Episode #1455
Lex Fridman
Books mentioned
Tribe
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:55:10 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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The Plague
Mentioned by Lex Fridman · at 02:16:10 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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The Stranger
Mentioned by Lex Fridman · at 02:19:18 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Lex Fridman, an MIT research scientist specializing in human-centered AI and autonomous vehicles, joins Joe Rogan for a wide-ranging conversation. They discuss COVID-19 prevention, scientific uncertainty, and U.S. politics, as well as topics like music, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, conspiracy theories, and the societal impact of the pandemic.
What they talked about
- Homemade masks and the science behind them
- Coronavirus as a dress rehearsal for future pandemics
- Comparison of COVID-19 to Spanish flu
- Joe Biden's mental fitness and the 2020 election
- Lex Fridman's grandfather and World War II stories
- Learning guitar and practicing fundamentals
- Jeffrey Epstein's ties to MIT and scientific community
- Running 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours
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