#225 – Jeffrey Shainline: Neuromorphic Computing and Optoelectronic Intelligence

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<p>Jeffrey Shainline is a physicist at NIST working on. Note: Opinions expressed by Jeff do not represent NIST. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Stripe</b>: <a href="https://stripe.com">https://stripe.com</a><br /> &#8211; <b>Codecademy</b>: <a href="https://codecademy.com">https://codecademy.com</a> and use code LEX to get 15% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Linode</b>: <a href="https://linode.com/lex">https://linode.com/lex</a> to get $100 free credit<br /> &#8211; <b>BetterHelp</b>: <a href="https://betterhelp.com/lex">https://betterhelp.com/lex</a> to get 10% off</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Jeff&#8217;s Website: <a href="http://www.shainline.net">http://www.shainline.net</a><br /> Jeff&#8217;s Google Scholar: <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rnHpY3YAAAAJ">https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rnHpY3YAAAAJ</a><br /> Jeff&#8217;s NIST Page: <a href="https://www.nist.gov/people/jeff-shainline">https://www.nist.gov/people/jeff-shainline</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><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 /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (05:56) &#8211; How are processors made?<br /> (25:15) &#8211; Are engineers or physicists more important<br /> (27:43) &#8211; Super-conductivity<br /> (43:31) &#8211; Computation<br /> (48:07) &#8211; Computation vs communication<br /> (51:48) &#8211; Electrons for computation and light for communication<br /> (1:02:32) &#8211; Neuromorphic computing<br /> (1:27:23) &#8211; What is NIST?<br /> (1:30:41) &#8211; Implementing super-conductivity<br /> (1:38:20) &#8211; The future of neuromorphic computing<br /> (1:57:54) &#8211; Loop neurons<br /> (2:04:09) &#8211; Machine learning<br /> (2:18:36) &#8211; Cosmological evolution<br /> (2:25:44) &#8211; Cosmological natural selection<br /> (2:43:05) &#8211; Life in the universe<br /> (2:50:52) &#8211; The rare Earth hypothesis</p>