Nick Lane: Origin of Life, Evolution, Aliens, Biology, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast

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  • @lexfridman
    @lexfridman  2 ปีที่แล้ว +660

    Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep318-sa
    See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc.
    0:00 - Introduction
    1:09 - Origin of life
    14:56 - Panspermia
    20:30 - What is life?
    33:44 - Photosynthesis
    37:19 - Prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cells
    47:20 - Sex
    55:03 - DNA
    1:02:15 - Violence
    1:12:50 - Human evolution
    1:18:45 - Neanderthals
    1:22:18 - Sensory inputs
    1:33:08 - Consciousness
    2:04:41 - AI and biology
    2:34:00 - Evolution
    2:54:32 - Fermi paradox
    3:07:52 - Cities
    3:15:39 - Depression
    3:18:14 - Writing
    3:26:13 - Advice for young people
    3:33:22 - Earth
    *Transcript:*
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    • @yew-neeker2337
      @yew-neeker2337 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      .

    • @orionspur
      @orionspur 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@FamiliarAnomaly No, Kevin, we like Lex's content.

    • @johanfritz8209
      @johanfritz8209 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Great as usual. But Lex my dear dear friend, you look kind of tired and run down in this episode. Dont Goggins ALL the time, dude.

    • @caseyalbright2762
      @caseyalbright2762 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Personally if I had a time machine I would visit back when coca cola had real coke in it......

    • @TheHuxely
      @TheHuxely 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@FamiliarAnomaly You’re a platypus.

  • @Flame1500
    @Flame1500 2 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    Was proud to have Nick Lane be one of my tutors at UCL. Truly one of the most interesting people in the entire university and so happy to see him getting recognition on such a large platform.

  • @dandeelyonn
    @dandeelyonn ปีที่แล้ว +370

    Nick Lane was one of the people who inspired me to study biochemistry- here I am 10 years later about to finish my PhD!

    • @karouselkar3149
      @karouselkar3149 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Congratulations!!!

    • @tonyblanco7213
      @tonyblanco7213 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Did you finish?

    • @dandeelyonn
      @dandeelyonn ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Writing my thesis still, but soon! I've done all the lab work I need to, will reply when I'm done 😂

    • @mattrondeau7466
      @mattrondeau7466 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Except when it comes to origin of life, he spews unscientific mumbo jumbo nonsense. Life does NOT come from non-life.

    • @Animalmanager
      @Animalmanager 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      …and everything doesn’t come from nothing.

  • @mohamedquabbou5253
    @mohamedquabbou5253 ปีที่แล้ว +319

    I put this on while going to sleep and had the most bizarre dream of my life, truly a masterpiece of a podcast episode

    • @quitemango
      @quitemango ปีที่แล้ว +28

      im glad im not alone in this

    • @amenchoudhury8036
      @amenchoudhury8036 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Swear down as well, had some wild dreams

    • @lazybutambitious
      @lazybutambitious ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Same

    • @savvy4
      @savvy4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Damn, so relatable

    • @Aluttuh
      @Aluttuh ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Trendpc statement

  • @marthafernandez9220
    @marthafernandez9220 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Mr. Fridman, again, your selection of guests is appreciated. Mr. Nick Lane was impressively knowledgeable in the field. Very encouraged by your conversation. Thank you both.

  • @mariuszsobczak3336
    @mariuszsobczak3336 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2410

    I have been watching lex for a while now, amazingly we are getting free education from world experts in their respective disciplines….how wonderful…is this the future of education?

    • @marthafernandez9220
      @marthafernandez9220 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I appreciate your work.

    • @Banstick
      @Banstick 2 ปีที่แล้ว +208

      Depends how many of us actually take in the information vs just listening for entertainment. I know that I can't have a conversation about the topics of these episodes to anybody because, although it's in my brain, it's not easily recallable. I wish I had the time to listen with a pen and paper and really focus, but my only podcast time is at work doing warehouse work.

    • @die4race
      @die4race 2 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      No , this is 3 hours of dense resumed information , you wont get a PhD by watching youtube videos...

    • @xyzyzx1253
      @xyzyzx1253 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Great for inspiration, but education and academia takes a lot more work than this :)

    • @mariuszsobczak3336
      @mariuszsobczak3336 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      @@xyzyzx1253 yes, the current format perhaps, however the evolution of how we obtain info has just began…and truly we don’t know where it’s heading, I just find this to be great a general knowledge database

  • @alpha.wintermute
    @alpha.wintermute ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Nick has his head on straight. It's great to see somebody still look for meaning while remaining sober and measured

  • @ColinGrym
    @ColinGrym 2 ปีที่แล้ว +432

    What a great guest! The fact that he is so willing to say "I don't know" flat-out, with no dancing around it is refreshing. "I don't know" is exciting because ignorance is the foundation of discovery. I wish more people were willing to admit they don't know even when the question is super important.
    I also really, really like that he's so quick to credit his students and associates. There have been issues in academia before of PhD students etc. not getting the credit they deserved for discoveries, so it speaks to his character that he says, "We are working on...Or rather it's actually that's my PhD student that has discovered...". Thanks to both of you for a fascinating interview :)

    • @jzimmer11
      @jzimmer11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      He's a true scientist, I think that's why...

