  • #349 – Bhaskar Sunkara: The Case for Socialism

    #349 – Bhaskar Sunkara: The Case for Socialism

    Rank: 13 2022-12-22 Score: 33930
    Bhaskar Sunkara is a democratic socialist, political writer, founding editor of Jacobin, president of The Nation, and author of The Socialist Manifesto.
  • #358 – Aella: Sex Work, OnlyFans, Porn, Escorting, Dating, and Human Sexuality

    #358 – Aella: Sex Work, OnlyFans, Porn, Escorting, Dating, …

    Rank: 14 2023-02-10 Score: 33784
    Aella is a sex researcher, writer, and sex worker.
  • #355 – David Kipping: Alien Civilizations and Habitable Worlds

    #355 – David Kipping: Alien Civilizations and Habitable …

    Rank: 15 2023-01-28 Score: 33596
    David Kipping is an astronomer at Columbia University, director of the Cool Worlds Lab, and host of the Cool Worlds YouTube channel.
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