Daniel Schmachtenberger is a philosopher and founding member of The Consilience Project. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Ground News: https://ground.news/lex - NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour - Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off EPISODE LINKS: Daniel's Website: https://civilizationemerging.com/ The Consilience Project: https://consilienceproject.org/ 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 1:31 - Aliens and UFOs 20:15 - Collective intelligence of human civilization 28:12 - Consciousness 39:33 - How much computation does the human brain perform? 43:12 - Humans vs ants 50:30 - Humans are apex predators 57:34 - Girard's Mimetic Theory of Desire 1:17:31 - We can never completely understand reality 1:20:54 - Self-terminating systems 1:31:18 - Catastrophic risk 2:01:30 - Adding more love to the world 2:28:55 - How to build a better world 2:46:07 - Meaning of life 2:53:49 - Death 2:59:29 - The role of government in society 3:16:54 - Exponential growth of technology 4:02:35 - Lessons from my father 4:08:11 - Even suffering is filled with beauty SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman