Grant Sanderson: Math, Manim, Neural Networks & Teaching with 3Blue1Brown

Grant Sanderson: Math, Manim, Neural Networks & Teaching with 3Blue1Brown | Lex Fridman Podcast

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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
5:13 - Richard Feynman
9:41 - Learning deeply vs broadly
13:56 - Telling a story with visualizations
18:43 - Topology
23:52 - Intuition about exponential growth
32:28 - Elon Musk's exponential view of the world
40:09 - SpaceX and space exploration
45:28 - Origins of the Internet
49:50 - Does teaching on KZfaq get lonely?
54:31 - Daily routine
1:00:20 - Social media
1:10:38 - Online education in a time of COVID
1:27:03 - Joe Rogan moving to Spotify
1:32:09 - Neural networks
1:38:30 - GPT-3
1:46:52 - Manim
1:51:01 - Python
1:56:21 - Theory of everything
2:03:53 - Meaning of life
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@lexfridman 3 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this conversation with Grant. Here's the outline: 0:00 - Introduction 5:13 - Richard Feynman 9:41 - Learning deeply vs broadly 13:56 - Telling a story with visualizations 18:43 - Topology 23:52 - Intuition about exponential growth 32:28 - Elon Musk's exponential view of the world 40:09 - SpaceX and space exploration 45:28 - Origins of the Internet 49:50 - Does teaching on KZfaq get lonely? 54:31 - Daily routine 1:00:20 - Social media 1:10:38 - Online education in a time of COVID 1:27:03 - Joe Rogan moving to Spotify 1:32:09 - Neural networks 1:38:30 - GPT-3 1:46:52 - Manim 1:51:01 - Python 1:56:21 - Theory of everything 2:03:53 - Meaning of life

@tionneanddavid 3 жыл бұрын

I love how you end up talking about the meaning of life

@sebastianpizarro5407 3 жыл бұрын

How in the world are you able to keep creating incredible content?? Thanks, keep up the good work

@linus1594 3 жыл бұрын

how about the guy from the KZfaq channel minutephysics then? or kurzgesagt

@ninjacat4862 3 жыл бұрын

If you point to the moon, and focus to closely you will miss all the heavenly glory. If you think your state is loneliness, you miss the beauty of "Self" ....self critical, analytical, purposeful, and self interest to your imagination.

@bariswheel 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, had the privilege of meeting Grant after a few back and forth emails after his bitcoin video. Hope to see him in person soon.

@BackToBackSWE 3 жыл бұрын

What an iconic voice.

@parallelfirefly4062 3 жыл бұрын

He has not taken his sleep since long time for reason of doing maths homework

@fktudiablo9579 3 жыл бұрын

exponential biceps

@edwardzachary1426 2 жыл бұрын

Can I bicep be bigger than the length of shoulder to elbow? Limiting factor?

@fktudiablo9579 2 жыл бұрын

@@edwardzachary1426 Since my last comment, I spent 1 year trying to grow my biceps and I can assure it did not follow an exponential growth

@abcddd580 3 жыл бұрын

Lex, Can you interveiw Sal Khan?

@sohamvanced5792 3 жыл бұрын

Yes pleaseeee.

@xKhfan213x 3 жыл бұрын

This is a must

@samvargas2868 3 жыл бұрын

PLEASE

@arik_dev 3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah!

@hoos182 3 жыл бұрын

He said he doesnt read comments haha. But it would be cool

@nickellas9882 3 жыл бұрын

The Feynman Effect is really the phenomenon where people mistake familiarity with understanding. It is very easy to fool yourself into thinking you understand something when you only have familiarity with the subject. This is why sometimes you study hard for a test, go over your notes without doing many examples, and end up doing poorly on an exam.

@tarek3735 3 жыл бұрын

That's how studying for Physics exam become. You end up studying well enough until the exam comes and your grade is way below what you'd expect. You think that you've studied everything correctly but not for the exam, might enjoy studying physics but not enough to score high on the test. Studying for physics is not only about opening the textbook and reading that won't actually help you on the exam. Physics is about looking at every angle to ensure you understand the subject.