    • @swayson5208
      @swayson5208 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      100% Seems like a authentic person

    • @rdklkje13
      @rdklkje13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Exactly! That’s the best thing about listening to Nick Lane. For me this means his work is trustworthy, there’s no pretence. Not necessarily correct, but genuinely to the very best of his (team’s) ability.
      I’ve also heard him talk about women working in the 1940s and 1950s, noting how someone did not get a degree for her work cos Cambridge did not award degrees to female students until 1948 (yes, that late!) and how a male scientist got a Nobel Prize for work that could not have been done (by him) without his female colleague so, really, the Prize should’ve been given to her as well (and probably would be today he added).
      It’s the awareness of environments, interdependence, uncertainty and history that characterises his work in biology applied to his work context and shared with his audiences.

    • @TheDionysianFields
      @TheDionysianFields 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@rdklkje13 Women (through ALL history) should have gotten more credit, yes. But they didn't used to be as credit-hungry either...that's important to note.

    • @outsidethepyramid
      @outsidethepyramid ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A pattern has emerged: These experts deliver NOTHING.
      Clickbait titles:
      "Nick Lane: Origin of Life, Evolution, Aliens, Biology, and Consciousness"

  • @CharlesLehman-k1n
    @CharlesLehman-k1n ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Nick is one of the true giants in the biology world. Making a mondaine and complex subject so interesting and entertaining. Honestly, I would have no problem listening to these two gentlemen for days at a time. Thanks a million.

    • @adamsmith-wi3qg
      @adamsmith-wi3qg 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      This subject does not pertain to a woman belonging to fashionable society

    • @m.vonhollen6673
      @m.vonhollen6673 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      “Mondaine”?!?!
      I can’t get that past my Spellcheck. “Mundane” works!

    • @Ditto463
      @Ditto463 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@adamsmith-wi3qg’eh?

    • @dipdo7675
      @dipdo7675 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s “mundane “!!!

    • @Ditto463
      @Ditto463 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dipdo7675 Seriously? I didn’t think people like you were still sniffing around comment sections. I mean, have you honestly never, in your life, made a spelling mistake? 🙄

  • @toddbrown9096
    @toddbrown9096 2 ปีที่แล้ว +470

    Lex is just steadily pushing out a constant stream of bangers. I don't understand how someone so young can do 3 hour interview after 3 hour interview with perfectly executed thoughtful questions, while also never stepping on the answers to said questions. This kid seemingly came out of nowhere...interviewing the brightest, often famous minds alive today. I mean he can go from Rogan to Penrose to Petterson to Kanye to Musk, without the slightest hiccup. Then an interview like this one from someone I wasn't aware of, (my own ignorance), can top them all. This young man is better at this than anyone in mainstream media. Pick anyone you want, and I mean big names, dead or alive in broadcasting...then try to picture their pre-madonna asses doing this kind of long form interviewing better than Lex. None.
    Thanks again, Bro. Your podcast has brought me more knowledge than my entire college degree did. For free.....

    • @monstaincity8219
      @monstaincity8219 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He take break every hour

    • @virgilash
      @virgilash 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Oh a newbie here ;-) Lex is an AI, it seems you don't know that

    • @marek-kulczycki-8286
      @marek-kulczycki-8286 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Came out of nowhere? Being son of a prominent physicist must leave some mark on the character and cognitive abilities. I don't know his exact genealogy, but the family name Friedman resonates with cosmology, astrophysics and plasma physics.
      I know what you've meant, but I would say Lex Friedman is the mainstream media. Or he defines what I wish should be called the mainstream.
      Popular commercial science channels (perhaps except PBS Spacetime, which has a very different formula though) are nowhere near to his level. Sadly main stream is often mistaken with a trunk sewer...

    • @ojjones7950
      @ojjones7950 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Fully agree, another great interviewer with a way different background can be found at the Shawn Ryan Show. Flip through the guests and find one that suits you, powerful stuff.

    • @TheDionysianFields
      @TheDionysianFields 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Believe it or not, there are other sources of equal or greater value. Lex is just a biased human being like the rest of us.

  • @timeisnotaline
    @timeisnotaline 2 ปีที่แล้ว +718

    This continues to be the best podcast on Earth

  • @fespa
    @fespa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I have all his audiobooks in loop on my phone, interlaced with Lex's podcasts. Information heaven.

    • @primalentity9824
      @primalentity9824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Sounds like a perfect 6 month long “trip to mars” playlist haha.

