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Quantum Lex Podcasts
Conversations about science, technology, history, philosophy and the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power. Lex is an AI researcher at MIT and beyond.
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Hanselminutes is Fresh Air for Developers. A weekly commute-time podcast that promotes fresh technology and fresh voices. Talk and Tech for Developers, Life-long Learners, and Technologists.
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GENIUS Act passes We discuss the historic bill that just passed. www.quantumlex.io www.linkedin.com/company/quantumlex www.x.com/quantum_lexBy Quantum Lex
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Breaking Barriers in Tech with Brenda Darden Wilkerson
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32:18In this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman chats with Brenda Darden Wilkerson, the President and CEO of AnitaB.org, about her journey in technology and advocacy for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the tech industry. Brenda shares her inspiring story of entering computer science by accident, overcoming societal perceptions, and her impact…
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#475 – Demis Hassabis: Future of AI, Simulating Reality, Physics and Video Games
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2:34:56Demis Hassabis is the CEO of Google DeepMind and Nobel Prize winner for his groundbreaking work in protein structure prediction using AI. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep475-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. Transcript: https://lexfr…
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The Art of Assembly: Exploring Low-Level Mastery with Randall Hyde
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37:28In this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman talks with Randall Hyde, renowned for his expertise in programming and assembly language. Known as the creator of the Lisa Assembler and the author of The Art of Assembly Language and Write Great Code series, Randall shares his journey from developing in assembler for early computing systems to work…
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AI Guests introduced. We spend most of the show discussing Tokenized Assets, probably not the last time. www.quantumlex.io www.linkedin.com/company/quantumlex www.x.com/quantum_lexBy Quantum Lex
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David Heinemeier Hansson (aka DHH) is a legendary programmer, creator of Ruby on Rails, co-owner & CTO of 37signals that created Basecamp, HEY, & ONCE, and is a NYT-best-selling author (with Jason Fried) of 4 books: REWORK, REMOTE, Getting Real, and It Doesn’t Have To Be Crazy At Work. He is also a race car driver, including a class-winning perform…
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APIs as the Execution Layer of AI with Postman's Rodric Rabbah
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32:49In this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman chats with Roderick Rabah, Head of Product at Postman Flows, about the evolution of software development, the intersection of APIs and AI, and finding the "right layer of abstraction" for problem-solving. Drawing on his deep expertise in compiler optimization, distributed systems, and serverless com…
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AI/Worldcoin/JPMD?/Stablecoin Bill Status (Ep.34)
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30:14AI Intro Worldcoin, of course. JP Morgan's stablelike coin? www.quantumlex.io www.linkedin.com/company/quantumlex www.x.com/quantum_lexBy Quantum Lex
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Saving State while Still Growing with Temporal's Preeti Somal
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33:32In this episode, Scott chats with Preeti Somal, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Temporal, to explore how teams at OpenAI, Stripe, Netflix, and beyond are building long-running, crash-proof applications using Temporal's open‑source durable execution engine. Drawing on her leadership roles at HashiCorp, Yahoo!, and VMware, Preeti breaks down …
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Debate on Iran war between Scott Horton and Mark Dubowitz. Scott Horton is the author and director of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.com, host of The Scott Horton Show, and for the past three decades, a staunch critic of U.S. foreign policy and military interventionism. Mark Dubowitz is the chief executive of the Foundatio…
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SKY ENGINE AI's Dr. Malc Souter on AI-Generated Training Data
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32:14In this episode Scott talks with Dr. Malc Souter, a computer graphics algorithms PhD and former Hollywood special effects artist, now bringing his rendering expertise to AI at SKY ENGINE AI. They dive deep into the surprising power of synthetic data, exploring when fake can outperform real in areas like medical imaging, defense, and self-driving ca…
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Circle update. Stablecoin Bill Tacking on Market Structure? Eth to 5k? www.quantumlex.io www.linkedin.com/company/quantumlex www.x.com/quantum_lexBy Quantum Lex
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Dave Barry is the Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass
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46:07When authors want to talk about their book they go on a book tour and often they go to large companies like Microsoft and speak to us in person. I had the opportunity to interview Dave Berry in person and I jumped at it. I grew up reading his humor column syndicated in The Oregonian, and his brand of sarcasm and dry humor matches mine. This episode…