@thomas.02 3 жыл бұрын

indeed, which is why doing practice questions is so important

@iurigrang 3 жыл бұрын

I think it's the other way around. Feyman gives you a really good understanding of the subject, but retention doesn't relate only to understanding, but familiriarity. I could tell you a whole bunch of simple easy to understand facts, that doesn't mean you'll remember all of the in a few months if you don't make an active effort to engrain the understanding you already have for long term use.

@2false637 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@adamharoon6021 3 жыл бұрын

@@tarek3735 yeah, I'm rly feeling this rn

@osam4323 3 жыл бұрын

Grant is so eloquent. I think it's one of the reasons his videos open up new paths to understanding age old concepts. His ability to use the right word at just the right place.

@Troglodyte2021 3 жыл бұрын

He said in this talk that the most time consuming part of his video-making work is writing script.

@lilapela 2 жыл бұрын

his other podcast he said he practiced this skill he wasn't always good at speaking, which is inspiring

@seb7391 Жыл бұрын

and if not scripted, that word is "like"

@avimandavia6154 4 ай бұрын

So true

@alifarah 3 жыл бұрын

Grants been going gym. he'll finish your homework and steal your girl

@vikranttyagiRN 3 жыл бұрын

I for one wouldn't mind

@koketsomohale8596 3 жыл бұрын

I think those arms are due to hours of coding

@ettvanligtkonto 3 жыл бұрын

Does he have a girlfriend?

@naught_ 3 жыл бұрын

@@ettvanligtkonto wife

@ireallyhatemakingupnamesfo1758 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, Grant is absolutely SEXY

@FalcoOnline 3 жыл бұрын

Dear Lex, I hardly ever comment on KZfaq video's, but I think you're doing a fantastic job. Thank you very much for everything you create.

@0fuxTaken 3 жыл бұрын

Damn! Grant is getting buff!

@ayazpalekar1575 3 жыл бұрын

"The solution to writer's block is to read" Gotta get that printed on a t-shirt.

@ssw4m Жыл бұрын

I think that a good solution to writers block is to relax and just write whatever comes to mind, as a brainstorm or mind map. Don't censor yourself at all, write it no matter how rubbish it seems. "No bad ideas!" Or you could choose to write down only the positive ideas, if excessive negativity is a problem. Then your mind will rapidly settle down from random chaos to some interesting topic that you've stumbled upon, which you can continue to write about in normal prose.

@markkennedy9767 3 жыл бұрын

Grant is a genuine hero for me. And I don't have any heroes really. The way he understands and talks about maths and its different aspects is different to anyone I can think of. I could listen to him all day. He has such a depth of understanding of not just maths but basic psychology and philosophy. He's the antithesis of so many useless professors out there who just can't communicate ideas. Genuinely great man.

@user-xk1cr5el3y 4 ай бұрын

💯

@Piipolinoo 3 жыл бұрын

Grant changed my life by showing me that I'm not too dumb for math, but University failed me and I had to take it into my own hands to figure it out. I hope the future of education belongs to people like Grant.

@baterickpatman 7 ай бұрын

3yrs later and this is still one of the best conversations on the internet. Thank you Lex for all that you do for the human race

@yuvalperry6688 3 жыл бұрын

I would like 2 things: - Attached recording date (just curious) - Make someone else interview yourself. We wanna hear you as well

@JOOOOOOOE 3 жыл бұрын

@@kurtisstreutker6196 joe is not technically literate and a discussion with him is mostly superficial, albeit entertaining.

@xKhfan213x 3 жыл бұрын

@@JOOOOOOOE Joe is actually a lot smarter then people give him credit for. He interviews some of the greatest minds about hardest and deepest topics. Listen to some of these discussions and you'll see he's actually a verry intelligent person

@xmathmanx 3 жыл бұрын

@@xKhfan213x yeah, Rogan is not some superficial idiot, those memes need to die

@JOOOOOOOE 3 жыл бұрын

@@xKhfan213x I meant from a technical perspective, should have specified more my bad. Check out his interview with Nick Bolstrom, he couldn't ask the right questions and proper continuations because tech just isn't his domain.

