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> If you have time, listen to one of Lex’s conversations with Hotz while you are getting exercise, gardening, etc. That’s a good way to do it. I really wanted
by PragmaticPulp 5y ago
> If you have time, listen to one of Lex’s conversations with Hotz while you are getting exercise, gardening, etc.
That’s a good way to do it. I really wanted to like Lex’s podcast based on the hype and his impressive guest list, but I walk away from every episode feeling like it was full of good vibes but empty calories. It seems his trademark is softball questions delivered in the gentlest possible format, which I suppose is disappointing given his positioning as a hard-hitting intellectual.
The Hotz episode was great for getting a sense of his energy and ambition, which are both impressive and hard to match. However, it’s lacking if you’re expecting more serious discussion, as is typical for Lex’s podcasts. Go in with the right expectations and it’s still enjoyable, though.
- YeGoblynQueenne 5y agoLex Fridma's podcasts are as good as his guests. If you want "hard-hitting" listent to his interviews with Vladimir Vapnik (two of them), Yoshua Bengio, Peter Norvig, Judea Pearl, Juergen Schmidhuber, Francois Chollet, Rodney Brooks, Michael I. Jordan, Stuart Russel - people who are in a position to speak and think critically and whose salaries and reputation do not depend on saying what everyone wants to hear. And who know a thing or two, of course. Most of the rest is unfortunately a bit like guest show TV. Fridman is a likeable guy but he's as hard hitting as a fluffy kitten. Also, he takes forever to ask a question sometimes.
- ge96 5y ago> people who are in a position to speak and think critically and whose salaries and reputation do not depend on saying what everyone wants to hear. Yeah that must be a nice place to be. The one be did with Jim Keller was a good one.
- YeGoblynQueenne 5y agoThanks for the recommendation, I'll check it out.
- WaffleIronMaker 5y agoI did enjoy Lex's episode with Grant Sanderson of 3Blue1Brown [1], in which Lex attempted to ask softball questions, such as "isn't e^(pi*i)+1=0" the most beautiful equation in math?", to which Grant responded along the lines, "No, it's only considered beautiful because of our poor notation". Overall, I enjoyed Grant's answers to his questions. His podcasts really are as good as his guests. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_6AYX42gkU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_6AYX42gkU
- WaffleIronMaker 5y agooops, I meant: https://youtu.be/U_lKUK2MCsg https://youtu.be/U_lKUK2MCsg