MIT
private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, founded 1861
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Videos Mentioning MIT
Cumrun Vafa: String Theory | Lex Fridman Podcast #204
Lex Fridman
The institution where Cumrun Vafa double-majored in mathematics and physics.
#20 – Tom Dayspring, M.D., FACP, FNLA – Part I of V: an introduction to lipidology
Peter Attia MD
Dr. Dayspring stumbled upon Peter Atia's podcast done at MIT, which discussed longevity.
Did SARS-CoV-2 Escape from a Lab?: A Conversation with Matt Ridley and Alina Chan (Episode #311)
Sam Harris
Alina Chan is a scientist at the Broad Institute, affiliated with MIT.
#70–David Sinclair, PhD: How cellular reprogramming could slow our aging clock, & the latest on NAD
Peter Attia MD
Academic institution where David Sinclair was a postdoc in Lenny Guarente's lab when sirtuin genes were discovered.
Daphne Koller: Biomedicine and Machine Learning | Lex Fridman Podcast #93
Lex Fridman
Mentioned in the context of early online education initiatives (OpenCourseWare) that preceded MOOCs.
Konstantin Batygin: Planet 9 and the Edge of Our Solar System | Lex Fridman Podcast #201
Lex Fridman
Where Batygin worked on autonomous vehicles and is also where Max Tegmark is from.
Is nuclear power really that slow and expensive as they say?
Sabine Hossenfelder
A 2018 report by researchers from MIT found significant differences in nuclear power plant construction costs between East Asia and Europe/North America.
Eric Schmidt — The Promises and Perils of AI, the Future of Warfare, Profound Revolutions, and More
Tim Ferriss
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where a breakthrough in synthetic biology and computer science related to antibiotic discovery occurred.
E106: SBF's media strategy, FTX culpability, ChatGPT, SaaS slowdown & more
All-In Podcast
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an elite private university attended by Sam Bankman-Fried, which contributed to his 'patina of the privileged class'.
Clara Sousa-Silva: Searching for Signs of Life on Venus and Other Planets | Lex Fridman Podcast #195
Lex Fridman
Where Clara Sousa-Silva worked with biochemists, clarifying the connection between phosphine and anaerobic life for her.
The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried (Episode #303)
Sam Harris
Mentioned as the institution where Sam Bankman-Fried earned his degree in physics.
#66 – Vamsi Mootha, MD: Aging, T2D, cancer, dementia, Parkinson’s—do all roads lead to mitochondria?
Peter Attia MD
Participates in a joint medical program with Harvard, where Dr. Mootha studied.
#14 – Robert Lustig, M.D., M.S.L.: fructose, processed food, NAFLD, and changing the food system
Peter Attia MD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where Robert Lustig earned his bachelor's degree.
Is Moore's Law Finally Dead?
Sabine Hossenfelder
Researchers at this institution repurposed a commercial silicon manufacturing plant to create carbon nanotube transistors.
E71: Russia/Ukraine deep dive: escalation, risk factors, financial fallout, exit ramps and more
All-In Podcast
Was granted a favorable ruling by the USPTO in the CRISPR patent dispute, alongside Harvard and Broad Institute.
Andrew Huberman's full backstory from childhood to podcast | Andrew Huberman & Peter Attia
Peter Attia MD
Huberman was choosing between a job offer from MIT and UC San Diego.
#10 – Matt Kaeberlein, Ph.D.: rapamycin and dogs — living longer, healthier & turning back the clock
Peter Attia MD
Where Matt Kaeberlein earned his PhD, working in the lab of Lenny Guarente.
Dmitri Dolgov: Waymo and the Future of Self-Driving Cars | Lex Fridman Podcast #147
Lex Fridman
Lex Fridman's previous workplace where his focus was on autonomous and semi-autonomous driving.
Drew Houston : How to Build the Future
Y Combinator
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where both Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi were students and met.
Michael Mina: Rapid Testing, Viruses, and the Engineering Mindset | Lex Fridman Podcast #146
Lex Fridman
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, proposed as a potential institution to start a new department for public health engineering.
Michael Littman: Reinforcement Learning and the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #144
Lex Fridman
The academic institution where Lex Fridman will be giving lectures on machine learning.
Jordan Ellenberg: Mathematics of High-Dimensional Shapes and Geometries | Lex Fridman Podcast #190
Lex Fridman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, mentioned as Lisa Piccirillo's current affiliation.
John Clarke: The Art of Fighting and the Pursuit of Excellence | Lex Fridman Podcast #143
Lex Fridman
Lex Fridman likens the criticism of MIT's current state to the criticism of Boston's gentrification, asserting that greatness is often carried by a minority of individuals and romantically viewed in retrospect.
Frank Wilczek: Physics of Quarks, Dark Matter, Complexity, Life & Aliens | Lex Fridman Podcast #187
Lex Fridman
Academic institution where Frank Wilczek is a theoretical physicist.