@xKhfan213x 3 жыл бұрын

@@JOOOOOOOE I'll have to check that one out but it could be Nick's personality. Joe has stated that sometimes he finds it hard to connect with some guests like elon for example. Clearly joe has some tech knowledge or he wouldn't be able to hold a conversation with him that and with this podcast (elon's to be specific) he admitted he had a verry hard time with that interview. Before the cameras were rolling he said elon is this crazy person but once he gets on camera he locks himself up and it's hard to hit topics the right way, which he stated was the reason he brought the alcohol out (and possibly the pot. I'd like to see a stoned elon). He just may not have had that connection with this guest and couldn't find his rythm

@v135711 3 жыл бұрын

Grant be like, "ayy imma find a local maximum of the vascularity function before this podcast wit lex"

@ChrisOffner 3 жыл бұрын

57:55 We're back to *"the storm of the Russian soul"* vs. *"California sunshine"*

@berryzhang7263 2 жыл бұрын

california sunshine omg i love that nickname for grant

@TheCottonOrange 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing. I just finished watching your first interview with Grant and here you are uploading a second one

@umedina98 Жыл бұрын

Grant you made me love mathematics. You are a true educator

@andrewb777 3 жыл бұрын

I’m always so exited to see a pure mathematician on your podcast. This man helped me tremendously through my schooling.

@contactpaulo 3 жыл бұрын

Lex and Grant, this is one of the best conversation I’ve seen this year. Thanks a lot.

@ed.puckett 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you again! Your amazing guests and your skill as an interviewer add up to a thought-provoking and worthwhile time for me.

@teacherblake 3 жыл бұрын

Grant is a major inspiration for me starting my own online math curriculum and video series and returning to earn a masters in education. Still working on lift off, this podcast gives me even more boost to my thrusters

@marcin774 3 жыл бұрын

1:01:00 I can relate, but fyi, so far spending time listening to your podcast always yielded more happy and productive version of me, thanks Lex!

@H3ath 3 жыл бұрын

Grant starts talking and instantly i'm fascinated, that's how powerful his videos have been for me. :D

@Mike-zu1md 3 жыл бұрын

As always, thank you Lex for your desire to understand, which permeates through KZfaq and connects with all of us listeners. Have a good one!

@richardavery2894 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you soooooo much for putting this video out. I'm going through a tough time and this is great for my mental health. Thank you both so much!

@sympty607 3 жыл бұрын

This is an incredible interview and so wrought with an authenticity I just haven't found anywhere else on the internet. Thanks!

@steverecio1200 3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this conversation. The section on working alone really resonated with me. As a solo entrepreneur, listening to these conversations throughout my day makes me feel like I'm working at a place like Bell Labs.

@varunjohnson9570 3 жыл бұрын

I think after watching this my IQ points increased from 90 to 91

@sileno_atelier 3 жыл бұрын

we are in the logarithmic side of the curve

@Wildgrowsthenature Жыл бұрын

Soon the whole pond my man

@krishna_rkr 3 жыл бұрын

An awesome thing will be to combine all the "meaning of life" clips from all your podcasts into one video and keep it updated. Same for the "Advice for young people".

@ssw4m Жыл бұрын

I have a little web project which can play segments of different videos seamlessly among other things, I call it mashup player. It could be useful for such a purpose.

@apocalypt0723 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful Conversation, Thank you Lex

@zabalite101 3 жыл бұрын

everytime i see grant in a podcast , it just lights up my day

@kai_midght Жыл бұрын

hey Lex, I was recently introduced to your podcast. I’ve been going through your back catalog. I think you’re conversations are something special. Thanks for doing what you do!

@RespectThePouch1028 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best conversations I’ve had the privilege of listening to.

@Softdattel 3 жыл бұрын

Both of you add great value to the internet. Thanks.

@issameddine7 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Lex for all your videos! I am learning a lot through them, and they make me Google some discussed topics to learn more!

@AmanVernekar 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve never clicked on a video faster. Two of my favourite people talking again!!

@Gverri 3 жыл бұрын

This one deserves the engagement!

