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lexfridmanApr 9, 2026The Early Viking Age: Terror, Technology, and the Reshaping of Medieval Europe
HistoryViking Age (793 AD to 1066 AD)Lindisfarne Raid (June 8th, 793 AD)Viking LongshipsRagnarok- lexfridmanMar 23, 2026
Jensen Huang on NVIDIA's Extreme Co-Design, AI Scaling Laws, and Manifesting the Future of Computing
TechnologyExtreme Co-designRack-scale designAmdahl's LawDistributed Computing - lexfridmanMar 11, 2026
Jeff Kaplan on World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Blizzard, and the Journey from Gamer to Legendary Game Designer
TechnologyMMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game)Game DesignWorld-buildingFirst-Person Shooter (FPS) - lexfridmanMar 1, 2026
Rick Beato on the Greatest Guitarists, the History of Music, and the Neuroscience of Perfect Pitch
SciencePentatonic scaleGypsy JazzBebop jazzStandard chord progressions - lexfridmanFeb 25, 2026
Lex Fridman's Grappling Gauntlet with Khabib Nurmagomedov: Pressure, Persistence, and the Mindset of a Champion
Self-DevelopmentGrappling pressureMental fortitudePhysical attritionEnergy expenditure - lexfridmanFeb 12, 2026
OpenClaw: The Agentic AI Revolution, Self-Modifying Software, and the Future of Programming with Peter Steinberger
TechnologyAI AgentOpen-source softwareSelf-modifying softwareAgentic engineering - lexfridmanJan 31, 2026
The State of AI in 2026: LLMs, Geopolitics, and the Future of Human-AI Collaboration
TechnologyDeepSeek momentOpen-weight modelsClosed-weight modelsLarge Language Models (LLMs) - lexfridmanDec 31, 2025
The Nature of Infinity: From Ancient Greek Paradoxes to Cantor's Uncountable Sets and Hilbert's Hotel
ScienceSet theoryInfinity (potential vs. actual)Countable infinityUncountable infinity - lexfridmanDec 12, 2025
Deciphering Ancient Writing: The Origins, Evolution, and Controversial Interpretations of Cuneiform and Sumerian Language
HistoryCuneiform scriptPictographic writingSyllabic writingLexicography - lexfridmanNov 30, 2025
Michael Levin on the Spectrum of Persuadability, Embodied Minds, and Unconventional Intelligence
ScienceEmbodied mindsSpectrum of persuadabilityCognitive light coneMutual vulnerable knowing - lexfridmanNov 17, 2025
David Kirtley on Nuclear Fusion, Plasma Physics, and the Future of Clean Energy
ScienceNuclear FusionNuclear FissionPlasma PhysicsPulsed Magnetoinertial Fusion - lexfridmanOct 31, 2025
Dan Houser on Rockstar's Legacy, Absurdventures, and the Philosophy of Open-World Storytelling and AI
TechnologyOpen-world video gamesSystemic video game designSandbox video gamesEmergent behavior - lexfridmanOct 14, 2025
Criminal Psychology of Murder, Serial Killers, Memory, and the Continuum of Evil with Julia Shaw
PsychologyEvil as a continuumDark TetradPsychopathySadism - lexfridmanSep 4, 2025
The Colossal Predator: Unpacking the Biology, Biomechanics, and Ecology of Tyrannosaurus Rex with Dave Hone
ScienceTyrannosaurus Rex (T. rex)PaleontologyTheropodsBipedalism - lexfridmanAug 29, 2025
Dave Plummer: Programming, Autism, and Old-School Microsoft Stories
TechnologyTRS-80 Model 1Basic Level 1 interpreter6502 machine languageCommodore 64 - lexfridmanAug 24, 2025
The Case Against War: US Foreign Policy, the Military-Industrial Complex, and the Wars on Terror with Scott Horton
GeopoliticsMilitary-Industrial ComplexWars on TerrorUS Foreign PolicyMilitary Interventionism - lexfridmanAug 13, 2025
Keyu Jin on China's Decentralized Economy, Competitive Culture, and the Blend of Capitalism and Socialism
EconomicsDecentralized economyMayor economyPolitical centralizationEconomic decentralization - lexfridmanJul 31, 2025
The Formative Years of Genghis Khan: Trauma, Kinship, and the Birth of a Conqueror on the Mongolian Steppe
HistoryMongol EmpireTemujin (Genghis Khan)Mongolian steppeKinship - lexfridmanJul 23, 2025
Demis Hassabis on AI's Capacity to Model Nature, Simulate Reality, and Revolutionize Video Games
TechnologyClassical learning algorithmsNonlinear dynamical systemsFluid dynamicsNavier-Stokes equations - lexfridmanJul 12, 2025
DHH on the Evolution of Web Development, Ruby on Rails, and the Pursuit of Developer Ergonomics
TechnologyDeveloper ErgonomicsCRUD OperationsExistential Dread (in programming)Edge of Adhesion (racing metaphor)