#408 – Tal Wilkenfeld: Music, Guitar, Bass, Jeff Beck, Prince, and Leonard Cohen

Matthew Cox is a former con man who served 13 years in federal prison for bank fraud, mortgage fraud, and identity theft. He is the author of many books, including his memoir Shark in the Housing Pool, and runs the YouTube channel Inside True Crime. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Freud’s Last Session: see it in select theaters – Babbel: https://babbel.com/lexpod and use code Lexpod to get 55% off – BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off – NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour – LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/matthew-cox-transcript EPISODE LINKS: Matthew’s YouTube: https://youtube.com/@InsideTrueCrime Matthew’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/insidetruecrime Matthew’s Art Instagram: https://instagram.com/coxpopart Matthew’s TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@matthewcoxtruecrime Shark in the Housing Pool (book): https://amzn.to/3S52EEy PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (08:43) – Mortgage fraud (23:32) – Creating fake people (57:17) – Arrested by FBI (1:14:08) – Omerta: Code of silence (1:36:26) – Fake ID’s (2:05:48) – Getting caught (2:19:12) – Going on the run from FBI (2:30:54) – Identity theft (2:51:34) – More scams (3:03:23) – FBI Most Wanted (3:05:51) – Close calls (3:36:46) – Break up with Becky (3:41:26) – Calling parents (3:43:25) – Calling FBI (3:49:06) – Running from cops (4:10:56) – Getting arrested (4:26:21) – Snitching (4:42:35) – Prison (5:00:08) – War dogs (5:06:50) – Frank Amodeo (5:42:21) – Freedom (5:53:15) – Family (5:59:19) – Regret

17 Tammi 20246h 7min

Guillaume Verdon (aka Beff Jezos on Twitter) is a physicist, quantum computing researcher, and founder of e/acc (effective accelerationism) movement. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack – Notion: https://notion.com/lex – InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off – AG1: https://drinkag1.com/lex to get 1 month supply of fish oil Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/guillaume-verdon-transcript EPISODE LINKS: Guillaume Verdon Twitter: https://twitter.com/GillVerd Beff Jezos Twitter: https://twitter.com/BasedBeffJezos Extropic: https://extropic.ai/ E/acc Blog: https://effectiveaccelerationism.substack.com/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (09:18) – Beff Jezos (19:16) – Thermodynamics (25:31) – Doxxing (35:25) – Anonymous bots (42:53) – Power (45:24) – AI dangers (48:56) – Building AGI (57:09) – Merging with AI (1:04:51) – p(doom) (1:20:18) – Quantum machine learning (1:33:36) – Quantum computer (1:42:10) – Aliens (1:46:59) – Quantum gravity (1:52:20) – Kardashev scale (1:54:12) – Effective accelerationism (e/acc) (2:04:42) – Humor and memes (2:07:48) – Jeff Bezos (2:14:20) – Elon Musk (2:20:50) – Extropic (2:29:26) – Singularity and AGI (2:33:24) – AI doomers (2:34:49) – Effective altruism (2:41:18) – Day in the life (2:47:45) – Identity (2:50:35) – Advice for young people (2:52:37) – Mortality (2:56:20) – Meaning of life

29 Joulu 20230s

Teddy Atlas is boxing trainer to 18 world champions, ESPN boxing commentator, and host of podcast THE FIGHT with Teddy Atlas. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Notion: https://notion.com/lex – Babbel: https://babbel.com/lexpod and use code Lexpod to get 55% off – ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod to get 3 months free – InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/teddy-atlas-transcript EPISODE LINKS: Teddy’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeddyAtlasReal Teddy’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/teddy_atlas Teddy’s Website: https://teddyatlas.com/ Atlas: From the Streets to the Ring (book): https://amzn.to/48uIQBj Teddy’s Podcast: https://youtube.com/THEFIGHTwithTeddyAtlas Dr. Theodore Atlas Foundation: http://dratlasfoundation.com/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (09:47) – Lessons from father (19:53) – Scar story (40:31) – Cus D’Amato (50:43) – Mike Tyson (2:08:39) – Forgiveness