@IloveNateReuss 3 жыл бұрын

This was an amazing interview, thank you.

@AbhikalpUnakal 3 жыл бұрын

Can't believe i listened to the entire 2 hour podcast !

@icy-spoon85 3 жыл бұрын

Great podcast as usual. The only thing missing from these youtube uploads is the reflective and thought-provoking guitar intro/outro. I feel so incomplete without that.

@hamentaschen 3 жыл бұрын

Dude! My two all-time favorite KZfaq Channels in one! Most unexpected. Most awesome!! Like the famous equation says, Lex Fridman + 3Blue1Brown = Total Awesomeness. I am so happy tonight now. Thank you!

@chatsnoirblamo 3 жыл бұрын

🙏 absolutely great as usual. Grant changes lives for the better.

@guy6567 2 жыл бұрын

Entertaining while learning is very important in my opinion, inspires me to keep going when i like my prof, my brain refuses information once bored. Doing weekly flashcard review until the knowledge is longterm is my style

@andrewwilliams4324 2 жыл бұрын

What an incredible conversation

@umedina98 Жыл бұрын

The end was the icing on the cake. Beautiful!

@nahakuma 3 жыл бұрын

Grant, you definitely should do more videos on topology. I am having the problem you mention of connecting the two perspectives about topology.

@rickpala_ 3 жыл бұрын

This podcast became my new favorite.

@brightsideofmaths 3 жыл бұрын

Very great discussion! Thanks for doing it! I was listen to it while scanning/digitising all my old Math school notebooks :)

@mastershooter64 10 ай бұрын

heyyy! brightside of math!

@fallingintofilm 3 жыл бұрын

Lol the ads were fun and pretty informative 😂

@spaceboop9452 2 жыл бұрын

I love 3 blue 1 brown! His videos helped me so much with linear algebra. I just graduated with a math and engineering degree! Thank you so much

@davidgonzalezjimenez8204 3 жыл бұрын

I always love your videos, from content to charisma, you spark my interest on this topics.

@MichaelTaphouse 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love 3blue1 brown. So excited to listen to this.

@veramentegina Жыл бұрын

Grant is so eloquent, so bright and sunny. Thank you for the interview.

@carbonquiznoz1 3 жыл бұрын

His videos are awesome! Keep on keeping on Grant! 👍

@yashmore3525 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for this lex!

@johnworrall9110 3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoy Grant opinions on theses topics, Lex did a great job.

@bsharpmajorscale 3 жыл бұрын

This is a nice meaty interview with some interesting points about education, creativity, etc... I'll definitely have to return to it again.

@makessense7095 3 жыл бұрын

Agent Smith: "Mr. [S]anderson. Welcome back, we missed you." - I'm a cornball lol.

@mitalpattni1977 3 жыл бұрын

I am not sure if we deserve this combination. It was a blissful two hours ❤️

@newwave77 3 жыл бұрын

Great pod. Learnt 200 new words

@alexanderfitzgerald4219 3 жыл бұрын

Lex, I love your podcasts. You're a great interviewer and have excellent guests. Also inspired me to teach myself computer science!

@granthawkins88 3 жыл бұрын

Same! Discussions with programming language designers made me go and figure out how they work.

@europeanmango6596 2 жыл бұрын

1.27 million. You deserve this Lex.

@emmanguyen3808 3 жыл бұрын

The podcast touches lots of part in my life.

@netomdam 3 жыл бұрын

Since you do read the comments: congratulations! I really enjoy your podcast, and I love Grant’s channel

@BrianAmedee 3 жыл бұрын

What an excellent interview. On the topic of MANIM, hands down the best tool I have used as a teacher. It is hyper engaging and is a resource of the future! Any educators who see this, lets collaborate these resources?

@thisundertow 3 жыл бұрын

I hardly comment but super happy both of your channels exist!

