This film or show by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon has come up 4 times on Lex Fridman. 4 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Elon Musk, James Sexton, Lex Fridman, host. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2021-11-16 and the most recent from 2023-09-18. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Every time it came up
James Sexton: Divorce Lawyer on Marriage, Relationships, Sex, Lies & Love | Lex Fridman Podcast #396
“it's why like Rick and Morty I think is brilliant because it's both smart and dumb yeah it's a perfect combination it really is yeah it's I think it's possibly the perfect show”— James Sexton
The guest here is James Sexton: A New York divorce trial attorney with over two decades litigating high-conflict divorces and custody cases. He is the author of 'How to Stay in Love: A Divorce Lawyer's Guide to Staying Together' and a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Marcelo Garcia. A veteran divorce lawyer explains why marriages really fail, how love endures despite imperfection, and why he stays a hopeless romantic.
Philip Goff: Consciousness, Panpsychism, and the Philosophy of Mind | Lex Fridman Podcast #261
“there's a rick and morty episode i've been getting into that recently that's fantastic uh there's a episode where there's these mind parasites”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Philip Goff: British philosopher specializing in philosophy of mind and consciousness, a leading defender of panpsychism. Author of Galileo's Error and co-host of the Mind Chat podcast. Philosopher Philip Goff makes the case that consciousness is the fundamental nature of all matter, not a byproduct of the brain.
Elon Musk: SpaceX, Mars, Tesla Autopilot, Self-Driving, Robotics, and AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #252
“there's the butter robot it's great uh it's a great show you yeah Dr Mor is awesome”— Elon Musk
The guest here is Elon Musk: CEO and chief engineer of SpaceX and Tesla, founder of multiple companies. One of the most influential figures in spaceflight, electric vehicles, and AI. Elon Musk walks Lex Fridman through Raptor engines, the Mars timeline, how Tesla's self-driving really works, humanoid robots, money as information, and the meaning of life.
Boris Sofman: Waymo, Cozmo, Self-Driving Cars, and the Future of Robotics | Lex Fridman Podcast #241
“now i just watched like the first season it's such a brilliant show i i like i did not understand how brilliant that show is”— host
The guest here is Boris Sofman: Senior director of engineering and head of trucking at Waymo, and former co-founder/CEO of Anki, the robotics company that created the social robot Cozmo. A Carnegie Mellon robotics PhD focused on applied robotics and AI. Anki founder turned Waymo trucking lead Boris Sofman on why character beats humanoid form, why Cozmo died, and how autonomous trucks really get to driverless.
