Michael Stevens: Vsauce

Michael Stevens is the creator of Vsauce, one of the most popular
educational YouTube channel in the world, with over 15 million
subscribers and over 1.7 billion views. His videos often ask and
answer questions that are both profound and entertaining, spanning
topics from physics to psychology. As part of his channel he
created 3 seasons of Mind Field, a series that explored human
behavior. This conversation is part of the Artificial Intelligence
podcast. If you would like to get more information about this
podcast go to https://lexfridman.com/ai or connect with @lexfridman
on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Medium, or YouTube where you can
watch the video versions of these conversations. If you enjoy the
podcast, please rate it 5 stars on Apple Podcasts or support it on
Patreon. This episode is presented by Cash App. Download it (App
Store, Google Play), use code "LexPodcast".  Episode links:
Vsauce YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/Vsauce Vsauce Twitter:
https://twitter.com/tweetsauce Vsauce Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/electricpants/ Here's the outline of the
episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the
timestamp to jump to that time. 00:00 - Introduction 02:26 -
Psychology 03:59 - Consciousness 06:55 - Free will 07:55 -
Perception vs reality 09:59 - Simulation 11:32 - Science 16:24 -
Flat earth 27:04 - Artificial Intelligence 30:14 - Existential
threats 38:03 - Elon Musk and the responsibility of having a large
following 43:05 - YouTube algorithm 52:41 - Mortality and the
meaning of life