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GENIUS Act Update We discuss the Senate passing of the GENIUS Act No Yield? Dem support etc.. www.quantumlex.io www.linkedin.com/company/quantumlex www.x.com/quantum_lexBy Quantum Lex
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#472 – Terence Tao: Hardest Problems in Mathematics, Physics & the Future of AI
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3:23:41Terence Tao is widely considered to be one of the greatest mathematicians in history. He won the Fields Medal and the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, and has contributed to a wide range of fields from fluid dynamics with Navier-Stokes equations to mathematical physics & quantum mechanics, prime numbers & analytics number theory, harmonic analysi…
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What does it really take to succeed in today’s fast-paced, innovation-driven world? In this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman chats with Earl Valencia—acclaimed tech leader, venture-backed founder, and author of Startup Mindsets: A Blueprint to Thrive in an Innovation-Driven and Globally Connected World. Earl brings real-world insights from…
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CRCL IPO/Worldcoin ID/ Clarity Act (Ep.31)
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39:42Circle IPO explodes Other Companies looking to IPO this year? Worldcoin ID Clarity ACT Decent bipartisan support in committee, will go out to vote(House) Hayden digs into some of the main details and what that could mean. www.quantumlex.io www.linkedin.com/company/quantumlex www.x.com/quantum_lexBy Quantum Lex
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AI and visualizing multidimensional vectors with Pamela Fox
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41:20Ever wonder how AI “sees” high-dimensional data? In this special 1,000th episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman chats with AI expert Pamela Fox about the fascinating world of visualizing complex data. Pamela breaks down how those abstract numbers and vectors can be turned into visuals we can actually understand—basically helping us see how AI th…
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#471 – Sundar Pichai: CEO of Google and Alphabet
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2:17:50Sundar Pichai is CEO of Google and Alphabet. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep471-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/sundar-pichai-transcript CONTACT LEX: Feedback – give feedback to Lex: https://lexf…
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BTC Conference/Bitcoin Treasury Companies/Misc. (Ep.30)
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28:10Bitcoin Conference Las Vegas Bitcoin Treasury Companies Miscellaneous banter www.quantumlex.io www.linkedin.com/company/quantumlex www.x.com/quantum_lexBy Quantum Lex
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AI Code Reviews with CodeRabbit's Howon Lee
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33:03What if AI could not only speed up your code reviews—but actually make them fairer? In this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman chats with Howon Lee, Senior Software Engineer at CodeRabbit, about how AI is changing the game when it comes to code reviews. They dig into the unspoken dynamics that can pop up in traditional reviews—like how senio…
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Bitcoin Conference 2025 Las Vegas Check In (Ep.29)
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18:20Chad checks in from BTC 25 Las Vegas. www.quantumlex.io www.linkedin.com/company/quantumlex www.x.com/quantum_lexBy Quantum Lex
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#470 – James Holland: World War II, Hitler, Churchill, Stalin & Biggest Battles
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3:30:56James Holland is a historian specializing in World War II. He hosts a podcast called WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep470-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/j…
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Azure AI Foundry (from BUILD 2025) with Yina Arenas
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50:32Learn how to supercharge your AI development with our integrated signals loop that connects model choice, knowledge retrieval, fine-tuning, orchestration and memory —anchored by observability and trust. Design, customize, and manage intelligent agents using open standards and protocols such as Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) t…
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Consensus Toronto/Coinbase in the News (Ep.28)
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26:54Update from an ailing John Hayden on his trip to Consensus in Toronto. Coinbase in the news. www.quantumlex.io www.linkedin.com/company/quantumlex www.x.com/quantum_lexBy Quantum Lex
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#469 – Oliver Anthony: Country Music, Blue-Collar America, Fame, Money, and Pain
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2:27:02Oliver Anthony is singer-songwriter who first gained worldwide fame with his viral hit Rich Men North of Richmond. He became a voice for many who are voiceless, with many of his songs speaking to the struggle of the working class in modern American life. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep469-sc See …
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Is AI what Robotics needs? with Jasmine Lawrence Campbell