    • @fespa
      @fespa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@primalentity9824 😆

  • @chrismdev_
    @chrismdev_ ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Since I started listening to this podcast I've realized that I'm not designed for the life I've been living. Since them I've learned everyday and achieved some life changing goals. Too often we model after those we dislike. Lex gives us an opportunity to do the opposite❤

  • @keniag5
    @keniag5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I was blown away by this one. Lex has been doing the best interviews ever.

    • @deathxcountry
      @deathxcountry ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I don’t listen often but I thought the opposite. Like lex has more information that he doesn’t understand in his head and he’ll say something that sounds smart, or even dumb / cute, but it has absolutely nothing to do with what his interviewee is talking about, causing the quest to have to regress, therefor constantly being held up by Lex, to the point that the gentleman brings up how he discusses these sorts of things to children. Lex is brilliant because he wants to learn, but I feel all of this isn’t leading him any further to his own personal truth, it’s constantly confusing him and unintentionally putting misinformation in his head. I feel like either his IQ isn’t high enough to grasp these subjects (probably like most listeners, including myself), and although the seems to take great pleasure in the conversations, they are not meant for him and puddle his mind with thoughts and questions in fields he wasn’t born for. Most of these men are geniuses and have had great understanding of the things they speak of since an early age. I think lex should focus on living, he’s done enough asking. Find a wife and answer your own question of what love is. Have children, gain and understanding of that. It’s time to become the teacher, not the student. It’s cute, but the time for being cute is over. He’s throwing away his life is search for life’s greatest mysteries. We all are lex, at least most of it. I know you do jiu jitsu and enjoy a lonely glass of whiskey with rogan and his wife and kids and dogs and ice baths. It’s time to find love. To have someone other than me nudge your shoulder when you’re being goofy, to make you enjoy the simplist things in life (which too can be the most complex). You may find more answers in life and love than you ever will, trying to chase down these quests, all who never seen to be in over themselves, all though each different, I would imagine because they are all balanced (and if not, so very smart that what they’re saying to you should and will go well over your head). You asked about sperm being attractive, of lex, you are attractive my friend, use that and you brilliant little ways, to love someone. Millions of people have made it work, many with no formal training, that’s a lot more than the amount of people who know, well, just about anything else!!! You can have your podcast and a family too, one thag very well might teach you more than one of your favorite, extraordinary friends and guests do. Sure hope you somehow find this and read it

    • @RanOvaT
      @RanOvaT ปีที่แล้ว

      Nick needs to work on his educational skills

    • @Ditto463
      @Ditto463 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@deathxcountry😂

  • @toddbrown9096
    @toddbrown9096 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    From 1:34:00 to 1:38:30, that's the most honest and thoughtful, ego out the window, answer I've ever heard from a scientist and educator. Emergence seems to me to be a term to plaster over ignorance. Why is it so hard for the overwhelming majority of people in positions of authority to sometimes just say, "you know what...I just don't know."
    Thanks Nick...for the shared knowledge and honesty. And thanks Lex, as always, for an amazingly thoughtful interview.

  • @Silversaver333
    @Silversaver333 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    You're telling me hot water got shocked and now I have to go to work😢

    • @Michael-zq4mo
      @Michael-zq4mo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      CAN THEY SHOCK THE TAXES AWAY?

    • @RiggyRonnie
      @RiggyRonnie 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We seem to think we know it all, we’ve listed the elements from smallest to biggest and think that’s the know all be all to the universe, but those basic looking elements made life so clearly there are different dynamics between the elements that we have yet to study such as the forces between them and what causes them to form intricate patterns at a much larger scale.

  • @Youtube_Stole_My_Handle_Too
    @Youtube_Stole_My_Handle_Too 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I find it hard to criticize Fridman for asking those seemingly childish, off-track, and off-topic questions. Occasionally, he really hits a homerun and gets a genuinely fascinating answer. This is his greatest strength.

  • @Jessilavender
    @Jessilavender 2 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    These deep insightful conversations keep me going on rough days. Hope for humanity is alive!

    • @Andrew-pv8oz
      @Andrew-pv8oz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree, this insightful conversation has me completely bricked up

    • @johnathan649
      @johnathan649 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Relationships and love is truly the hope for humanity

  • @farisalthibani1270
    @farisalthibani1270 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Wow, I wanted to become a biochemist and molecular biologist before corona hit and before I ran out of fuel to pursue university comfortably.. This author is literally why I love science, the insights are 10x than the insights I had from anyone else. I struggled to learn about science for a long time and drifted into other topics like javascript and coding... lex... Nick changes everything, I will definitely purchase all his works and read them all this man is a genius. I can finally say that I know where to go to learn more about biochemistry and molecular biology. I think I'm a transformed man now. Thank you Nick you're a genius.. I hope the planetary trajectory replicate more nicks so we can find a way to survive in this highly entropic universe.

