#380 – Neil Gershenfeld: Self-Replicating Robots and the Future of Fabrication

Neil Gershenfeld is the director of the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Neil's Website: http://ng.cba.mit.edu/
MIT Center for Bits and Atoms: https://cba.mit.edu/
Fab Foundation: https://fabfoundation.org/
Fab Lab community: https://fablabs.io/
Fab Academy: https://fabacademy.org/
Fab City: https://fab.city/

PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast
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YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips

SUPPORT & CONNECT:
- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast
- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman
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- Medium: https://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
(05:37) - What Turing got wrong
(11:02) - MIT Center for Bits and Atoms
(24:08) - Digital logic
(30:44) - Self-assembling robots
(41:12) - Digital fabrication
(52:07) - Self-reproducing machine
(59:53) - Trash and fabrication
(1:04:49) - Lab-made bioweapons
(1:09:04) - Genome
(1:20:56) - Quantum computing
(1:25:28) - Microfluidic bubble computation
(1:30:49) - Maxwell's demon
(1:39:35) - Consciousness
(1:46:35) - Cellular automata
(1:51:07) - Universe is a computer
(1:55:53) - Advice for young people
(2:05:10) - Meaning of life

Neil Gershenfeld is the director of the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

– LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack

– NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour

– BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off

EPISODE LINKS:

Neil’s Website: http://ng.cba.mit.edu/

MIT Center for Bits and Atoms: https://cba.mit.edu/

Fab Foundation: https://fabfoundation.org/

Fab Lab community: https://fablabs.io/

Fab Academy: https://fabacademy.org/

Fab City: https://fab.city/

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/

YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman

YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips

SUPPORT & CONNECT:

– Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast

– Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

– Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman

– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman

– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman

– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman

– Medium: https://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

(05:37) – What Turing got wrong

(11:02) – MIT Center for Bits and Atoms

(24:08) – Digital logic

(30:44) – Self-assembling robots

(41:12) – Digital fabrication

(52:07) – Self-reproducing machine

(59:53) – Trash and fabrication

(1:04:49) – Lab-made bioweapons

(1:09:04) – Genome

(1:20:56) – Quantum computing

(1:25:28) – Microfluidic bubble computation

(1:30:49) – Maxwell’s demon

(1:39:35) – Consciousness

(1:46:35) – Cellular automata

(1:51:07) – Universe is a computer

(1:55:53) – Advice for young people

(2:05:10) – Meaning of life