#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: grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium - Athletic Greens: athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil - Cash App: cash.app/ and use code LexPodcast to get $10 EPISODE LINKS: Manolis Website: web.mit.edu/manoli/ Manolis Twitter: twitter.com/manoliskellis Manolis YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCkKlJ5LHrE3C7fgbnPA5DGA PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Medium: 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 youtube.com/watch?v=7akZoEQv6jI [2] Grigoris Bithikotsis - Ftoxologia youtube.com/watch?v=TyGR24O0KQ8 [3] Sto perigiali to kryfo youtube.com/watch?v=B-GBPx_GXQw [4] Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror youtube.com/watch?v=Zqe5NP86OCc [5] George Michael - Careless Whisper youtube.com/watch?v=izGwDsrQ1eQ [6] Gainsbourg with Isabelle Adjani - Pull Marine youtube.com/watch?v=o7MwHGHWgLk [7] Georges Moustaki - Le meteque youtube.com/watch?v=MV8fGf-N06A [8] Jacques Brel - Ne me quitte pas youtube.com/watch?v=q_bq5mStroM [9] Sting - Englishman In New York youtube.com/watch?v=d27gTrPPAyk [10] Sting - Fragile youtube.com/watch?v=lB6a-iD6ZOY [11] Pink Floyd - The Wall (When the Tigers Broke Free) youtube.com/watch?v=l9b9UhFe6Eg [12] Pink Floyd - The Wall (One Of My Turns) youtube.com/watch?v=BOay-7aqLks [13] Sting - Russians youtube.com/watch?v=wHylQRVN2Qs [14] Joni Mitchell - Both sides now youtube.com/watch?v=aCnf46boC3I [15] Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man youtube.com/watch?v=yOnXe8ttmjY [16] Alison Krauss & Union Station - The Lucky One youtube.com/watch?v=jcRZ_J_VgNc