24 Joulu 20232h 15min

Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon and Blue Origin. Thank you for listening ❤ Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Notion: https://notion.com/lex – Policygenius: https://policygenius.com/lex – MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lexpod to get 15% off – Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings – InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/jeff-bezos-transcript EPISODE LINKS: Jeff’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/jeffbezos Jeff’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffbezos Amazon: https://amazon.com Blue Origin: https://blueorigin.com Invent and Wander (book): https://amzn.to/41bF2SY PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (08:53) – Texas ranch and childhood (12:31) – Space exploration and rocket engineering (25:05) – Physics (34:39) – New Glenn rocket (1:17:28) – Lunar program (1:27:24) – Amazon (1:44:45) – Principles (2:03:25) – Productivity (2:14:03) – Future of humanity

14 Joulu 20232h 20min

Lee Cronin is a chemist at University of Glasgow. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour – BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off – Shopify: https://shopify.com/lex to get $1 per month trial – Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings – AG1: https://drinkag1.com/lex to get 1 month supply of fish oil Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/lee-cronin-3-transcript EPISODE LINKS: Lee’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/leecronin Lee’s Website: https://www.chem.gla.ac.uk/cronin/ Nature Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06600-9 Chemify’s Website: https://chemify.io PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (09:37) – Assembly theory paper (30:06) – Assembly equation (43:19) – Discovering alien life (1:01:38) – Evolution of life on Earth (1:09:34) – Response to criticism (1:27:12) – Kolmogorov complexity (1:39:02) – Nature review process (1:59:56) – Time and free will (2:06:21) – Communication with aliens (2:28:19) – Cellular automata (2:32:48) – AGI (2:49:36) – Nuclear weapons (2:55:22) – Chem Machina (3:08:16) – GPT for electron density (3:17:46) – God

9 Joulu 20233h 27min

Lisa Randall is a theoretical physicist at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Babbel: https://babbel.com/lexpod and use code Lexpod to get 55% off – Notion: https://notion.com – SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex to get free security camera plus 20% off – LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack – InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/lisa-randall-transcript EPISODE LINKS: Lisa’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/lirarandall Lisa’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/proflisarandall Lisa’s Website: https://www.physics.harvard.edu/people/facpages/randall Books: Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: https://amzn.to/417cKZJ Knocking on Heaven’s Door: https://amzn.to/3R4LjLC Warped Passages: https://amzn.to/49Xcr85 Higgs Discovery: https://amzn.to/4a6sfWe PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (11:11) – Dark matter (30:02) – Extinction events (41:02) – Particle physics (56:16) – Physics vs mathematics

3 Joulu 20230s

Michael Malice is a political thinker, podcaster, author, and anarchist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Policygenius: https://www.policygenius.com/ – MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lexpod to get 15% off – Shopify: https://shopify.com/lex to get $1 per month trial – BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off – Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/michael-malice-7-transcript EPISODE LINKS: Michael’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelmalice Michael’s Community: https://malice.locals.com Michael’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MichaelMaliceofficial Michael’s Website: http://michaelmalice.com/about Your Welcome podcast: https://bit.ly/30q8oz1 Jake Michael Singer (sculptor): https://instagram.com/jakemichaelsinger Books: The White Pill: http://whitepillbook.com The Anarchist Handbook: https://amzn.to/3yUb2f0 The New Right: https://amzn.to/34gxLo3 Dear Reader: https://amzn.to/2HPPlHS PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (10:15) – Beauty and mantis shrimp (14:43) – Parrots, Pirates, and Monty Python (20:55) – Humor and absurdity (28:16) – Thanksgiving (56:56) – Unboxing the mystery box (1:12:54) – Karl Marx and religion (1:21:11) – Art (1:25:25) – Books (1:38:02) – How to be happy (1:40:12) – Depression (1:41:15) – Fear (1:42:42) – Betrayal

25 Marras 20231h 47min