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33:22In this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott sits down with AI/ML & Robotics leader Jasmine Lawrence Campbell to explore the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and robotics. Jasmine shares insights on how AI is shaping the future of robotics, the challenges of integrating AI into robotic systems, and why she believes there's a place f…
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ETH Upgrade/Consensus Toronto/FIT 21 Update (Ep.27)
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22:40ETH Upgrade contributing to rally? Hayden is in Toronto for Consensus. Full debrief next week. FIT 21 Update. www.quantumlex.io www.linkedin.com/company/quantumlex www.x.com/quantum_lexBy Quantum Lex
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Is Vibe Coding Real? with James Montemagno
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45:21Vibe Coding has folks talking and "vibing entire applications." But is it valid? Should one use AI agents to create apps that go directly into production, or is it just appropriate for prototyping? Scott talks to James Montemagno who recently vibed a 17,000 line application and only wrote 20 bespoke lines himself. Is this the future of programming …
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Market Rally/Stablecoin bill to vote?/Worldcoin (Ep.26)
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20:17Another Thursday another market rally? Stablecoin bill up for first vote before Memorial Day? A Worldcoin update. www.quantumlex.io www.linkedin.com/company/quantumlex www.x.com/quantum_lexBy Quantum Lex
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#468 – Janna Levin: Black Holes, Wormholes, Aliens, Paradoxes & Extra Dimensions
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3:07:16Janna 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: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep468-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, et…
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Stablecoins/Twenty One Capital/Visa in Latin America (Ep.24)
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28:21Stablecoin Update Twenty One Capital Visa integrating with Stables? Latin America Trial www.quantumlex.io www.linkedin.com/company/quantumlex www.x.com/quantum_lexBy Quantum Lex
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Making SNES ROMS with C# and Matthew Shapiro's DotnetSnes
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33:33What if you could craft Super Nintendo ROMs using the power of C#? In this episode, Scott Hanselman dives into the world of retro game development with Matthew Shapiro, the creator of DotnetSnes—a tool that enables developers to build SNES games with modern .NET technology. They explore how the project works, the challenges of programming for class…
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Tim Sweeney is a legendary video game programmer, founder and CEO of Epic Games that created the Unreal Engine, Fortnite, Gears of War, Unreal Tournament, and many other groundbreaking and influential video games. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep467-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to …
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Trumpcoin/BTC Decoupling?/Fed Ruling (Ep.23)
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24:06Trumpcoin holders to Mar a Lago? Has BTC finally decoupled from Equity markets? Fed ruling. www.quantumlex.io www.linkedin.com/company/quantumlex www.x.com/quantum_lexBy Quantum Lex
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#466 – Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China, Xi Jinping, Trade War, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mao
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3:14:21Jeffrey Wasserstrom is a historian of modern China. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep466-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/jeffrey-wasserstrom-transcript CONTACT LEX: Feedback – give feedback to Lex:…
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Neverending support for open source with Hayden Barnes
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32:55The issue of software support for open-source is a long and storied one. Scott sits down with open-source advocate Hayden Barnes about how paid support and custom builds of older open-source software is a business opportunity for herodevs. Should you upgrade and migrate to the latest build? Or should you get paid never ending support?…
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Computer Science for Kids with Jen Looper
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34:12Scott sits down with Jen Looper, educator, developer, and author of Computer Science for Kids. Together, they dive into the importance of introducing young minds to coding early and making computer science accessible for all. Jen shares insights from her book, discusses the evolving landscape of tech education, and highlights creative ways to inspi…
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Hayden goes on a small diatribe on where Bitcoin sits today as it has evolved. www.quantumlex.io www.linkedin.com/company/quantumlex www.x.com/quantum_lexBy Quantum Lex
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#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking
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3:35:08Robert Rodriguez is a legendary filmmaker and creator of Sin City, El Mariachi, Desperado, Spy Kids, Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn, Alita: Battle Angel, The Faculty, and his newest venture Brass Knuckle Films. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep465-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give …
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