{"id":164873,"date":"2023-05-31T15:24:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T20:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/neil-gershenfeld-self-replicating-robots-and-the-future-of-fabrication-lex-fridman-podcast-380"},"modified":"2023-05-31T15:24:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T20:24:29","slug":"neil-gershenfeld-self-replicating-robots-and-the-future-of-fabrication-lex-fridman-podcast-380","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/neil-gershenfeld-self-replicating-robots-and-the-future-of-fabrication-lex-fridman-podcast-380","title":{"rendered":"Neil Gershenfeld: Self-Replicating Robots and the Future of Fabrication | Lex Fridman Podcast #380"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YDjOS0VHEr4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Neil Gershenfeld is the director of the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br \/> - LMNT: <a href=\"https:\/\/drinkLMNT.com\/lex\">https:\/\/drinkLMNT.com\/lex<\/a> to get free sample pack.<br \/> - NetSuite: <a href=\"http:\/\/netsuite.com\/lex\">http:\/\/netsuite.com\/lex<\/a> to get free product tour.<br \/> - BetterHelp: <a href=\"https:\/\/betterhelp.com\/lex\">https:\/\/betterhelp.com\/lex<\/a> to get 10% off.<\/p>\n<p>EPISODE LINKS:<br \/> Neil\u2019s Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/ng.cba.mit.edu\/\">http:\/\/ng.cba.mit.edu\/<\/a><br \/> MIT Center for Bits and Atoms: <a href=\"https:\/\/cba.mit.edu\/\">https:\/\/cba.mit.edu\/<\/a><br \/> Fab Foundation: <a href=\"https:\/\/fabfoundation.org\/\">https:\/\/fabfoundation.org\/<\/a><br \/> Fab Lab community: <a href=\"https:\/\/fablabs.io\/\">https:\/\/fablabs.io\/<\/a><br \/> Fab Academy: <a href=\"https:\/\/fabacademy.org\/\">https:\/\/fabacademy.org\/<\/a><br \/> Fab City: <a href=\"https:\/\/fab.city\/\">https:\/\/fab.city\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>PODCAST INFO:<br \/> Podcast website: <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/podcast\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/podcast<\/a>.<br \/> Apple Podcasts: <a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/2lwqZIr\">https:\/\/apple.co\/2lwqZIr<\/a>.<br \/> Spotify: <a href=\"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2nEwCF8\">https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2nEwCF8<\/a><br \/> RSS: <a href=\"https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/feed\/podcast\/\">https:\/\/lexfridman.com\/feed\/podcast\/<\/a><br \/> Full episodes playlist: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4<\/a><br \/> Clips playlist: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41<\/a><\/p>\n<p>OUTLINE:<br \/> 0:00 \u2014 Introduction.<br \/> 1:29 \u2014 What Turing got wrong.<br \/> 6:53 \u2014 MIT Center for Bits and Atoms.<br \/> 20:00 \u2014 Digital logic.<br \/> 26:36 \u2014 Self-assembling robots.<br \/> 37:04 \u2014 Digital fabrication.<br \/> 47:59 \u2014 Self-reproducing machine.<br \/> 55:45 \u2014 Trash and fabrication.<br \/> 1:00:41 \u2014 Lab-made bioweapons.<br \/> 1:04:56 \u2014 Genome.<br \/> 1:16:48 \u2014 Quantum computing.<br \/> 1:21:19 \u2014 Microfluidic bubble computation.<br \/> 1:26:41 \u2014 Maxwell\u2019s demon.<br \/> 1:35:27 \u2014 Consciousness.<br \/> 1:42:27 \u2014 Cellular automata.<br \/> 1:46:59 \u2014 Universe is a computer.<br \/> 1:51:45 \u2014 Advice for young people.<br \/> 2:01:02 \u2014 Meaning of life.<\/p>\n<p>SOCIAL:<br \/> - Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lexfridman\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/lexfridman<\/a>.<br \/> - LinkedIn: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lexfridman\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lexfridman<\/a>.<br \/> - Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lexfridman\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lexfridman<\/a>.<br \/> - Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lexfridman\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lexfridman<\/a>.<br \/> - Medium: <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@lexfridman\">https:\/\/medium.com\/@lexfridman<\/a>.<br \/> - Reddit: <a href=\"https:\/\/reddit.com\/r\/lexfridman\">https:\/\/reddit.com\/r\/lexfridman<\/a>.<br \/> - Support on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/lexfridman\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/lexfridman<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neil Gershenfeld is the director of the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms. 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