Martin Rees: Black Holes, Alien Life, Dark Matter, and the Big Bang | Lex Fridman Podcast #305

Lord Martin Rees is a cosmologist and astrophysicist at Cambridge University and co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Lambda: - InsideTracker: to get 20% off - Indeed: to get $75 credit - ExpressVPN: and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - Onnit: to get up to 10% off EPISODE LINKS: Martin’s Twitter: Martin’s Website: Martin’s Books: If Science is to Save Us: The End of Astronauts: On the Future: PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: RSS: Full episodes playlist: Clips playlist: OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:52 - Understanding the universe 9:22 - Human limitations and AI 18:18 - Dark matter 25:38 - Vast universe 33:19 - Alien life 47:12 - Space exploration 1:11:35 - Future technology 1:22:57 - Newton and Einstein 1:26:59 - Black holes 1:40:40 - Cosmological threats 2:07:44 - Advice for young people 2:10:14 - Mortality SOCIAL: - Twitter: - LinkedIn: - Facebook: - Instagram: - Medium: @lexfridman - Reddit: - Support on Patreon: