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#372 – Simone Giertz: Queen of Sh*tty Robots, Innovative Engineering, and Design
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Simone Giertz is an inventor, designer, engineer, and roboticist famous for a combination of humor and brilliant creative design in the systems and products she creates. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Simone's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@simonegiertz
Simone's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimoneGiertz
Simone's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonegiertz
YETCH Store: https://yetch.store
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
(06:49) - Early creations
(23:42) - Sh*tty Robots
(38:40) - Robots and human connection
(40:55) - Dating AI
(44:14) - Proud parent machine
(46:05) - Creative process
(47:31) - Bubble wrap music box
(52:53) - Education
(58:27) - Difficult projects
(59:56) - TED talk
(1:06:13) - Brain tumor
(1:14:51) - Fear of death
(1:19:15) - Mass production
(1:34:40) - Truckla
(1:39:29) - Weapons
(1:43:29) - Consciousness
(1:45:33) - MMA
(1:49:36) - China, Kenya, and USA
(1:54:29) - Advice for young people
(1:58:21) - Meaning of life
- MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off
- InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off
- Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex to get 1 month of fish oil
EPISODE LINKS:
Simone's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@simonegiertz
Simone's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimoneGiertz
Simone's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonegiertz
YETCH Store: https://yetch.store
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
(06:49) - Early creations
(23:42) - Sh*tty Robots
(38:40) - Robots and human connection
(40:55) - Dating AI
(44:14) - Proud parent machine
(46:05) - Creative process
(47:31) - Bubble wrap music box
(52:53) - Education
(58:27) - Difficult projects
(59:56) - TED talk
(1:06:13) - Brain tumor
(1:14:51) - Fear of death
(1:19:15) - Mass production
(1:34:40) - Truckla
(1:39:29) - Weapons
(1:43:29) - Consciousness
(1:45:33) - MMA
(1:49:36) - China, Kenya, and USA
(1:54:29) - Advice for young people
(1:58:21) - Meaning of life