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Manolis Kellis: Origin of Life, Humans, Ideas, Suffering, and Happiness | Lex Fridman Podcast #123

Manolis Kellis is a professor at MIT and head of the MIT Computational Biology Group. Please check out our sponsors to get a discount and to support this podcast: - Public Goods: https://publicgoods.com/lex and use code LEX - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex link & using code LEX at checkout - ExpressVPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/lexpod Lex Fridman Podcast survey mentioned in the intro: https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5833660/Lex-Fridman-Podcast-Survey EPISODE LINKS: Manolis Website: http://web.mit.edu/manoli/ Manolis Twitter: https://twitter.com/manoliskellis Manolis Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manolis_Kellis 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/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 6:20 - Epigenome 10:28 - Evolution 15:26 - Neanderthals 27:15 - Origin of life on Earth 43:44 - Life is a fight against physics 49:56 - Life as a set of transformations 51:35 - Time scales 1:00:31 - Transformations of ideas in human civilization 1:05:19 - Life is more than a rat race 1:13:18 - Life sucks sometimes and that's okay 1:30:16 - Getting older 1:36:21 - The best of MIT 1:49:01 - Poem 1: The Snow 2:01:52 - Love 2:06:16 - Poem 2: The Tide Waters CONNECT: - Subscribe to this YouTube channel - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

Lex FridmanhostManolis Kellisguest
Sep 12, 20202h 10mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 6:20

    Introduction

  2. 6:20 – 10:28

    Epigenome

  3. 10:28 – 15:26

    Evolution

  4. 15:26 – 27:15

    Neanderthals

  5. 27:15 – 43:44

    Origin of life on Earth

  6. 43:44 – 49:56

    Life is a fight against physics

  7. 49:56 – 51:35

    Life as a set of transformations

  8. 51:35 – 1:00:31

    Time scales

  9. 1:00:31 – 1:05:19

    Transformations of ideas in human civilization

  10. 1:05:19 – 1:13:18

    Life is more than a rat race

  11. 1:13:18 – 1:30:16

    Life sucks sometimes and that's okay

  12. 1:30:16 – 1:36:21

    Getting older

  13. 1:36:21 – 1:49:01

    The best of MIT

  14. 1:49:01 – 2:01:52

    Poem 1: The Snow

  15. 2:01:52 – 2:06:16

    Love

  16. 2:06:16 – 2:10:52

    Poem 2: The Tide Waters

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