Best Lex Fridman Episodes

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

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

  • Rank: 1
  • 2024-08-02
  • Score: 41551

  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
• #351 – MrBeast: Future of YouTube Twitter TikTok and I...

  • Rank: 2
  • 2023-01-11
  • Score: 37370

  MrBeast is a legendary YouTube creator.
• #350 – Betül Kaçar: Origin of Life Ancient DNA Pansperm...

  • Rank: 3
  • 2022-12-29
  • Score: 37165

  Betül Kaçar is an astrobiologist at University of Wisconsin.
• #451 – Rick Spence: CIA KGB Illuminati Secret Societie...

  • Rank: 4
  • 2024-10-30
  • Score: 36883

  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-scSee below for timestamps transcript and to give feedback submit questions contact Lex etc.Transcript:https://lexfridman.com/rick-spence-transcriptCONTACT LEX:Feedback - give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/surveyAMA - submit questions videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/amaHiring - join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiringOther - other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contactEPISODE LINKS:Rick's Website: https://www.uidaho.edu/class/history/faculty-staff/richard-spenceRick's Courses: https://bit.ly/40dIZbwSPONSORS:To support this podcast check out our sponsors & get discounts:AG1: All-in-one daily nutrition drinks.Go to https://drinkag1.com/lexNetSuite: Business management software.Go to http://netsuite.com/lexBetterHelp: Online therapy and counseling.Go to https://betterhelp.com/lexMasterClass: Online classes from world-class experts.Go to https://masterclass.com/lexpodShopify: Sell stuff online.Go to https://shopify.com/lexOUTLINE:(00:00) - Introduction(09:04) - KGB and CIA(23:21) - Okhrana Cheka NKVD(38:53) - CIA spies vs KGB spies(45:29) - Assassinations and mind control(52:23) - Jeffrey Epstein(59:15) - Bohemian Grove(1:11:09) - Occultism(1:22:20) - Nazi party and Thule society(2:02:38) - Protocols of the Elders of Zion(2:35:43) - Charles Manson(3:02:30) - Zodiac Killer(3:13:24) - Illuminati(3:20:48) - Secret societiesPODCAST LINKS:- Podcast Website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast- Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8- RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/- Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4- Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/lexclipsSOCIAL LINKS:- X: https://x.com/lexfridman- Instagram: https://instagram.com/lexfridman- TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@lexfridman- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lexfridman- Facebook: https://facebook.com/lexfridman- Patreon: https://patreon.com/lexfridman- Telegram: https://t.me/lexfridman- Reddit:...
• #400 – Elon Musk: War AI Aliens Politics Physics Vid...

  • Rank: 5
  • 2023-11-09
  • Score: 36796

  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 Ira...

  • Rank: 6
  • 2023-10-11
  • Score: 36768

  Jared Kushner is a former Senior Advisor to President Donald Trump and author of Breaking History.
• #459 – DeepSeek China OpenAI NVIDIA xAI TSMC Starga...

  • Rank: 7
  • 2025-02-03
  • Score: 36681

  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-scSee below for timestamps transcript and to give feedback submit questions contact Lex etc.Transcript:https://lexfridman.com/deepseek-dylan-patel-nathan-lambert-transcriptCONTACT LEX:Feedback - give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/surveyAMA - submit questions videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/amaHiring - join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiringOther - other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contactEPISODE LINKS:Dylan's X: https://x.com/dylan522pSemiAnalysis: https://semianalysis.com/Nathan's X: https://x.com/natolambertNathan's Blog: https://www.interconnects.ai/Nathan's Podcast: https://www.interconnects.ai/podcastNathan's Website: https://www.natolambert.com/Nathan's YouTube: https://youtube.com/@natolambertNathan's Book: https://rlhfbook.com/SPONSORS:To support this podcast check out our sponsors & get discounts:Invideo AI: AI video generator.Go to https://invideo.io/i/lexpodGitHub: Developer platform and AI code editor.Go to https://gh.io/copilotShopify: Sell stuff online.Go to https://shopify.com/lexNetSuite: Business management software.Go to http://netsuite.com/lexAG1: All-in-one daily nutrition drinks.Go to https://drinkag1.com/lexOUTLINE:(00:00) - Introduction(13:28) - DeepSeek-R1 and DeepSeek-V3(35:02) - Low cost of training(1:01:19) - DeepSeek compute cluster(1:08:52) - Export controls on GPUs to China(1:19:10) - AGI timeline(1:28:35) - China's manufacturing capacity(1:36:30) - Cold war with China(1:41:00) - TSMC and Taiwan(2:04:38) - Best GPUs for AI(2:19:30) - Why DeepSeek is so cheap(2:32:49) - Espionage(2:41:52) -...
• #452 – Dario Amodei: Anthropic CEO on Claude AGI & the F...

  • Rank: 8
  • 2024-11-11
  • Score: 36115

  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-scSee below for timestamps transcript and to give feedback submit questions contact Lex etc.Transcript:https://lexfridman.com/dario-amodei-transcriptCONTACT LEX:Feedback - give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/surveyAMA - submit questions videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/amaHiring - join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiringOther - other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contactEPISODE LINKS:Claude: https://claude.aiAnthropic's X: https://x.com/AnthropicAIAnthropic's Website: https://anthropic.comDario's X: https://x.com/DarioAmodeiDario's Website: https://darioamodei.comMachines of Loving Grace (Essay): https://darioamodei.com/machines-of-loving-graceChris's X: https://x.com/ch402Chris's Blog: https://colah.github.ioAmanda's X: https://x.com/AmandaAskellAmanda's Website: https://askell.ioSPONSORS:To support this podcast check out our sponsors & get discounts:Encord: AI tooling for annotation & data management.Go to https://encord.com/lexNotion: Note-taking and team collaboration.Go to https://notion.com/lexShopify: Sell stuff online.Go to https://shopify.com/lexBetterHelp: Online therapy and counseling.Go to https://betterhelp.com/lexLMNT: Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix.Go to https://drinkLMNT.com/lexOUTLINE:(00:00) - Introduction(10:19) - Scaling laws(19:25) - Limits of LLM scaling(27:51) - Competition with OpenAI Google xAI Meta(33:14) - Claude(36:50) - Opus 3.5(41:36) - Sonnet 3.5(44:56) - Claude 4.0(49:07) - Criticism of Claude(1:01:54) - AI Safety Levels(1:12:42) - ASL-3 and ASL-4(1:16:46) - Computer use(1:26:41) - Government regulation of AI(1:45:30) - Hiring a great...
• #405 – Jeff Bezos: Amazon and Blue Origin

