Liv Boeree: Poker, Game Theory, AI, Simulation, Aliens & Existential Risk | Lex Fridman Podcast

Liv Boeree is a poker champion and science educator on topics of game theory, physics, complexity, and life. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
0:58 - Poker and game theory
8:01 - Dating optimally
12:53 - Learning
21:05 - Daniel Negreanu
26:13 - Phil Hellmuth
28:46 - Greatest poker player ever
33:04 - Bluffing
43:25 - Losing
52:41 - Mutually assured destruction
57:35 - Simulation hypothesis
1:14:13 - Moloch
1:43:25 - Beauty
1:55:33 - Quantifying life
2:15:43 - Existential risks
2:34:06 - AI
2:43:57 - Energy healing
2:51:07 - Astrophysics
2:54:01 - Aliens
3:19:43 - Advice for young people
3:21:48 - Music
3:29:37 - Meaning of life

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