Physicists Explore Black Holes, Aliens, and the Universe's Mysteries on Lex Fridman Podcast

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The Lex Fridman Podcast has featured numerous discussions with theoretical physicists and cosmologists on topics such as black holes, general relativity, and the possibility of alien life. Guests like Janna Levin, Sean Carroll, and Andrew Strominger have delved into complex concepts like the information paradox and quantum gravity. These conversations often explore the fundamental nature of the universe, from its origins to its potential future, and the limits of human understanding in physics. AI

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Lex Fridman Podcast TIER_1 Français(FR) · Lex Fridman · 2025-05-05 23:03

#468 – Janna Levin: Black Holes, Wormholes, Aliens, Paradoxes & Extra Dimensions

Janna Levin is a theoretical physicist and cosmologist specializing in black holes, cosmology of extra dimensions, topology of the universe, and gravitational waves. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep468-sc">http…
Lex Fridman Podcast TIER_1 · Lex Fridman · 2024-04-22 19:25

#428 – Sean Carroll: General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Black Holes & Aliens

Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist, author, and host of Mindscape podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – HiddenLayer: <a href="https://hiddenlayer.com/lex">https://hiddenlayer.com/lex</a> – Cloaked: <a hr…
Lex Fridman Podcast TIER_1 · Lex Fridman · 2023-02-15 17:17

#359 – Andrew Strominger: Black Holes, Quantum Gravity, and Theoretical Physics

Andrew Strominger is a theoretical physicist at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Eight Sleep: <a href="https://www.eightsleep.com/lex">https://www.eightsleep.com/lex</a> to get special savings – Rocket Money…
Lex Fridman Podcast TIER_1 · Lex Fridman · 2022-07-23 15:53

#305 – Martin Rees: Black Holes, Alien Life, Dark Matter, and the Big Bang

Lord Martin Rees is a cosmologist and astrophysicist at Cambridge University and co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Lambda: <a href="https://lambdalabs.com/lex">https://lamb…
Lex Fridman Podcast TIER_1 · Lex Fridman · 2022-01-18 20:28

#257 – Brian Keating: Cosmology, Astrophysics, Aliens & Losing the Nobel Prize

Brian Keating is an experimental physicist at the UCSD, author of Losing the Nobel Prize, and host of the Into the Impossible podcast. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – InsideTracker: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://…
Lex Fridman Podcast TIER_1 · Lex Fridman · 2021-10-20 18:05

#232 – Brian Greene: Quantum Gravity, Big Bang, Aliens, Life, Death, and Meaning

Brian Greene is a theoretical physicist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – The Prisoner Wine Company: <a href="https://theprisonerwine.com/lex">https://theprisonerwine.com/lex</a> to get 20% off & free shipping – …
Lex Fridman Podcast TIER_1 · Lex Fridman · 2021-08-23 19:18

#213 – Barry Barish: Gravitational Waves and the Most Precise Device Ever Built

Barry Barish is a theoretical physicist at Caltech and the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – MUD\WTR: <a href="https://mudwtr.com/lex">https://mudwtr.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get 5% off<b…
Lex Fridman Podcast TIER_1 · Lex Fridman · 2021-05-29 22:26

#187 – Frank Wilczek: Physics of Quarks, Dark Matter, Complexity, Life & Aliens

Frank Wilczek is a Nobel Prize winning physicist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – The Information: <a href="https://theinformation.com/lex">https://theinformation.com/lex</a> to get 75% off first month – NetS…
Lex Fridman Podcast TIER_1 · Lex Fridman · 2021-01-14 04:04

#154 – Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua

Avi Loeb is an astrophysicist at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Zero Fasting: <a href="https://go.zerofasting.com/s/lex-promo">https://go.zerofasting.com/s/lex-promo</a> to get 30% off annual subscription – <…
Lex Fridman Podcast TIER_1 · Lex Fridman · 2020-11-08 00:02

#137 – Alex Filippenko: Supernovae, Dark Energy, Aliens & the Expanding Universe

Alex Filippenko is an astrophysicist and professor of astronomy at Berkeley. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Neuro: <a href="https://www.getneuro.com">https://www.getneuro.com</a> and use code LEX to get 15% off – B…
Lex Fridman Podcast TIER_1 · Lex Fridman · 2020-09-15 23:36

#124 – Stephen Wolfram: Fundamental Theory of Physics, Life, and the Universe

Stephen Wolfram is a computer scientist, mathematician, and theoretical physicist. This is our second conversation on the podcast. Please check out our sponsors to get a discount and to support this podcast: – SimpliSafe: <a href="https://si…
Lex Fridman Podcast TIER_1 · Lex Fridman · 2020-03-31 14:33

#85 – Roger Penrose: Physics of Consciousness and the Infinite Universe

Roger Penrose is physicist, mathematician, and philosopher at University of Oxford. He has made fundamental contributions in many disciplines from the mathematical physics of general relativity and cosmology to the limitations of a computational view of consciousness. S…
Lex Fridman Podcast TIER_1 · Lex Fridman · 2020-03-07 20:53

#79 – Lee Smolin: Quantum Gravity and Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution

Lee Smolin is a theoretical physicist, co-inventor of loop quantum gravity, and a contributor of many interesting ideas to cosmology, quantum field theory, the foundations of quantum mechanics, theoretical biology, and the philosophy of science. He is the author of several boo…

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