  • @AcrylicGoblin
    @AcrylicGoblin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    Lex's podcast has become my favorite. Great guests, and Lex has become a top notch interviewer. He asks great questions and then let's the guest answer. He's also pretty funny.

    • @miss-ida-j6888
      @miss-ida-j6888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And handsome 😜

    • @staninjapan07
      @staninjapan07 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      good humour and willingness to play dumb from time to time serves him well
      clearly smarter than he lets on and genuinely interested in his guests' stories
      yup he's a good'n

    • @netizencapet
      @netizencapet 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I find many of his questions to be vapid. The most disappointing interview I've seen in a long time w/ anyone was the non-stop charm offensive/PR blitz of Jeff Besoz. On the other hand, when he's closer to his own field, such as when he interviews Yann Lecun, he's much better.

    • @mikezappulla4092
      @mikezappulla4092 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He’s a terrible interviewer. He has a list of questions he rarely diverts from.

  • @rolloville2514
    @rolloville2514 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    This is one of the best discussions, Lex Fridman with Nick Lane, that I’ve ever listened to on your podcast. Wide spanning and intimately spoken, puts it in perspective and made it fun.

  • @edwardmeradith2419
    @edwardmeradith2419 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I just really appreciate Lex’ personality- great balance of personal warmth + clear, coherent questions,
    He leaves space for the guest to communicate longer phrases and ideas, beyond mere sound bites.

    • @springsogourne
      @springsogourne ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I disagree that his questions are clear and coherent, actually the very opposite. He missed a lot of what could have been gained in this interview. 😊

    • @blanco7726
      @blanco7726 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@springsogourneagreed

    • @OGMike007
      @OGMike007 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lex is a robot and has maybe 10/100 EQ.

  • @tupublicoful
    @tupublicoful 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Nick is one of those people that speaks and writes in highly dense information threads, yet in accesible language.

  • @Elena-12t12x
    @Elena-12t12x 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Nick Lane is the James Bond of the biochemistry :) Literally and figuratively.

    • @stolv3771
      @stolv3771 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He's yummy

    • @cybermuse_shosh
      @cybermuse_shosh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think he is more the Richard Feynman of biochemistry: super intelligent, passionate, imaginative, articulate.

  • @jamesvaiciulis2947
    @jamesvaiciulis2947 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Bring Nick back every 6 months but shorter interview and no more than 5 topics. I’ve watched it 4X and still can’t keep it all straight. Great job as always!

  • @roryking1
    @roryking1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Nick could narrate any movie. He has a great voice. From the way he answered the first question I knew this was gona be a good guest/podcast

  • @Books_Makeup
    @Books_Makeup 2 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    I love the plant's/greenery addition, Lex. Good job to the team or whoever is responsible for the set design. It gives the set a warmer tone/ambience. Nick Lane is also giving me a serious James Bond vibe. I've never heard of him and will read more.

    • @kyrgyzsanjar
      @kyrgyzsanjar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He’s one of those rare breeds who can do big science but also easily could’ve been a writer.

    • @Books_Makeup
      @Books_Makeup 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Karma-fp7ho Whoever is doing set design could be using artificial plants. Or plants that need very little light. ie. Ivy, Pathos, spider plants.

    • @karouselkar3149
      @karouselkar3149 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lights on a timer that can be over ridden either way at any time

    • @sparklingdragon8888
      @sparklingdragon8888 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm really enjoying the ambiance. More so behind Nick Lane. I can't help but feel like something mellow to go in that spot on the bottom shelf, roughly somewheres directly below the 2nd & 3rd plants (the ones closest to screen "edge/frame"), behind/beside Lex.
      Anywho, just my brain side tracking me off & on... 😅
      Overall, it's very calming & the wood tones just 👩‍🍳😙👌

  • @sirmr6597
    @sirmr6597 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Absolutely amazing. I got my degree in biochemistry for the sake of getting into medical school . After some time working for labs and reading both of his novels mentioned in the beginning of the video I realized how much I want to pursue a doctorate in biochemistry. Understanding Abiogenesis has become a passion for me and I really appreciate you hosting Nick Lane, he deserves a lot more acclaim than he already has.

    • @georgehopkins1708
      @georgehopkins1708 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Probably “acclaim” would be more appropriate.

    • @sirmr6597
      @sirmr6597 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@georgehopkins1708 I’ve been using the word notoriety all this time wrong lol. Thanks. I can’t believe I never stopped and saw the connection to notorious.

    • @nancyharper1360
      @nancyharper1360 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you found your passion. Did just hear on NPR this evening that Bloomberg just gave a billion dollars for students wishing to obtain an MD would have their education completely paid for, as long as parents don't make over $400,000. a year. Sweet, huh? Just an FYI for you. Good luck with school. You've already put the hard part behind you - you know what you want out of life. 👍

  • @Joshua-yn1zx
    @Joshua-yn1zx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Thus Far your Guest list is Impeccable and I've listened to most of your podcasts twice!