@pinehteshapple3666 Жыл бұрын

lex telling me about shaving is something I never knew I needed

@IsaacTorresProf 2 жыл бұрын

Your podcast is really good and Grant is amazing too. Great interview

@marksmod 3 жыл бұрын

Lex, I love you man. Keep up the Quines

@akash.deblanq 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@AvantGrade 3 жыл бұрын

I'm addicted to 3b1b, he's has changed how linear algebra is studied worldwide, always recommended by my professors and online courses on coursera ❤️

@pauseandreflect461 2 жыл бұрын

Such a positive person

@fishale1 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful

@vt6653 3 жыл бұрын

Richard Feynman is my hero. But that letter from Richard to his wife, specifically the comment - "I write it because it makes me warm all over inside to write to you" .... It's classic Richard, and it's what made him so deeply in tune with the surroundings. But equally, it's insular - thinking that how he feels is more important than the pure sincerity of the symbolic action he was undertaking. It's Richard through and through, if he wasn't as such - we would still be a decade or two behind.

@AndrewMcFarlane_1 3 жыл бұрын

Love 3Blue1Brown. Good interview

@rofafofo7057 3 жыл бұрын

thank you

@josephpravda9452 3 жыл бұрын

Feynman letter to lost wife is so redolent of a Yiddish sensibility, full of ironic love. Thanks for sharing.

@ravibhaskar652 3 жыл бұрын

Wish i could like it multiple times

@manishsharma2211 3 жыл бұрын

This is brilliant

@alexyakyma1479 3 жыл бұрын

Helpful. Thank you.

@josephwong2832 3 жыл бұрын

Love Grant's series on blockchain and NN's

@kevinlee597 3 жыл бұрын

Grant voice is so soothing

@Robert_McGarry_Poems 3 жыл бұрын

I've been dealing with this, Amblyopia. If you cover the strong one and do something like reading, it gets better. I do it like an hour a night, when I remember. It's gotten better...

@hotmeal8531 3 жыл бұрын

Lex "play devil's advocate" Fridman :D This is my favourite podcast atm. So many great quests, and great host!

@tomiesz 3 жыл бұрын

As well as the teachers and professors becoming content creators, we need a sort of group of middle-men who are great at making content get together with them. Kinda like numberphile etc. I think it's a very underrated concept but (IMO obviously) that would a superb move for any uni to have their own content production team focus on actual educational videos. Seeing all the personalities and yours and others videos makes whatever institution they represent much more interesting.

@subhajitsingharoy2028 2 жыл бұрын

So soothing voice 😍

@krackerslacker 2 жыл бұрын

Vaguely aware of 3Blue1Brown, but listening to this and Interview#1, I love this guy!

@clearthinking5441 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Lex, great chat! Just a quick question on my side, with such a big passion for so many different academic topics, how do you block out all these avenues of research/exploration and focus on one thing until completion?

@jaredcherry7593 3 жыл бұрын

Another great episode.

@Astro_Shaniel 2 жыл бұрын

Lex asks great questions.

@mrsozekaiser9299 3 жыл бұрын

liked this one before watching

@mrnobody1321 3 жыл бұрын

this guy is a legend

@idkroflmao123 3 жыл бұрын

I love 3b1b this was awesome!

@PierreH1968 3 жыл бұрын

All of your interviews reveal fascinating sides of very talented and insightful humanists like you. Your shows don’t go too deep into technicalities. Instead you put the spotlight on why they really enjoy their work. I love that you let them tell the many stories that brought them to where they are, and how it opened their eyes to a bigger picture. Thanks!

@MzungaElephant 3 жыл бұрын

What I've learnt from this is, if you put 2+ talented, maths-friendly content creators in a room together, the perimetre is effectively inifinite x

@raskolnikov6347 3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah I love 3b1b

@777thejesusfreak777 3 жыл бұрын

1 person was so excited to like that they hit the wrong button.

@777thejesusfreak777 3 жыл бұрын

adamgm84 I’m actually curious as to the percentage of dislikes can be attributed to misclicks. Like if you’ve seen his ted talk, the question is what person who can dislike that?

@TheOriginaless 3 жыл бұрын

It has happened to me, where I found that a video a really liked years ago and I found there is a dislike on it. So yeah, I agree that is what should be happening.

@aryangera5127 3 жыл бұрын

25 of them now