#142 – Manolis Kellis: Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything

Manolis Kellis is a computational biologist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium – Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil – Cash App: https://cash.app/ and use code LexPodcast to get $10 EPISODE LINKS: Manolis Website: http://web.mit.edu/manoli/ Manolis Twitter: https://twitter.com/manoliskellis Manolis YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkKlJ5LHrE3C7fgbnPA5DGA PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (06:48) – Music and life (46:21) – The number 42 (52:22) – The question about the meaning of life (55:02) – Are humans unique in the universe? (1:00:46) – Human civilization (1:12:52) – Mars (1:14:45) – Human mind and the abstraction layers of reality (1:25:38) – Neural networks and intelligence (1:32:55) – Ideas as organisms (1:42:19) – Language (1:53:34) – Legacy (2:08:25) – Poems SONGS MENTIONED: [1] Dwros Gewrgiadis – An imoun plousios https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7akZoEQv6jI [2] Grigoris Bithikotsis – Ftoxologia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyGR24O0KQ8 [3] Sto perigiali to kryfo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-GBPx_GXQw [4] Michael Jackson – Man in the Mirror https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqe5NP86OCc [5] George Michael – Careless Whisper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izGwDsrQ1eQ [6] Gainsbourg with Isabelle Adjani – Pull Marine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7MwHGHWgLk [7] Georges Moustaki – Le meteque https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV8fGf-N06A [8] Jacques Brel – Ne me quitte pas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_bq5mStroM [9] Sting – Englishman In New York https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d27gTrPPAyk [10] Sting – Fragile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB6a-iD6ZOY [11] Pink Floyd – The Wall (When the Tigers Broke Free) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9b9UhFe6Eg [12] Pink Floyd – The Wall (One Of My Turns) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOay-7aqLks [13] Sting – Russians https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHylQRVN2Qs [14] Joni Mitchell – Both sides now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCnf46boC3I [15] Leonard Cohen – I’m Your Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOnXe8ttmjY [16] Alison Krauss & Union Station – The Lucky One https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcRZ_J_VgNc