    • @SuperLuminalElf
      @SuperLuminalElf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      An accomplishment in and of itself; bravo! 🙌🏾

  • @ABN_TNKR
    @ABN_TNKR 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I got almost 3 hours in before I realized I was way to high….and dumb for this conversation, however Lex does a brilliant job asking the right questions and deciphering the information so even I can keep up 😂 👏 Great talk Gentlemen.

    • @kyrgyzsanjar
      @kyrgyzsanjar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😂 lucky you! You can think when high.

    • @jannichi6431
      @jannichi6431 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Always envied those who can go Deeper when high, seems only half of us have the capability. Worth a trial study!🥳

    • @hannibal8049
      @hannibal8049 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have you ever tried psychedelics? Out of curiosity

    • @ABN_TNKR
      @ABN_TNKR 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hannibal8049 me?

    • @hannibal8049
      @hannibal8049 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ABN_TNKR yes

  • @nikefootbag
    @nikefootbag 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Only 1.5 hours in and this is already one of the most enriching conversations so far on Lex Fridman

  • @sunnyinvladivostok
    @sunnyinvladivostok ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Its crazy how the sun, a wet rock, and four billion years can make a mind like Nick Lane's

  • @liljinjar1268
    @liljinjar1268 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Imagine releasing at 3 hour podcast and getting millions of views. That is a dedicated fanbase right there.

    • @BOBMAN1980
      @BOBMAN1980 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The youtube algorithm also keeps directing videos here via autoplay.
      That accounts for basically every podcast I come across.

  • @Flirmy
    @Flirmy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love Nick's books! He's the Richard Dawkins of his generation. Great Interview!

  • @Petrov3434
    @Petrov3434 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I hope Nick Lane will get a Nobel Prize soon !!

  • @KappaClaus
    @KappaClaus ปีที่แล้ว +8

    As a hobby palaeontologist this was an extremely fascinating talk

  • @marcusjackson271
    @marcusjackson271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Lex.... Lex. You're on a fucking roll with these guests lately. I'm loving it!

  • @ob1shoenobi171
    @ob1shoenobi171 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    Eyebrows have reached their final stage of evolution

    • @SopaDeLengua
      @SopaDeLengua 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      They lack structure

    • @acidtechno
      @acidtechno 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      mono et mono

    • @m.vonhollen6673
      @m.vonhollen6673 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@acidtechnoMano a mano?

    • @acidtechno
      @acidtechno 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@m.vonhollen6673 an expression i heard

    • @neilharrison2707
      @neilharrison2707 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I learned alot from this video but eyebrows are the main take away.

  • @AlanWil2
    @AlanWil2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Nick is so smart. His books are amazing to read.

    • @garrettlees
      @garrettlees 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He's so brilliant and loveable! And yet...he's full of shit. imagine that.

  • @jonathanhenderson1437
    @jonathanhenderson1437 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I just woke up, how tf did I get from sorted food a cooking channel to this

    • @stmusic2164
      @stmusic2164 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Food for thought?

  • @nancykisich3263
    @nancykisich3263 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    SHARING is the ticket forward: the sharing of ideas, DNA, amino acids, shelter, humor. Etc. We are not meant to die with the music inside us

    • @jamesvaiciulis2947
      @jamesvaiciulis2947 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree with the thought that we “should” just work together. Unfortunately, the world doesn’t work that way. I’ve found that sharing Information (music) with like-minded people first (build a control factor) and slowly educate the “others” until they can follow the music before knowing how to make it. If not, these other non evolved Humans have a prehistoric goal to use information to seek power - power is protection. The rest just aren’t fast enough with dealing with or understanding change so find themselves being controlled because they want the protection. If that statement is right, than new ideas (information) is power and history shows two much power in the wrong hands quickly ends the musician’s ability to make new music; so even musicians learn that getting power is the only way to play their music. It’s good vs evil
      Just do what makes you happy.

    • @nancykisich3263
      @nancykisich3263 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jamesvaiciulis2947 I think ultimately we have to share info, DNA etc. in the context of this human evolutionary discussion, we are all “fingers on the same hand.”

    • @legendno1
      @legendno1 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Make your own kind of music! Sing your own special song! make your own kind of music even if no body else sings along"!- great tune

    • @WhizPill
      @WhizPill ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed.

  • @MrMoman7
    @MrMoman7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    3:42:23 - the "thank you" from Nick honestly touched my heart.. he meant it:)

    • @katharinafrei2107
      @katharinafrei2107 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, it came from his heart and I was touched by it.

  • @KevinGandhi
    @KevinGandhi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    Lex, your podcasts are overwhelming! Keep 'em coming!

