Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)
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Videos Mentioning Stephen Hawking
Elon Musk: SpaceX, Mars, Tesla Autopilot, Self-Driving, Robotics, and AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #252
Lex Fridman
Physicist cited for his estimate of civilization-ending risk probabilities.
These are the asteroids to worry about
Veritasium
Physicist who discussed asteroid threats in his last book.
Ep. 226: The Productivity Dragon
Cal Newport
Renowned physicist whose concerns about AI risks were amplified by Max Tegmark.
Leonard Susskind on Richard Feynman, the Holographic Principle, and Unanswered Questions in Physics
Y Combinator
A renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist, known for his work on black holes and gravity. Susskind references Hawking's brilliant insights on information loss in black holes, though believes his final answer might be incorrect.
Cristiano Amon: Qualcomm CEO | Lex Fridman Podcast #280
Lex Fridman
Quoted at the end of the podcast regarding the power of speech, communication, and technology to shape humanity's future.
Ryan Hall: Solving Martial Arts from First Principles | Lex Fridman Podcast #169
Lex Fridman
A theoretical physicist, whose caution about encountering alien species is mentioned in the context of power differentials and potential risks with AI.
Philip Goff: Consciousness, Panpsychism, and the Philosophy of Mind | Lex Fridman Podcast #261
Lex Fridman
Physicist and author whose book with Leonard Mlodinow famously declared philosophy dead, only to engage in 'pretty bad philosophy' later.
Brian Keating: Cosmology, Astrophysics, Aliens & Losing the Nobel Prize | Lex Fridman Podcast #257
Lex Fridman
Cosmologist and theoretical physicist, known for his work on black holes, and his views on M-theory and the 'mind of God.'
Jay McClelland: Neural Networks and the Emergence of Cognition | Lex Fridman Podcast #222
Lex Fridman
Physicist who suffered from a degenerative motor system condition, contrasted with David Rumelhart's semantic dementia, both illustrating the profound impact of neurological conditions.
The Case Against Reality — Professor Donald Hoffman
Tim Ferriss
His mathematical work on black holes proved that the amount of information a black hole can hold depends on its surface area, not its volume, which contributed to the holographic principle.
The Science of Learning & Speaking Languages | Dr. Eddie Chang
Andrew Huberman
A renowned physicist who lived with ALS, used as an example of an individual with ALS, though his disease progression was atypical.
Wojciech Zaremba: OpenAI Codex, GPT-3, Robotics, and the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #215
Lex Fridman
A scientist who asked about what 'breathes fire into equations,' a concept applied to AI in the discussion of consciousness and computation.
Jed Buchwald: Isaac Newton and the Philosophy of Science | Lex Fridman Podcast #214
Lex Fridman
A famous theoretical physicist and cosmologist who also held the Lucasian Professorship of Mathematics until his death.
Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua | Lex Fridman Podcast #154
Lex Fridman
Physicist who contributed significantly to the theoretical understanding of black holes but did not receive a Nobel Prize as he was not alive.
Michael Schur — Lessons from "The Office" and SNL, Moral Philosophy, Storytelling, and More
Tim Ferriss
Author of 'A Brief History of Time', praised for making astrophysics accessible without condescension.
Dr. Michio Kaku — Exploring Time Travel, the Beauty of Physics, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
A prominent physicist who took concepts like higher dimensions and time travel seriously, proposing the 'chronology protection hypothesis'.
Cumrun Vafa: String Theory | Lex Fridman Podcast #204
Lex Fridman
Studied black holes and found the correct proportionality factor for black hole entropy, building on Beckenstein's work.
Leonard Susskind: Quantum Mechanics, String Theory and Black Holes | Lex Fridman Podcast #41
Lex Fridman
A renowned theoretical physicist who questioned the consistency between quantum mechanics and gravity. Susskind notes that this consistency is no longer questioned due to breakthroughs like string theory.
Andrew Strominger: Black Holes, Quantum Gravity, and Theoretical Physics | Lex Fridman Podcast #359
Lex Fridman
Renowned theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to our understanding of black holes, including the prediction of Hawking radiation and the black hole information paradox. He later collaborated with Strominger on 'Soft Hair on Black Holes'.
David Kipping: Alien Civilizations and Habitable Worlds | Lex Fridman Podcast #355
Lex Fridman
British theoretical physicist and cosmologist known for his work on black holes and general relativity; he proposed the chronology protection conjecture, which suggests that time travel to the past is impossible to prevent paradoxes.
Frank Wilczek: Physics of Quarks, Dark Matter, Complexity, Life & Aliens | Lex Fridman Podcast #187
Lex Fridman
Physicist known for the discovery of Hawking radiation, a tiny effect predicted for black holes that is currently unobservable for astronomical black holes.
Consciousness is Not a Computation (Roger Penrose) | AI Podcast Clips
Lex Fridman
Author of "A Brief History of Time," mentioned as a contemporary author writing a popular science book around the same time Penrose wrote his.
Michio Kaku: Future of Humans, Aliens, Space Travel & Physics | Lex Fridman Podcast #45
Lex Fridman
Renowned physicist who discussed the implications of the Big Bang and the multiverse.
How to Use Curiosity & Focus to Create a Joyful & Meaningful Life | Dr. Bernardo Huberman
Andrew Huberman
A theoretical physicist and cosmologist, known for his contributions to the theories of general relativity and quantum gravity, who was advised by Roger Penrose.