  • Rank: 9
  • 2023-12-14
  • Score: 34939

  Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon and Blue Origin.Thank you for listening ❤
• #390 – Yuval Noah Harari: Human Nature Intelligence Pow...

  • Rank: 10
  • 2023-07-17
  • Score: 34260

  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

  • Rank: 11
  • 2022-12-22
  • Score: 33846

  Bhaskar Sunkara is a democratic socialist political writer founding editor of Jacobin president of The Nation and author of The Socialist Manifesto.
• #458 – Marc Andreessen: Trump Power Tech AI Immigrati...

  • Rank: 12
  • 2025-01-26
  • Score: 33777

  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-scSee below for timestamps transcript and to give feedback submit questions contact Lex etc.Transcript:https://lexfridman.com/marc-andreessen-2-transcriptCONTACT LEX:Feedback - give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/surveyAMA - submit questions videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/amaHiring - join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiringOther - other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contactEPISODE LINKS:Marc's X: https://x.com/pmarcaMarc's Substack: https://pmarca.substack.comMarc's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@a16zAndreessen Horowitz: https://a16z.comSPONSORS:To support this podcast check out our sponsors & get discounts:Encord: AI tooling for annotation & data management.Go to https://encord.com/lexGitHub: Developer platform and AI code editor.Go to https://gh.io/copilotNotion: Note-taking and team collaboration.Go to https://notion.com/lexShopify: Sell stuff online.Go to https://shopify.com/lexLMNT: Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix.Go to https://drinkLMNT.com/lexOUTLINE:(00:00) - Introduction(12:46) - Best possible future(22:09) - History of Western Civilization(31:28) - Trump in 2025(39:09) - TDS in tech(51:56) - Preference falsification(1:07:52) - Self-censorship(1:22:55) - Censorship(1:31:34) - Jon Stewart(1:34:20) - Mark Zuckerberg on Joe Rogan(1:43:09) - Government pressure(1:53:57) - Nature of power(2:06:45) - Journalism(2:12:20) - Bill Ackman(2:17:17) - Trump administration(2:24:56) - DOGE(2:38:48) - H1B and immigration(3:16:42) - Little tech(3:29:02) - AI race(3:37:52) - X(3:41:24) - Yann LeCun(3:44:59) - Andrew Huberman(3:46:30) - Success(3:49:26) - God and humanityPODCAST LINKS:-...
• #358 – Aella: Sex Work OnlyFans Porn Escorting Dating...

  • Rank: 13
  • 2023-02-10
  • Score: 33600

  Aella is a sex researcher writer and sex worker.
• #455 – Adam Frank: Alien Civilizations and the Search for...

  • Rank: 14
  • 2024-12-22
  • Score: 33336

  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-scSee below for timestamps transcript and to give feedback submit questions contact Lex etc.Transcript:https://lexfridman.com/adam-frank-transcriptCONTACT LEX:Feedback - give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/surveyAMA - submit questions videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/amaHiring - join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiringOther - other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contactEPISODE LINKS:Adam's Website: https://adamfrankscience.comAdam's X: https://x.com/adamfrank4Adam's Instagram: https://instagram.com/adamfrankscienceAdam's Books:The Little Book of Aliens: https://amzn.to/3OTX1rPLight of the Stars: https://amzn.to/4iMKC6CThe Blind Spot: https://amzn.to/4gOCe4KThe Constant Fire: https://amzn.to/3ZVnxX4SPONSORS:To support this podcast check out our sponsors & get discounts:Encord: AI tooling for annotation & data management.Go to https://encord.com/lexEight Sleep: Temp-controlled smart mattress cover.Go to https://eightsleep.com/lexShopify: Sell stuff online.Go to https://shopify.com/lexNetSuite: Business management software.Go to http://netsuite.com/lexBetterHelp: Online therapy and counseling.Go to https://betterhelp.com/lexNotion: Note-taking and team collaboration.Go to https://notion.com/lexLMNT: Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix.Go to https://drinkLMNT.com/lexAG1: All-in-one daily nutrition drinks.Go to https://drinkag1.com/lexOUTLINE:(00:00) - Introduction(14:22) - Planet formation(19:32) - Plate tectonics(26:54) - Extinction events(31:04) - Biosphere(34:02) - Technosphere(38:17) - Emergence of intelligence(44:29) - Drake equation(48:43) - Exoplanets(51:28) - Habitable zones(54:30) - Fermi Paradox(1:03:28) - Alien civilizations(1:12:55) - Colonizing Mars(1:25:11) - Search for aliens(1:41:37) - Alien megastructures(1:47:43) - Kardashev scale(1:52:56) - Detecting aliens(1:59:38) - Warp...
• #355 – David Kipping: Alien Civilizations and Habitable W...

  • Rank: 15
  • 2023-01-28
  • Score: 33320

  David Kipping is an astronomer at Columbia University director of the Cool Worlds Lab and host of the Cool Worlds YouTube channel.