Jeffrey Shainline is a physicist at NIST. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Stripe: https://stripe.com - Codecademy: https://codecademy.com and use code LEX to get 15% off - Linode: https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off Note: Opinions expressed by Jeff do not represent NIST. EPISODE LINKS: Jeff's Website: http://www.shainline.net Jeff's Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rnHpY3YAAAAJ Jeff's NIST Page: https://www.nist.gov/people/jeff-shainline 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 0:44 - How are processors made? 20:02 - Are engineers or physicists more important 22:31 - Super-conductivity 38:18 - Computation 42:55 - Computation vs communication 46:36 - Electrons for computation and light for communication 57:19 - Neuromorphic computing 1:22:11 - What is NIST? 1:25:28 - Implementing super-conductivity 1:33:08 - The future of neuromorphic computing 1:52:41 - Loop neurons 1:58:57 - Machine learning 2:13:23 - Cosmological evolution 2:20:32 - Cosmological natural selection 2:37:53 - Life in the universe 2:45:40 - The rare Earth hypothesis 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