Lex Fridman Podcast24 Aug 2022

#314 – Liv Boeree: Poker, Game Theory, AI, Simulation, Aliens & Existential Risk

Liv Boeree is a poker champion and science educator on topics of game theory, physics, complexity, and life. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Books and resources mentioned:
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POSITIVITY: https://amzn.to/3K2pfxj
Meditations on Moloch: https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:23) – Poker and game theory
(13:26) – Dating optimally
(18:18) – Learning
(26:30) – Daniel Negreanu
(31:38) – Phil Hellmuth
(34:11) – Greatest poker player ever
(38:29) – Bluffing
(48:50) – Losing
(58:05) – Mutually assured destruction
(1:03:00) – Simulation hypothesis
(1:19:38) – Moloch
(1:48:50) – Beauty
(2:00:58) – Quantifying life
(2:21:08) – Existential risks
(2:39:31) – AI
(2:49:22) – Energy healing
(2:56:32) – Astrophysics
(2:59:26) – Aliens
(3:25:08) – Advice for young people
(3:27:13) – Music
(3:35:02) – Meaning of life

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