Joe Rogan Experience - #1609: Elon Musk

In this episode:

Joe sits down with legendary inventor and entrepreneur, Elon Musk. The two discuss SpaceX rockets, the future of planetary travel, the existence of alien lifeforms, Tesla’s upcoming innovations, Elon’s satellite company Starlink, global environmental sustainability, and much more.

Should you listen?

Absolutely. When Elon Musk has something to say, you should listen. Joe and Elon have a fascinating conversation about Elon’s diverse portfolio of companies and projects and it’s perfect for anyone interested in learning more about the future of SpaceX and Tesla. Unfortunately, if you are hoping to hear about Elon’s recent involvement with cryptocurrencies and the reddit-driven Gamestop movement, you’re not in luck.

More from Elon Musk:

• Twitter I Instagram (not official) I Website

Show Notes:

• 0:00- Sasha Baron Cohen Movie- The Dictator (Elon wants to make Starship more pointy because of the movie)

• 1:00- SpaceX Starship rocket (heaviest aircraft ever)

• 5:00- Starship vs Saturn 5 Rocket

• 8:00- Starship ceramic tiles as heat shields

• 12:00- Video- Falcon 9landing using boosters

• 15:30- Newton’s third law

• 18:00- History of Starship project and technical details

• 24:00- Variables that led the extinction of dinosaurs

• 25:00- why crocodiles survived extinction

• 25:00- Our earliest mammalian ancestor shrews

• 25:45- Fermi paradox (Carl Sagan thoughts on aliens)

• 27:00- David Fravor on Lex Fridman podcast

• 28:30- 2017 NYT articles about aliens

• 33:30- the permian extinction event (over 90% of species died out)

• 35:00- Douglas Adams (Elon likes his thoughts on the universe)

• 37:00- Show- Space 1999 (first episode)

• 39:00- Warming up Mars to make it livable

• 40:00- Scientists Just Built a Mini-Sun in a Lab That Emits 'Plasma Burps'

• 43:00- Did Mars once have an atmosphere?

• 44:00- Conspiracy Theorist- Richard Hoagland (book about Mars)

• 47:00- Chair of Harvard Astronomy Department- Avi Loab (Oumuamua asteroid)

• 71:00- Sea Shanties (Pirate songs Elon listens to)

• 74:00- Texas has more tigers in captivity than the the rest of the world

• 79:00- Elon’s Boring tunnel

• 94:00- Tom Green traveling across the country in a van

• 97:00- Starlink- Elon’s project to provide internet to the world via satellites

• 99:00- Video- Elon describing Starlink technology and its potential impact

• 105:00- Cellular towers disguised as trees

• 114:00- Experiment- Woman in 1970s given an orgasm button (orgasmatron)

• 118:00- Video- Samsung Galaxy S21 Moonshot

• 122:00- Tim Cook’s goal to help users control their privacy

• 122:40- Facebook AI Twitter

• 123:30- FAA and NITSA (regulatory agencies)

• 125:00- Cyberdyne robotics

• 127:00- Australian artificial insemination lab massive cattle semen explosion

• 134:00- Car companies fought seat belt requirements for years

• 159:00- Economics concept- Unpriced externality

• 165:00- Politicians that support a carbon tax

• 169:00- Problems that would occur if we melt the Siberian Tundra

• 172:00- Elon’s $100 million Carbon Capture Prize

• 174:00- China’s giant air purifier building

• 175:00- China’s giant solar field in the shape of a panda

Tesla Talk:

• 55:00- Falcon Heavy test flight had a Tesla Roadster on it (video) (image)

• 58:00- Next version of the Roadster (w/ rocket technology)

• 60:00- New Tesla Model S Plaid (0-60 in 1.96 sec)

• 63:00- Nurburgring (Where companies tests cars)

• 65:00- Tesla navigation vs Waze and Google

• 69:00- Games installed in Tesla cars

• 72:00- Tesla Cybertruck

• 82:00- Video of Elon breaking Cybertruck class at release show

• 93:00- Possible Tesla sprinter van

• 141:00- Lotus Elise vs Tesla Roadster

• 143:00- Top Gear fakes Tesla breakdown on show (Tesla sues)

• 145:00- Documentary- Who killed the electric car?

• 146:30- Electric SUV Mustang

• 178:00- Video- Tesla Model X cannot tip over, it rolls

• 187:00- Bill Gates says Tesla can’t make trucks

Outline:

• 0:00-15:00: Future of SpaceX flights and discussion about Starship rocket

• 15:00-23:00: Future of propulsion

• 23:00-57:00: Future of living on Mars, extinctions, alien lifeforms, etc.

• 58:00- 95:00: Discuss the new Tesla vehicles

• 70:00-78:00: Living in Texas vs California

• 95:00-110:00: Starlink and effects of radiation

• 110:00-135:00: Neurolink, privacy, AI, and the government’s role in tech regulation

• 135:00-176:00: Electric cars, battery technology, sustainable energy, and controlling climate change

• 176:00-204:00: More Tesla talk