  • @Nope-w3c
    @Nope-w3c 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nick Lane, Michael Levin and Joshua Bach are some of the most interesting guests ever on this podcast.

  • @dtroutmann
    @dtroutmann 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Slowly but surely becoming my favorite podcast the breath of guests is amazing

  • @ElaineWalker
    @ElaineWalker ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He’s super smart, and says certain things people usually neglect to point out.
    1:35:55 “I never understand what people mean by emergence.. a word to plaster over ignorance”
    2:31:05 -Is it the same as Earth life or not..
    so many other things.. still have to finish watching!
    Also, finally a discussion about consciousness that I can actually enjoy! 😅

    • @garrettlees
      @garrettlees 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He's brilliant! What a mind! And I find him just so personable and loveable. Yet, still full of shit. Imagine that.

  • @honibi628
    @honibi628 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Don’t ever change Lex. Keep life wonderful, beautiful, magically miraculous, as well as scientific! Don’t let the fear of being denounced as a foolish naive optimist, turn you against yourself, & life itself.

  • @Darkskindiplo
    @Darkskindiplo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lex Fridman is the herald of the end of the classic college experience

  • @dianasonja
    @dianasonja 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Lex by far is my favourite human and podcaster! Thank you for introducing me to Nick’s incredible life work as well as opening up my mind to the fascinating world of AI. Another highly recommended guest is Dr. Gabor Maté, a Hungarian-Canadian physician and author. He has a background in family practice and a special interest in childhood development and trauma, and in their potential lifelong impacts. Thank you again for your extraordinary work Lex ❤️

  • @martinlawrence8427
    @martinlawrence8427 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Fantastically interesting and stimulating conversation…Thank you Nick and Lex!

  • @douglasmarkwith
    @douglasmarkwith 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What a voice! Nick is an absolute joy to listen to.

  • @sbaran3
    @sbaran3 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    “I don’t believe in soup”
    It’s real man. I’ve had it.

  • @LeadNarrator
    @LeadNarrator 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I would love to see a round 2 for this guy. He work and curiousity focus seems very exciting!

  • @davidguthrie3739
    @davidguthrie3739 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    How did I not know of Nick Lane before this podcast?? I’m clearly doing a terrible job of tracking the best of science writing. This is the man I’ve been looking for! Thank you

  • @KikkerFish
    @KikkerFish ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is my second time listening to this one. I find Nick incredibly interesting!
    Thx guys! ❤

  • @JuanCLP
    @JuanCLP 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That consciousness section was mind blowing, I am not lying telling you guys that these 30 min are one of the most intellectual experiences on my life, true open eyes inducing ideas... Maybe I am too ignorant but that section was uffff.... What a new way to see life

  • @cassandraapollo8656
    @cassandraapollo8656 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The way he explains it makes it easy for me to understand. Thank you!

  • @timsullivan4566
    @timsullivan4566 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Lex has provided me a convenient definition for the ideal podcast :
    Conversations lasting between 3 and 4 hours that - in EVERY instance - I've NEVER wished had ended sooner.

  • @daarom3472
    @daarom3472 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    It's great this guy helped out Lex by covering part of the interview questions himself.

    • @Applinglingling
      @Applinglingling 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Love when they turn into ✨conversations✨ this guy's wears his heart on his sleeve and lex couldn't help but to dive in.

  • @teddmented
    @teddmented 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love the subject matter and fascinating discussion. Kudos to Lex and his intellectual ability to engage with world class academics

  • @ashleybennetts3108
    @ashleybennetts3108 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Watched you for a couple of months now. I've come to really appreciate your digging questions on the fly with such diverse subject matter. It makes for amazing conversation and an appreciation from the people you interview. Well done!

  • @Freedom-dq8rn
    @Freedom-dq8rn ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Profound, I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this podcast. It's a college course on steroids. Love love love both of you. I'm so inspired by both of your greatness. Lex, you are too cool for cool. I'm happy you both exist! So interesting!

    • @spearfishingpastor
      @spearfishingpastor ปีที่แล้ว

      What have you learned about the origin of life from this talk?

    • @ZM-dm3jg
      @ZM-dm3jg ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's really more like a documentary than a college course. I did an elective in astrobiology that covered these topics, and for an introductory undergraduate course, it went 100x more in-depth than a podcast like this.

    • @timgirard4478
      @timgirard4478 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wi😅ww❤ 2h3rq1:01 😊wtw😂j

  • @fredfunk9122
    @fredfunk9122 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Lex, I wanted to thank you 4 being a part of the transformation that literally saved my life-you are truly a gift from the universe to all of mankind. This is one of your alltime bests!!!

  • @fernly2
    @fernly2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The smallest bits of our brain may be organized by rules we have not observed until we can understand rules of quantum physics. We have so much to discover!

  • @jacquesd5781
    @jacquesd5781 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Been a fan of Nick since reading 'The Vital Question' a few years ago. Fascinating stuff!

  • @philtronnn
    @philtronnn ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Holy smokes. Four hours of awesomeness. I have to put this on my schedule. So crazy that this is Free. Thanks, Lex.

  • @terrymaloney264
    @terrymaloney264 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As a self anointed Metaphysician vitally interested in the subject of Consciousness, I love Lex”s podcast. I feel like I’m getting the very cutting edge of accepted science to balance the esoteric channeling of the Ascended Master Adamus Saint Germain which I have followed for two decades. As Lex talks to these amazing thinkers and writers especially regarding Consciousness I can wish he was next to me on a plane or something so I could suggest: what if if Consciousness didn’t develop from matter? What if Consciousness, the I Am, is, has always been, and always will be? What if we humans are really sovereign beings of Consciousness all utilizing energy to feel into the I exist and have infused our Consciousnesses into matter to create our individual realities and thus we are the observers who must be present for matter to exist?

  • @bencheevers6693
    @bencheevers6693 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One thing that Lex said that I have to remind myself of frequently, but it's something I've considered before, is that people are amazing at driving. It's true, I remember what it was like to learn to drive and not being able to get out more than a sentence when trying to talk to the person teaching me while focusing on everything with no heuristics trained and everything seemed so overwhelming, now I worry that I auto pilot so much that it's scary when I end up at home after a long day at work and barely remember any part of the drive.

  • @LEDewey_MD
    @LEDewey_MD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    My favorite biochemist!! Already read "Transformer". So glad more people are getting familiar with his work! (On Sean Carroll's Mindscape a few months ago.) Dr. Lane's work is especially relevant in the accelerating interest in exobiology. Brilliant science communicator!

    • @kingsman3087
      @kingsman3087 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      this guy would scare away the aliens with his eyebrows

    • @TheHuxely
      @TheHuxely 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Mindscape is excellent! Here are two others to give a try if you haven’t already:
      “The Jim Rutt show” - gets lots of cool guests and topics (He’s affiliated somehow with the Santa Fe institute).
      “Philosophical disquisitions” - Irish lawyer turned philosopher can also be neat.
      I would love to discover other shows or blogs etc. like this. Share them if they come to mind!

    • @frannsh5100
      @frannsh5100 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      A great teacher… he knocks that made up so called ‘professor’ Brian cox into a cocked hat…

  • @frogenthusiast235
    @frogenthusiast235 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Lex just keeps pumping out banger podcasts like an 8 slice 3kw sentient toaster and then butters them. Incredible.

  • @justsomeguy4260
    @justsomeguy4260 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Day 1 of asking lex to get neil deGrasse Tyson on the podcast
    ( like the comment so he can see)

  • @tookymax
    @tookymax 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Way to go Lex! Your questions were great because they revealed a basic truth. We are clueless on how life started.

  • @constantinesinnis6996
    @constantinesinnis6996 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great conversation! Perhaps one of the most interesting hours of discussion I've ever heard.
    Thank you Lex and Nick.

  • @kcvidsonline
    @kcvidsonline 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Could not stop listening… What a great communicator of science! Nick Lane 🙏🏼👏🏼

  • @danvenning6279
    @danvenning6279 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Absolutely brilliant. Thank you both. Much love

  • @HughEMC
    @HughEMC 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nick Lane is the epitome of an intelligent & humble human

  • @andrewjames8980
    @andrewjames8980 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Lex congrats on a great interview. You have become a unique master of this format.

  • @KJ-yk4nq
    @KJ-yk4nq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Looks fascinating again ! Always searching for insights into the deepest levels of our human condition. Brilliant podcast Lex !

  • @ArfooHuroo
    @ArfooHuroo ปีที่แล้ว +5

    “Somewhere there might be aliens laughing”
    -Lex Friedman gives a knowing smile

  • @Blueridge-Doc
    @Blueridge-Doc 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    “There seems to be a direction to it”
    Yes
    And that direction is more ordered .
    Which defies the 2nd law of thermodynamics .
    What hand drives energy into the order to reverse entropy .

  • @jzimmer11
    @jzimmer11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    OMG, so many ideas, so much information! My head is spinning. Absolutely great! Thanks for your amazing podcast! I always wonder how Lex and his guests can keep this up for almost 4h. I suppose they have breaks that are cut out in post production...?

  • @cynthiaschepps1191
    @cynthiaschepps1191 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Lex has perfected the dance of communication. It is beautiful to watch and listen to. He is adding value to the world in all his podcasts. Thank you Lex, for being you. ❤

  • @accordiontv1
    @accordiontv1 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    This is great. I love listening to this story time for adults, it puts me straight to sleep everytime 😴 👍

    • @VoiceForTheSilenced
      @VoiceForTheSilenced ปีที่แล้ว

      I take that you’re falling asleep because of relaxation and not boredom. 😅

  • @lucavalentino
    @lucavalentino 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This interview is a common heritage of mankind.

  • @trackergeoff
    @trackergeoff ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm excited to read all those books now. Such a good interview. Thank you for exposing me to this Lex. Keep up the amazing work.

  • @roccomazzoccoli8932
    @roccomazzoccoli8932 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was absolute TOP BRAIN NUTRITION! Thank you LEX!

  • @suziseha369
    @suziseha369 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I listen to Lex's episodes while working (design work) and the words flow in and out and I probably retain very little but the conversations are so incredibly interesting. I look at my life as a yoga teacher, breathwork instructor and creative and it feels so insignificant when listening to these incredible minds. It blows my mind that Lex is single. But maybe he just can't find his intellectual match? Thank you for these wonderful episodes to stimulate my mind while at my computer!!!

  • @tankydhg
    @tankydhg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nick lane had an extremely soothing voice, reminiscent of Sean Connery. He would make a great narrator for science documentaries I think

  • @taly4life
    @taly4life 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You can tell Lex is excited about this one

  • @timsullivan4566
    @timsullivan4566 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Now THAT [a flatworm that's re-grown a different type of head] is a hopeful monster!"
    What a delightful way to describe that 😄

  • @tupublicoful
    @tupublicoful 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Absolutely love his books. If you haven’t read him give them a go

  • @donaldgoodin1190
    @donaldgoodin1190 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of the things Joe Rogan is good at is getting to know people and spotting their uniqueness and guiding them to pursue a career that capitalizes on their gifts. Lex is doing exactly what Joe saw in him. Joe and Lex both want everyone to be their best self. Knowledge, truth, open dialogue and conversation. Finding wisdom and finding more answers.

  • @Humble_King_Ali
    @Humble_King_Ali ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Okay we can't just let that slide, "If you put a plastic bag on your head you'll have about a minute" I almost died from laughing. That was about a minute too 😭😭😭😭
    "What is sex? How hard was it and when?" Gold. 🤣🤣

  • @TomSmith-zw9gu
    @TomSmith-zw9gu ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Fantastic interview-one of your best!! Nick Lane has so much of a balanced and diverse n biological view of our universe. I have been thinking of many of the questions you asked and discussed -for more than 60 years!! Thank You so Much. You have enriched my thinking and confirmed so many concepts.

  • @dianedean4170
    @dianedean4170 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Many thanks and good wishes, Lex. Your podcasts are fascinating. Your curiosity and compassion are exceptional. Carry on and stay well. Diane Dean

  • @AaronAsherRandall
    @AaronAsherRandall 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I use TH-cam to help me sleep. Lex always comes on. While they are talking, the subject matter changes what I’m dreaming about. The subject matter is also doing something to my brain that I have never experienced before.
    I have no idea how to even put this into words, but when Lex and his guests are on subject matter that is deep and may potentially enact some thoughts of fear, not fear in a bad way, but for example: talking about the end of the world or the existence of God. When certain subjects come up while I’m sleeping, it feels like it is reaching a place so “deep” in my subconscious. It feels like it is changing the way I think and feel about the world - or is in harmony with some kind of resonance with my brain. This is so hard to explain.
    But while asleep I truly feel that these conversations are resonating deep within my soul and brain. And it is an enriching and self reflective experience. I often wake up whenever they are on extremely deep topics or topics that cause me to think differently about the world.

    • @cygnustsp
      @cygnustsp 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's happened to me too. People have suggested psychedelics to me, I think I get enough enlightenment when I'm lucid dreaming about this stuff

  • @periportal
    @periportal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I love love love his books, oh mitochondria!!! can't wait to listen to this "singular" episode , like the archea that swallow that bacteria only once ever....

    • @kyrgyzsanjar
      @kyrgyzsanjar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nick Lane has a podcast?

  • @MrJashuaDavies
    @MrJashuaDavies ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Decades from now someone will build "Lex's Toaster" that can authentically look out the window and have existential thoughts about whether it is happy waiting for Lex to come home or shall it instead wander off and find a better human connection

  • @jamesd8389
    @jamesd8389 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hello Lex, thank you for the inspirational content. I would love to see you have James Tour or Stephen Meyer for a origin of life discussion. They have a really interesting origin of life perspective. I love podcast and thank you again your hard work and dedication. You podcast has made tremendous positive impact on my life.

    • @gazmasonik2411
      @gazmasonik2411 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly the 2 names I was going to suggest. James Tour in particular has an entertaining delivery full of humour, almost a synthetic chemist version of woody Allen. That would be another level of educational.

  • @ljc71
    @ljc71 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love lex. His guests, regardless of time, are always interesting. Having be here watching this two years after it was released is proof in the pudding. Very awesome conversation, often times out of my league in understanding fully; though here I try.